Elena Danilochkina put on a phenomenal shooting display this summer at the EuroBasket Women for Russia.
The 25-year-old was prolific, nailing 18 of her 33 shots from long range.
She ended up leading the team in scoring at 13.9 points per contest as the Russians won the gold medal and qualified for the London Games.
Danilochkina was so good that she garnered the honor as the tournament's MVP.
The 1.82m guard was not a flash in the pan in Poland if her performance on Wednesday night for Nadezhda in the EuroLeague Women is anything to go by.
Danilochkina buried six of her seven three-balls and finished with 21 points to lead Nadezhda to a 78-76 overtime win at Sopron in Hungary.
Her biggest three was a game-winner with 21 seconds to play in the extra period, a shot that snapped a 75-75 tie.
Looking back, perhaps the most remarkable aspect of the EuroBasket Women for Danilochkina was that it was her first.
Danilochkina had won gold medals at the U18 European Championship in 2002, and titles at the U20 European Championship in '04 and '06.
She didn't get a run with the senior team, however, until 2010 at the FIBA World Championship for Women.
Success for Russia at the Olympics will depend on a lot of factors, but it stands to reason if Danilochkina shoots as well as she did this summer, and on Wednesday night at Sopron, they are going to be tough to beat.
No opponent can afford to double-team centers Stepanova and Irina Osipova when Danilochkina is on the floor.
