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Official account for USA Volleyball's beach department. 🏖 #PathtothePodium Follow 👉 @usavolleyball
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All four of our beach teams have moved on to the knockout stage!.
Winners! Sara Hughes and Kelly Cheng win their pool and advance to the Round of 16 with a 21-18, 21-18 over Germany. LET’S GOOOOOO!. @GettyImages
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MORE COWBELL!! 🔔 Alix Klineman/April Ross 🇺🇸 WIN the #GstaadMajor FIVB 5⭐, beating Maria Antonelli/Carol of BRA 🇧🇷 in the final 15-21, 21-17, 15-12!. Congratulations @alixklineman.And @AprilRossBeach! 🎉🎊🍾
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USA GOLD!!! 🇺🇸 🥇 @kerrileewalsh / @BaSweat defeat Clancy/Artacho of Australia, 21-17, 21-19 to win the Jinjiang 4⭐️. They win $20,000 and 800 points toward Olympic qualifying.
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Impressive. Most impressive. @AprilRossBeach and @alixklineman sweep past Spain 🇪🇸 21-13, 21-16 to move to 2-0 in pool play. The A-Team does it again! #Tokyo2020
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We know the foe: . @alixklineman & @AprilRossBeach will be playing Mariafe Artacho del Solar/Taliqua Clancy 🇦🇺 for 🥇 tomorrow at 7:30 pm PT/10:30 pm ET
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Great start to the 🥇 match! . Tough serving powers the A-Team to a 21-15 first-set win. Keep it up & @AprilRossBeach! #GoTeamUSA
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The A Team gets underway in primetime! Watch live on NBC as Alix Klineman and April Ross look to start #Tokyo2020 with a W. Also available on the Peacock app or online at
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Who has better ball control? 🤔.
Meet Mathias’ BEST FRIEND 🐶! . Be captivated with this clip of #BeachVolleyball Mathias Berntsen peppering with his dog Kiara, named after the daughter of Simba & Nala from Disney’s The Lion 🦁 King 2. 👦🏻❤️🏐🐕. 🎥
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It is the six-year anniversary of @kerrileewalsh / @MistyMayTreanor winning gold 🥇 and @AprilRossBeach / @JenniferKessy taking silver 🥈at @London2012!
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📣Congrats👏 to the #ATeam for winning their third straight medal on the FIVB World Tour with a silver 🥈 at the Tokyo 4⭐!. In the final, April Ross/Alix Klineman 🇺🇸 fell to Agatha/Duda of Brazil 🇧🇷, 21-19, 21-18. Thanks, Tokyo for a great event; see you in a year! 👋
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This is amazing! How many can YOU do in a row?.
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Smiles all around as @alixklineman.& @AprilRossBeach punch their 🎟️ to the semifinals!. RECAP:
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NEW RECORD!! 🤯.
Never mind my last post! I just got 57!! New record!! @USAVBeach @usavolleyball @FIVBVolleyball @FIVBBeach @OleMissVB @NEVBProbs @FAUVolleyball @FGCU_VB @CreightonVB @StanfordWVB @KUVolleyball @KentuckyVB
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GOLD!! 🥇 @AprilRossBeach/@alixklineman 🇺🇸 beat Sarah Pavan/Melissa Humana-Paredes of Canada 🇨🇦, 25-23, 18-21, 15-10 at FIVB 4⭐ in Itapema. They earn $20,000 and 800 points toward Olympic qualifying. #GoUSA🇺🇸
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Klineman and Ross take four of the last five points to take the set 21-19. 🇺🇸 leads 1-0 in the match!!! Let's go A-Team!
