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U.S. Teams Win Bronze Medals in Korea, Italy
Dalhausser, Rogers Advance to FIVB Semifinals
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Dalhausser, Rogers Win Battle of U.S. Teams
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Gibb, Rosenthal Upset Dalhausser, Rogers in Adelaide
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U.S. Beach Teams Taking Paris Grand Slam by Storm
U.S. beach volleyball teams are taking Paris by storm this weekend as four women's teams have advanced directly from pool play to the second round while four men's teams remain alive in pool play. Read More
Eight U.S. Beach Teams Still Playing in Paris
All eight U.S. beach volleyball teams that began competing at the US$600,000 Henkel Grand Chelem in Paris remained alive at the end of the day on Friday. Read More
Three U.S. Beach Teams to Play for Gold Medal in Paris
Three U.S. beach volleyball teams will be playing for gold medals on Sunday at the US$600,000 Henkel Grand Chelem in Paris, a SWATCH FIVB World Tour Grand Slam event. Read More
U.S. Teams Sweep Gold Medals and Women's Podium in Paris
U.S. beach volleyball teams won two gold medals, one silver and one bronze on Sunday at the Henkel Grand Chelem in Paris, a Grand Slam event on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour. Read More
Showdown in Moscow: Boss, Ross Set Sights on Branagh, Youngs
The battle for the second slot on the U.S. women’s Olympic beach volleyball team could be decided this weekend at the SWATCH FIVB World Tour Grand Slam tournament in Moscow. Read More
Branagh, Youngs in Driver's Seat
A pair of elimination bracket wins Friday at the US$600,000 Moscow 2008 Grand Slam for the U.S. beach volleyball team of Nicole Branagh/Elaine Youngs improved its chances of locking up a berth for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Read More
Silver Medal Means Golden Ticket
A second-place finish at the US$600,000 Moscow 2008 Grand Slam was good enough to send the U.S. beach volleyball team of Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs to the Olympic Games in Beijing. Read More
USA Volleyball Nominates Olympic Beach Volleyball Teams
USA Volleyball has announced the eight athletes and four coaches it will nominate for the U.S. Olympic Beach Volleyball Team that will compete at the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing. Read More
FIVB Releases Beach Volleyball Olympic Schedule
The FIVB has released the preliminary round schedule for the Olympic Games Beach Volleyball Tournament beginning Aug. 9 in Beijing. Read More
U.S. Beach Teams Helping to Bring the Party to Beijing
Are the citizens of the People’s Republic of China ready to have some fun? The U.S. beach volleyball teams are ready to help bring some West Coast style to the Far East this August. Read More
U.S. Beach Teams Begin Play on Saturday
The U.S. Beach Volleyball teams will begin Olympic competition with two matches on Saturday at the Olympic beach volleyball venue in Chaoyang Park. Read More
Branagh, Youngs Win Opening Olympic Match
The U.S. beach volleyball team of Nicole Branagh (Orinda, Calif.) and Elaine Youngs (El Toro, Calif.), ranked fifth, won their opening match of the Olympic Games on Saturday. Read More
Branagh, Youngs Defeat Germans in Two Sets
Enjoying relatively mild temperatures and a light breeze, Nicole Branagh (Orinda, Calif.) and Elaine Youngs (El Toro, Calif.), ranked fifth, defeated Germany’s eighth-ranked Stephanie Pohl and Okka Rau, 21-17, 21-16 in 47 minutes. Read More
Branagh, Youngs Win Match and Pool
The U.S. women’s beach volleyball team of Nicole Branagh (Orinda, Calif.) and Elaine Youngs (El Toro, Calif.) finished Olympic pool play with its third-straight victory. Read More
Branagh, Youngs Easily Advance to Quarterfinals
