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Chop, chop: American entries cut in half in Paris Olympic beach volleyball tournament
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Chop, chop: American entries cut in half in Paris Olympic beach volleyball tournament

Associated Press  

PARIS — On the Champ de Mars, where the first mayor of Paris was sent to the guillotine during the Reign of Terror, the American beach volleyball squad got cut in half. So to go out in the round of 16 is obviously an earlier exit than we would have liked.” Brandie Wilkerson and Melissa Humana-Paredes beat Nuss and Kloth …

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Better known for snow than sand, Norway and Sweden are upstaging Olympic beach volleyball dynasties
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Better known for snow than sand, Norway and Sweden are upstaging Olympic beach volleyball dynasties

Associated Press  

PARIS — Some of the world’s best beach volleyball is coming from places better known for snow than for sand. And as the Paris Games move into the knockout round, the teams no one wants to play aren’t from traditional beach volleyball powers like the United States and Brazil but rather from Scandinavia. “It’s everyone on their own day.” Beach …

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A new group of Americans is ready to carry on the winning tradition in Olympic beach volleyball
4 months, 3 weeks ago

A new group of Americans is ready to carry on the winning tradition in Olympic beach volleyball

Associated Press  

PARIS — Three-time gold medalists Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings have moved on, and so have April Ross and Alix Klineman, the women who restored the United States to the top of Olympic beach volleyball podium in Tokyo. Are they proud of what we’re showcasing to the world what USA beach volleyball is.” The United States is the most …

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Former NBA player Chase Budinger makes history on the Olympic beach volleyball court
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Former NBA player Chase Budinger makes history on the Olympic beach volleyball court

NPR  

Former NBA player Chase Budinger makes history on the Olympic beach volleyball court toggle caption Michael Reaves/Getty Images Europe NPR is in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Budinger and his partner, Miles Evans, handily defeated their French opponents — 21-14, 21-11 — beneath the Eiffel Tower to win Team USA's opening match of the Olympic beach volleyball tournament. And …

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Canadians Humana-Paredes, Wilkerson win Olympic preview at Huntington Beach Open
7 months ago

Canadians Humana-Paredes, Wilkerson win Olympic preview at Huntington Beach Open

LA Times  

At first, Melissa Humana-Paredes couldn’t get the cork off the celebratory Champagne bottle. In the aftermath of a thrilling three-set victory in the final of the AVP Huntington Beach Open on Sunday, the Canadian defender sprayed Champagne straight into partner Brandie Wilkerson’s eyes, momentarily pausing the euphoric celebration as Wilkerson called for a water bottle to flush her eyes and …

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Norway men beat Russia for beach v’ball gold; Qatar bronze
3 years, 4 months ago

Norway men beat Russia for beach v’ball gold; Qatar bronze

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Anders Mol’s first goal for the Olympic beach volleyball tournament was a top-eight finish. And now I think our parents and our families are really proud of us right now.” The top-seeded team in the Olympics and the youngest ever to win a beach volleyball gold, the Norwegians beat reigning world champions Viacheslav Krasilnikov and Oleg Stoyanovskiy 21-17, …

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A Fairy Tale Ending For U.S. Women's Beach Volleyball As They Take Olympic Gold
3 years, 4 months ago

A Fairy Tale Ending For U.S. Women's Beach Volleyball As They Take Olympic Gold

NPR  

A Fairy Tale Ending For U.S. Women's Beach Volleyball As They Take Olympic Gold Enlarge this image toggle caption Felipe Dana/AP Felipe Dana/AP TOKYO — U.S. women's beach volleyball pair Alix Klineman and April Ross have taken gold at the Tokyo Olympics, handily defeating Australia in the final match. It was a "fairy tale ending," as Klineman put it, for …

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Surfing science: Dependent on weather, defined by the ocean
3 years, 5 months ago

Surfing science: Dependent on weather, defined by the ocean

The Independent  

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Vanuatu women's volleyball team hopes to make history by qualifying for Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 6 months ago

Vanuatu women's volleyball team hopes to make history by qualifying for Tokyo Olympics

ABC  

When Debbie Masauvakalo founded the Vanuatu beach volleyball team in 2007, she had high hopes. Five years later, amid a very unusual lead-up to the Tokyo Olympics, the players are determined to represent Vanuatu this time by winning a crucial qualifier in Thailand. The Vanuatu women's team has to win one last tournament in order to qualify for the Tokyo …

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