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Brooke Sweat/Kerri Walsh Jennings 🇺🇸 BATTLED to beat Julia Sude/Karla Borger of GER 🇩🇪 for the bronze medal 🥉 at the FIVB 4⭐ in Moscow. @BaSweat/@kerrileewalsh won, 24-26, 21-18, 15-10
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🚨FINALS BABY!! 🚨 @alixklineman / @AprilRossBeach 🇺🇸 are headed to the finals of the #FIVBWorldChamps after beating Mariafe Artacho Del Solar/Taliqua Clancy of Australia 🇦🇺, 21-15, 21-18 in the semis. #Hamburg2019
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It's the A-Team's turn at the Round of 16! They take on Cuba for a spot in the quarterfinals. Catch them live on NBC!. 📺: NBC.Match Hub: Stream:
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Pool title: ✔️.Round of 18: ✔️ .QFs: 🔜. @AprilRossBeach & @alixklineman sweep Cuba to advance!. Recap:
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MOSCOW GOLD! 🥇 @summernoelross / @SaraHughesBeach def Agatha/Duda of BRA, 21-19, 12-21, 15-12 to win 4⭐. First @FIVBBeach tour win for Sara.
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📣YES! DOUBLE GOLD 🥇🥇 for the U.S. at the World Beach Games! #AWBG2019 . U.S. 🇺🇸 women's 4x4 beats Brazil 🇧🇷, 21-16, 21-9.U.S. 🇺🇸 men's 4x4 beats Qatar 🇶🇦, 21-18, 26-24. @caseypatt @TheMcKibbinBros @tcrabbs13 @Troyfield_beach @EmilyHartong @urango @alwheels12 @KellyReeves02
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Alix Klineman/April Ross 🇺🇸 battled, but fell to Canada's Sarah Pavan/Melissa Humana/Paredes 🇨🇦, 23-21, 23-21 at the #FIVBWorldChamps and will take the silver medal 🥈. So proud of our U.S. team! #TeamHugs #ATeam #Hamburg2019
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.@kerrileewalsh back to back blocks for bronze!!! @AprilRossBeach #GoUSA #USAVbeach wins bronze 17-21, 21-17, 15-9.
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Brooke Sweat/Kerri Walsh Jennings 🇺🇸 will play Alix Klineman/April Ross 🇺🇸 on Saturday in the quarterfinals at #GstaadMajor 5⭐.
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He is welcome to train with us any time. Indoors or on the beach.
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It's GOLD 🥇 for the #ATeam!! Alix Klineman/April Ross 🇺🇲 beat Ana Patricia/Rebecca of Brazil 🇧🇷, 21-19, 21-16 to win the FIVB 4⭐ in Yangzhou. #GoTeamUSA
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🔥🔥🔥🔥.
THAT WINNING FEELING! . WOW! Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes defeat Gottardi/Menegatti 🇮🇹 21-18, 17-21, 15-12 to be the first 🇺🇸 team to advance to the quarterfinals. How are you feeling, USA fans??. #beachvolleyball #paris2024 #olympics
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Ten years ago today, @MistyMayTreanor and @kerrileewalsh began USA Volleyball's Olympic gold rush in Beijing by beating China's Tian Jia and Wang Jie in the rain, 21-18, 21-18. 8-21-08
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Dalhausser puts it away! That gives 🇺🇸 a 21-19 win in set one. One more, boys!
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Women's Round of 16 schedule is out! . 🏐 Sponcil/Claes play Brandie/Bansley 🇨🇦 at 5 pm PT Saturday, July 31.🏐 Klineman/Ross play a TBD Lucky loser qualifier at 5 pm PT Monday, Aug 1. Men's schedules coming shortly
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Thunder in the sky and on the court! Alix and April counter with a 21-17 win in set ✌️. Onto the third!
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GET READY TO GO FOR 🥇!!!!. @alixklineman & @AprilRossBeach face Artacho/Clancy 🇦🇺 for the ultimate prize. Catch the gold medal match live on NBC at 7:30 pm PT/10:30 ET. Match Hub: Stream:
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ICYMI Misty May-Treanor will be inducted into the USOPC Hall of Fame plus other beach volleyball updates. Read all about it |
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Time for the second 🇺🇸 match of the night! Dalhausser/Lucena take on the world's top-ranked team of Qatar. Round of 16, let's gooooooo!!!. 📺: NBC.Match Hub: Stream:
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The next A-Team mission? Win the pool! A win over 🇳🇱 will do just that. 📺: CNBC.Match Hub: Stream:
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On this date 🔟 years ago, Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers 🇺🇸 won the United States' 2nd volleyball gold medal 🥇 at #Beijing2008 with a 23-21, 17-21, 15-4 win over M Araujo/Fabio Luiz of Brazil.