The U.S. beach volleyball team of Nicole Branagh (Orinda, Calif.) and Elaine Youngs (El Toro, Calif.) defeated Cuba’s Dalixia Fernandez Grasset and Tamara Larrea Peraza, 21-15, 21-13 in 38 minutes on Saturday. Read More
Branagh, Youngs Eliminated from Tournament by China
A crowd estimated at 11,500 cheered the Chinese team of Chen Xue and Xi Zhang on to a 21-17, 21-13 victory over the U.S. team of Nicole Branagh (Orinda, Calif.) and Elaine Youngs (El Toro, Calif.) on Sunday. Read More
Beach Teams Keep Busy Schedules Post-Beijing
After great success at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, the U.S. Olympic Beach Volleyball teams have been keeping busy, both on and off the sand with appearances and tournaments for all four squads. Read More
U.S. Contingent Heads to Dubai for FIVB Beach Event
Six U.S. Beach Volleyball teams will travel to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates to compete in the Dubai Open, the first-ever SWATCH FIVB World Tour event in the Persian Gulf, which will run from Oct. 6-11 at Jumeirah Beach Park. Read More
Branagh, Walsh Leading U.S. Beach Teams in Dubai
New partner, same result for two-time U.S. beach volleyball Olympic gold medalist Kerri Walsh. Read More
Two Women's Beach Teams Still Undefeated in Dubai
Two U.S. women's beach teams are among the four remaining unbeatens at the SWATCH FIVB World Tour event in Dubai. Read More
U.S. Women's Teams Reach Semifinals in Dubai
Two U.S. women's beach volleyball teams appear to be on a collision course to meet in the finals at a SWATCH FIVB World Tour event in Dubai. Read More
U.S. Women’s Beach Teams to Battle in Dubai Final
It will be an all-American beach volleyball final at the SWATCH FIVB World Tour event in Dubai. Read More
Branagh, Walsh Win All-American Final in Dubai
Gold Medalists Dominate AVP Beach Awards
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Misty May-Treanor (Costa Mesa, Calif.) swept the major honors at the AVP beach volleyball tour’s 2008 postseason awards ceremony on Wednesday (Oct. 22). Read More
FIVB Beach Event in Thailand on Tap for U.S. Women's Teams
Four U.S. women’s beach volleyball teams are entered in the main draw of a SWATCH FIVB World Tour event in Phuket, Thailand, which began play Nov. 4 and will run through Nov. 9 at Karon Beach. Read More
Three U.S. Beach Teams Remain Undefeated in Thailand
Three out of four U.S. women's beach volleyball teams remain undefeated at the SWATCH FIVB World Tour event in Phuket, Thailand after two rounds of competition on Thursday at Karon Beach. Read More
Boss and Ross Advance to Semifinals at FIVB Beach Event in Thailand
Jen Boss (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) and April Ross (Costa Mesa, Calif.) have reached the semifinals of the SWATCH FIVB Beach World Tour event in Phuket, Thailand, after posting a pair of wins to remain undefeated on Friday at Karon Beach. Read More
Two U.S. Beach Teams to Meet in Phuket Final
Karon Beach in Phuket, Thailand will host an all-American showdown on Sunday as second-seeded Jen Boss and April Ross will take on third-seeded Nicole Branagh and Tyra Turner. Read More
Boss, Ross Defeat Branagh, Turner in Phuket Final
U.S. Beach Teams Head to China For Season's Final FIVB World Tour Event
Fresh off a gold medal performance at the SWATCH FIVB Beach World Tour event in Phuket, Thailand last week, Americans Jen Boss (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) and April Ross (Costa Mesa, Calif.) are back in action in Sanya, China. Read More
American Pair Advance to Main Draw of FIVB Beach Event in China
With a win in the qualification tournament on Wednesday, Americans Stacy Rouwenhorst (Bellflower, Calif.) and Whitney Pavlik (Laguna Beach, Calif.) advanced to the main draw of the SWATCH FIVB Beach World Tour event in Sanya, China. Read More
Undefeated First Day for Three U.S. Women's Beach Teams in China
For the second straight tournament, three U.S. women's beach teams are undefeated after the first day of main-draw play as the SWATCH FIVB Beach World Tour makes its final stop of the year in Sanya, China. Read More
