There's much more at stake than victory
The Soviet Union teeters on the verge of collapse in 1990 and tiny Baltic nations struggle to take back their independence. A rising tide of public opinion opposes the Estonian national team's participation in the USSR's basketball championship. The team makes the unpopular choice to participate.
Estonia Estonia
Mait Malmsten Reimo Sagor Priit Võigemast Mihkel Kuusk Ott Kartau Veiko Porkanen Kristjan Sarv Siim Maaten Artūrs Putniņš Howard Frier Jonathan Peterson Rauno Polman Mathias Leedo Andris Keišs Jēkabs Reinis Margus Jaanovits Sulev Teppart Jekaterina Kordas Igor Rogatchov Üllar Saaremäe Liisa Saaremäel Karin Tammaru Rain Tolk Nero Urke Timur Ilikajev Tõnu Leemet Mihkel Loot Kaspar Velberg Slava Mogilevtsev Taavi Teplenkov Margarita Berezevskaja Greete-Elena Priisalu Fiona Veronika Vladi Raimo Pass Piret Kalda Anne Reemann Eleanora Tohv Ats Pildre Hugo Vaarend Aleksandr Kutshmesov Hilje Murel Eduard Salmistu Juri Zhilin Artjom Garejev Indrek Sammul Pjotrs Karpuhins Kaspars Zāle Ragne Pekarev Madis Allik Artur Liiv Herki Rand Jaagup Toome Janek Veedla Kaspar Komissarov Anton Vassiljev Madis Šumanov Marten Mägi Tarvo Vent Taivo Lember Maksim Demidov Aleksandr Domowoy Dan Jershov Klāvs Kristaps Košins Aleksei Ronkel Romet Käämer Erki Kuhi Ott Sellis Oleg Leonjev Renno-Renek Rattasepp Ronald Pelin Alar Sala Alfred-Reinhard Vuks Rando Ratasepp Johannes Gutmann Taavi Väling Gerhard Saks Klaus Peeter Rüütli Ardo Krass Andreas Org Erkki Kasenurm Heiki Riives Sander Viilup Martin Jurtom Kert Lepikson Mart Lepikson Karl Koppelmaa Tauno Türk Henry Ralph Sillak Allar Lohu Toomas Üprus Arlet Robert Uusna Sten-Mark Virro Kris Hermann Kaspar Süvaorg Margareta Schönberg Belinda Beatricia Borodin Keit Arleen Kalle Dagne Markiine Kotkas Anna Laura Perve Velli Kütt Marin Saagpakk Liisa Leontine Lill Marianne Mitt Tanel Pihelgas Henry Lippasaar Gert Andero Popovitš Mark Schönberg Tauri Põldema Kenneth Moppel Egert Kadastu Marko Kaare Oskar Pukk Sten-Kristjan Nurk Ants-Erik Noormägi Adrian Sikk Morten Mägi Kalle Kaljula Andres Sarv Mati Raidma Jaan Ots Urmas Ruus Ahto Kuusk Erki Vaikmäe Meelis Rämmeld Viktoria Jelizarova
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