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🇺🇸 counters with a 21-19 win in the second! An exciting third set awaits.
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Congrats to the Women's National Team. Way to get it done! 🥇.
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BOOM! The new team of Alix Klineman and April Ross is off to a great start. The team won GOLD at the #DELABeachOpen, beating Brazil's Maria Antonelli and Carol, 21-12, 21-15 in the final on Sunday. 💥🌴🏐
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We love it when a plan comes together! . It certainly did today as the A-Team dominated 🇨🇭 2-0 (21-12, 21-11) for a spot in the 🥇 match. Read the recap:
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PHIL AND NICK ARE 🔥🔥🔥🔥. They take the first set 21-14 off world number 1 Qatar. Great play so far by the 🇺🇸ick
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Comeback! After losing the first set, @kellyclaes3 and @SSponcil win the next two to defeat Brazil 🇧🇷, 2-1. Team Slaes wins the pool with three victories and will be the No. 4 seed in the knockout round! Let's gooooooo! #Tokyo2020
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Congrats to @alixklineman / @AprilRossBeach for winning gold 🥇 and @KelleyJLarsen / @estock2 for taking bronze 🥉 at the @NorcecaInfo Tour event in Boca Chica.
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Mission accomplished by the A-Team, @AprilRossBeach and @alixklineman.
Wow! You did it Ladies, Congratulations! @AprilRossBeach and @alixklineman , you Deserve the Gold! You Brought your “A” Game to the A-team! USA All the Way, you made Us Proud! @NBCOlympics @TeamUSA @usavolleyball @USAVBeach #gold #theAteam.
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Pool play is over, and all four 🇺🇸 duos are onto the playoffs! Brackets will be released later today (Japan time). Final Day of Pool Play Recap:
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The march continues! April Ross and Alix Klineman have advance to the semis in The Hague where they will play Czech Republic's Hermannova and Slukova. Klineman and Ross beat Brazil's Barbara and Fernanda, 21-16, 21-13 in the quarters. #gousa 💪🇺🇸 #DELABeachOpen
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The A-Team completes its first mission! Alix Klineman/April Ross defeat China 🇨🇳, 21-7, 21-19, in their first pool play match.
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That's a good start! @alixklineman and @AprilRossBeach take the first set off 🇨🇺 21-17. Balanced scoring as Ross has 6 points, Klineman 5. #GoTeamUSA
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A 2nd-straight semi for @kerrileewalsh / @BaSweat 🇺🇸 at the FIVB Ostrava 4⭐️! They will play Agatha/Duda of BRA 🇧🇷 at midnight PT. They beat Bansley/Brandie of CAN 🇨🇦 in the qtrs, 21-16, 19-21, 21-19. Watch semis live at
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"It's like riding a bike. We're solid together." @kerrileewalsh on her and @AprilRossBeach win at #FTLMajor
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🚨Don't forget!🚨 A bunch of top U.S. beach teams are competing LIVE on @PrimeVideo this weekend at the AVP Champions Cup series (just a few pictured here). ❤️🏖️🏐
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.@AprilRossBeach with a soft serve, and it falls for an ace! 🇺🇸 takes a wet and windy first set 21-13!
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Yeah, they did!!!.
BOOM!. Miles Evans and Chase Budinger are on to the Round of 16! They won their Lucky Loser match, 21-19, 21-17 over Hodges/Schubert 🇦🇺. All 4 U.S. teams have advanced! @TeamUSA @NBCOlympics
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Alix Klineman/April Ross 🇺🇸 def Kerri Walsh Jennings/Brooke Sweat 🇺🇸, 21-17, 21-13 in the #GstaadMajor 5⭐ quarterfinals. Waiting to find out whom they will play in the semis. ⏳
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Congrats to Casey Patterson/Stafford Slick 🇺🇸 who beat Germany's Philipp Arne Bergmann/Yannick Harms 🇩🇪, 18-21, 21-13, 15-10 to take bronze 🥉 at FIVB 3⭐️ in Tokyo.