Branagh, Turner Reach Semifinals in China
A week after finishing second in their first FIVB event as partners, Americans Nicole Branagh (Orinda, Calif.) and Tyra Turner (Fort Myers Beach, Fla.) find themselves in the semifinals of the SWATCH FIVB Beach World Tour event in Sanya, China. Read More
U.S. Beach Teams Nab Gold, Bronze in China
The top-seeded U.S. beach volleyball team of Jen Boss (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) and April Ross (Costa Mesa, Calif.) beat China’s 15th-seeded Huang Ying and Zhang Xi, 21-17, 23-21, in 44 minutes on Sunday to win the gold medal. Read More
May-Treanor, Walsh, Branagh Receive FIVB Honors
U.S. beach volleyball player and two-time Olympic gold medalist Misty May-Treanor was named the FIVB’s top player of 2008 along with China’s Xi Zhang on Wednesday. Read More
Kerri Walsh Announces She's Pregnant
U.S. beach volleyball player and two-time Olympic gold medalist Kerri Walsh announced that she was pregnant with her first child in an exclusive interview with Billy Bush for Access Hollywood and "The Billy Bush Show." Read More
U.S. Beach Teams Win Challenge Matches in Brazil
U.S. Olympic beach volleyball teams of Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers and Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs defeated teams from Brazil in challenge matches played Jan. 17-18 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Read More
U.S. Women's National Team Weekly Update for Feb. 9
The U.S. Women's National Team Weekly update includes briefs on national team players competing overseas, U.S. Women's National Team Open Tryouts, trivia questions, how to purchase apparel and much more. Read More
U.S. Beach Teams Open FIVB Tour in Brazil
Seven U.S. teams are in Brasilia, Brazil this week for the KIA Open, part of the SWATCH FIVB World Beach Volleyball Tour. Read More
Two U.S. Women's Teams Advance in Brazil
Two U.S. women’s beach teams have advanced to the third round of the KIA Open, part of the SWATCH FIVB World Tour. Read More
Three U.S. Beach Teams Undefeated in Brazil
Three U.S. beach volleyball teams remain undefeated at the US$380,000 Kia Open in Brasilia, Brazil – part of the SWATCH FIVB World Tour – while three others must fight their way through consolation. Read More
Kessy, Ross Advance to Gold Medal Match
The top-seeded U.S. beach volleyball team of Jen Kessy and April Ross advanced to Saturday’s gold medal match where it will play a rematch against Brazil's fifth-seeded Juliana Felisberta Silva and Larissa Franca at the KIA Open in Brasilia, Brazil. Read More
Kessy, Ross Claim Silver Medal in Brazil
The U.S. women’s beach volleyball team of Jen Kessy and April Ross fell to Brazil’s Juliana Felisberta Silva and Larissa Franca in the gold medal match at the KIA Open in Brasilia, Brazil, part of the SWATCH FIVB World Tour. Read More
Olympians Dominate AVP Huntington Beach
USA Volleyball 2008 Olympic gold medalists Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers won their fourth domestic title of the 2009 season at the AVP Crocs Tour event in Huntington Beach, Calif., on Sunday. Read More
Gold Medalists Upset at AVP's Atlanta Stop
The beach volleyball team of John Hyden and Sean Scott upset 2008 Olympic gold medalists Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers at the AVP Crocs Tour Atlanta Open on Sunday. Read More
U.S. Beach Teams Begin World Champs on Friday
Led by defending men’s champions Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers, eight U.S. beach volleyball teams begin play on Friday and Saturday at the 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Championships in Stavanger, Norway. Read More
U.S. Beach Teams Pick Up Four Wins
There were four victories and one loss for USA Volleyball beach teams competing at the SWATCH FIVB World Championships on Saturday in Stavanger, Norway. Read More
