It was a gut-wrenching loss for Spain in the final to Russia and especially for tournament MVP Amaya Valdemoro.

But she and teammates Cindy Lima and Lucila Pascua still took time to visit with Fibaeurope.com afterwards.  

Russia captured a gold medal on Sunday, holding off Spain in a thrilling final.

Afterwards Ilona Korstin And Svetlana Abrosimova visited with Fibaeurope.com's Jeff Taylor.

Russia came out the gates quickly on Sunday night before being forced to hold on for dear life as Spain nearly climbed all the way back.

Star center Maria Stepanova did not have a big game scoring-wise but hit the boards hard and played great defense and afterwards she visited with Fibaeurope.com's Jeff Taylor.

Nobody would have thought it possible but when the medals are handed out at EuroBasket Women 2007 Belarus will be on the podium next to superpowers Spain and Russia.

After their big win over Latvia in the bronze medal game Natallia Marchanka and Yelena Leuchanka visited with Fibaeurope.com's Jeff Taylor.

Latvia gave it their all Sunday night despite a host of injuries that kept two of their star players on the sidelines but they could not overcome Belarus in the bronze medal game.

Afterwards, Ieva Kublina visited with Fibaeurope.com's Jeff Taylor to reflect on her teams EuroBasket success.