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In 1997, Jenny Johnson Jordan (left) and Annett Davis became the first African-American team to play for a championship in a pro beach tournament. In 2000, they became the first to compete in the Olympic Games, finishing 5th in Sydney. #bhm #blackhistorymonth
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USA Volleyball’s Olympic gold medalists @AprilRossBeach and @alixklineman rang the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange today! . 📷 @NYSE
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So proud that @MistyMayTreanor has been nominated for the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame! #TeamUSAHOF . Cast your vote 🗳️ for Misty now! (
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Kerri Walsh Jennings/Brooke Sweat and Alix Klineman/April Ross have advanced to the 3rd round at FIVB 4⭐ in Ostrava. ➡️@kerrileewalsh/@BaSweat 🇺🇸 v Brandie/Bansley of CAN 🇨🇦.➡️@AprilRossBeach/@alixklineman ,🇺🇸 v Agatha/Duda of BRA 🇧🇷
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Defending champs Alix Klineman/April Ross advance to QFs of FIVB 4⭐️in The Hague with a 21-14, 21-15 win over Schutzenhofer/Plesiutschnig of AUT 🇦🇹. They will play Behrens/Ittlinger of GER 🇩🇪 on Saturday. #DELABeachOpen
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GOLD 🥇 for Allie Wheeler and Lara Dykstra at the FIVB 1⭐️ in Vaduz! Wheeler/Dykstra 🇺🇸 defeated Poland's Martyna Kloda/Agata Ceynowa 🇵🇱 in the final, 21-13, 21-17. #GoUSA!
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Today is the last day to vote 3-time gold medalist @MistyMayTreanor into the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame!. Vote for Misty!
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CHEERS 📣 to Sara Hughes and Summer Ross for winning their first FIVB World Tour medal! They beat Poland's Kolosinska / Kociolek, 17-21, 21-13, 15-11 for the bronze. 🥉 #BeachWorldTour
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GOLDEN!! 🥇 Congrats 🎉 to Karissa Cook and @JacePardon for winning gold at the #Lima2019 PanAm Games! @usavolleyball.
There's no smile quite like a championship smile 😁. Karissa Cook and @JacePardon come back to win 🥇 at #Lima2019!
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The race to @Tokyo2020 is heating up!. @KelleyJLarsen/@estock2 take silver 🥈 at the FIVB 4⭐️in Warsaw. They beat Agatha/Duda of Brazil 🇧🇷 2-0 in the semis, but fall to Clancy/Artacho Del Solar of Australia 🇦🇺 2-0 in the final.
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The A Team and Team Slaes tested out the venue for #Tokyo2020. Looks like a great home for the next three weeks!
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Tense first set as Team Slaes rallies for the 24-22 win! Claes with 12 points already as they're one set away!
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ICYMI @AprilRossBeach / @alixklineman 🇺🇸 won gold at the FIVB 4⭐️in Itapema and moved into first place among U.S. women's teams in Olympic qualifying points |
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And here's the men's first round of elimination matches !. 🏐 Dalhausser/Lucena face Cherif/Ahmed 🇶🇦 at 9 pm Pacific Saturday, July 31.🏐 Gibb/Bourne face Thole/Wickler 🇩🇪 at 6 am Pacific Tuesday, August 2. Let's go, USA!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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.@kerrileewalsh/@BaSweat 🇺🇸 defeat Brazil's Maria Clara/Elize Maia 🇧🇷, 13-21, 21-19, 15-13 to advance to tonight's semis in Chetumal, an FIVB 3⭐.