Seven Out of Eight U.S. Beach Teams Advance
Seven out of eight USA Volleyball beach teams have advanced to the Round of 32 at the SWATCH FIVB World Championships in Stavanger, Norway. Read More
Six U.S. Beach Teams Make it to Round of 16
Six out of seven USA Volleyball beach teams remain after the first round of single-elimination play on Thursday in Stavanger, Norway. Read More
Kessy, Ross Join Brazilians in Semis at Worlds
The USA Volleyball beach team of Jen Kessy and April Ross, along with three teams from Brazil, have made it to the semifinals of the SWATCH FIVB World Championships in Stavanger, Norway. Read More
U.S. Beach Teams Prepare for Next Test
With only a few days of rest, several USA Volleyball beach teams jump back into action starting Wednesday when they will compete in the Gstaad Grand Slam event in Switzerland. Read More
U.S. Men's Beach Teams Begin Main Draw
U.S. men's beach volleyball teams matched the U.S. women's success, going undefeated at the 2009 Gstaad Grand Slam, part of the SWATCH FIVB World Tour, in Switzerland. Read More
Branagh and Youngs Advance to Semifinals of Gstaad Grand Slam
Nicole Branagh (Orinda, Calif.) and Elaine Youngs (El Toro, Calif.) were the lone U.S. women’s beach team to advance to the semifinals of the 2009 Gstaad Grand Slam in Switzerland, part of the SWATCH FIVB World Tour. Read More
Branagh, Youngs Take Bronze in Gstaad
The USA Volleyball women’s beach team of Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs took the bronze medal on Saturday at the Gstaad Grand Slam, part of the 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Tour. Read More
U.S. Beach Teams Move On to Marseille
Four USA Volleyball women’s beach teams and three men’s teams are in Marseille, France for the SWATCH FIVB Grand Slam this week. Read More
Two U.S. Beach Teams Make Semifinals
The USA Volleyball beach teams of Jen Kessy and April Ross and Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers have advanced to the semifinals SWATCH FIVB Grand Slam tournament in Marseille, France. Read More
U.S. Beach Teams Prepare for Final Grand Slam Event
Several USA Volleyball beach teams are set to compete in the final Grand Slam tournament on the 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Tour, the A1 Grand Slam 09 presented by Volksbank in Klagenfurt, Austria from July 27-Aug. 1. Read More
U.S. Women See Success on First Day of Play in Austria
Three out of four U.S. women's beach teams went undefeated on the first day of pool play at the A1 Grand Slam 09 presented by Volksbank in Klagenfurt, Austria. The tournament runs from July 27-Aug. 1. Read More
U.S. Teams Still Going Strong In Austria
U.S. beach teams had another successful day at the A1 Grand Slam 09 presented by Volksbank in Klagenfurt, Austria, which runs from July 27-Aug. 1. Read More
Two U.S. Teams Earn Podium Spots in Austria
Two U.S. women’s beach teams earned podium spots, while one men’s team advanced to the semifinal of the A1 Grand Slam 09 presented by Volksbank on Saturday in Klagenfurt, Austria. Read More
Updated: May-Treanor, Walsh to Reunite for Challenge Match
Two-time Olympic beach volleyball gold medalists Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh will reunite to compete in the AVP Crocs Tour World Challenge: USA vs. Brazil presented by Sanderson Ford on Sept. 25-27. Read More
U.S. Beach Teams Lead Brazil After Day 1
The United States leads Brazil 10-6 after two rounds of pool play at the AVP World Challenge: USA vs. Brazil presented by Sanderson Ford in Glendale, Ariz. Read More
U.S. Beach Teams Still Holding Lead
The U.S. beach volleyball teams of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh and Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers will play for the women’s and men’s gold medals respectively on Sunday at the AVP Crocs Tour World Challenge. Read More
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