ELYSE CRICHTON
Gabby Williams. She plays for the Seattle Storm. She also plays for the French national team, and they're like the closest competing with the U.S. every year in the Olympics. So I think she's a really good competitor.
MIMI WALLE
Nika Mühl. She's from Croatia. She played for UConn, and they're playing here [at the Spokane Arena] today. She's on the Storm now, so hopefully we see her here cheering on UConn.
HOLLY WAGNER
Lauren Jackson. She's from Australia. She used to play for the Seattle Storm a long time ago. She and Sue Bird were a great dynamic duo for the Storm, and I went to a lot of those games with my grandma for years. So that was a special memory as a kid growing up — playing basketball and watching those two superstars.
DEVIN BROWER
Nikola Jokic [a Serbian player on the Denver Nuggets]. He could hit it from anywhere on the court.
Do you think the U.S. is losing its prestige as the best country for basketball?
I wouldn't say that they're losing it. I just think other countries are getting better. The U.S. is still at the top right now, but other other countries are catching up.
STEPHANIE YEUNG
Marine Johannes. When the WNBA is here, she plays for the New York Liberty.
What do you like about her?
I just really like French culture and France in general. So it's really cool to see her in the W. Her style of play is very European, flashy passes and flashy finishes.
INTERVIEWS BY ELIZA BILLINGHAM