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Another 🏆 for TKN! Taryn and Kristen take down Tokyo silver medalists Mariafe/Clancy for gold at the Kusadasi Challenge. That's the second FIVB win of the year for Nuss/Kloth, and their first at the Challenge level
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📣Moving On! @alixklineman / @AprilRossBeach 🇺🇲 defeat Graudina/Kravcenoka of LAT 🇱🇻 21-11, 21-18 at #FIVBWorldChamps #Hamburg2019 . Today is the 10th anniversary of April winning the World Championships with @JenniferKessy 🎆
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It's hugs all around as 🇺🇸 pairs pick up two big wins Tues!. Dalhausser/Lucena downed 4-seed Alison/Alvaro Filho 🇧🇷 in three.Klineman/Ross sweep Liliana/Elsa 🇪🇸, move to 2-0. Recap:
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Kerri Walsh Jennings/Brooke Sweat 🇺🇸 fall short of a medal at the FIVB 4⭐️ in Ostrava. 4th place still gets them $8,000 and 560 pts toward Olympic qualifying! #GoUSA!. Four U.S. women's teams 🇺🇸 in top 10: Klineman/A Ross - 5th.Hughes/S Ross and Sponcil/Claes - 9th
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Four U.S. women's teams have opened pool play with wins in The Hague: Klineman/A Ross, Day/Flint, Sponcil/Claes and Sweat/Walsh Jennings. Reeves/Howard fell to Heidrich/Vergé-Dépré of Switzerland.
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Knockout stage, here they come! @AprilRossBeach and @alixklineman overcame heavy rain and a tough Netherlands 🇳🇱 team to win their pool, 3-0. The A-Team moves to the Round of 16, which starts this weekend.
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MATCH TIME ANNOUNCED!. @alixklineman & @AprilRossBeach will play Ludwig/Kozuch 🇩🇪 at 5 pm Pacific Monday, August 2 (9 am August 3 local) in the #tokyo2020 quarterfinals. 📷: @GettySport
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Cheers for Lauren Fendrick/Sarah Sponcil and Kelley Larsen/Emily Stockman. both teams qualified for the main draw at the FIVB 5⭐️in Vienna! #BeachWorldTour #GoUSA! 🇺🇸
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WORLD CHAMPIONS!!! . It's gold 🥇 for Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes, as they defeated world No. 1 Ana Patricia/Duda 🇧🇷 21-16, 24-22 in the final of the FIVB Beach World Championship. It's the first time a U.S. women's team has won the event since 2009. Story/stats to come.
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GOLD!! 🥇Emily Sonny and Torrey Van Winden win the gold at FIVB 1⭐️ in Porec, Croatia, defeating Ukraine's Inna Makhno and Iryna Makhno, 21-17, 21-17. #BeachWorldTour
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It's BRONZE 🥉 for Sara Hughes/Summer Ross 🇺🇲 at FIVB 4⭐ in Yangzhou. They beat Canada's Pavan/Humana-Paredes 🇨🇦 16-21, 23-21, 15-5
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Our U.S. women's 4x4 team 🇺🇸 of Karissa Cook/Geena Urango/Emily Hartong/Kelly Reeves/Katie Spieler/Allie Wheeler has advanced to the semis of the #WorldBeachGames in Doha. They will play Canada on Tuesday. 🌴🏐. On Monday, they beat Vanuatu, 21-6, 21-9
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A big week of Olympic qualifying ended with 🇺🇸 Claes/Sponcil atop the podium in Ostrava. Read more:
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🎵Tomorrow! Tomorrow! We'll see ya, tomorrow! You're only a day aaaaaaaway. 🎵 . #Tokyo2020 beach volleyball event begins tomorrow😎 Here's the pool play schedules:
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Congrats to Kelly Claes and Sarah Sponcil who will leave The Hague with silver medals! Claes/Sponcil fell to Brazil's Ana Patricia/Rebecca in the final of the FIVB 4⭐️, 21-10, 21-18.
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Almost time for the Olympic debut of TKN!. Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss take on Canada at 1 pm PT. Watch or stream on @NBCOlympics and @peacock
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Canada counters at 21-18 in the second. We've got a third set coming up. What a way to open knockout matches.
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Takin' care of business! @JakeGibb and @TriBourne defeat Switzerland🇨🇭in two sets to improve to 2-0 in pool play. #tokyo2020
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Congrats to @kellyclaes3 /@SSponcil 🇺🇸 for taking silver 🥈at the FIVB 4⭐ in Espinho!. They went 1-1 in pool play and came back to win four straight. In the final, they fell to Makroguzova/Kholomina of Russia 🇷🇺 21-17, 21-16.
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