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The 2024 international volleyball season did not end with the Olympic Closing Ceremony. USA Volleyball is sending 14 athletes to compete at the Women’s NORCECA Pan American Cup on August 18-25 in the cities of León and Irapuato in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico
After another incredible Olympic run, the U.S. Women took home the silver medal after falling to Italy in the gold medal match, 3-0 (25-18, 25-20, 25-17) on the final day of the Paris Olympics on Sunday.
The U.S. Men’s National Team earned its third bronze medal in Olympic history with a 3-0 (25-23, 30-28, 26-24) victory over reigning world champion Italy on Friday. The U.S. also earned the bronze in 2016 in Brazil and 1992 in Barcelona.
The U.S. Women’s National Team will defend its gold medal at the Paris Olympics after defeating the world’s top-ranked team Brazil in a memorable semifinal, 3-2 (25-23, 18-25, 25-15, 23-25, 15-11) on Thursday.
The U.S. men’s beach team of Miles Partain and Andy Benesh completed their Olympic run in Paris in the quarterfinals with a 2-0 (21-14, 21-16) loss to Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan of Qatar on Wednesday. Partain and Benesh, the youngest U.S. men’s beach team in Olympic history, ran off three consecutive wins to reach the quarters.
The U.S. Men’s National Team will play for the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics after falling to Poland, 3-2 (25-23, 25-27, 14-25, 25-23, 15-13) in the semifinals on Wednesday.
The U.S. women’s beach team of Sara Hughes and Kelly Cheng finished fifth at the Paris Olympics after dropping their quarterfinal match to the Swiss combination of Tanja Hüberli and Nina Brunner, 2-0 (21-18, 21-19) on Tuesday. The 2023 world champions ended the Olympics with a 4-1 record.
Playing its best match yet in the Paris Olympics, the U.S. Women’s National Team advanced to the semifinals with an impressive 3-0 (25-22, 25-14, 25-20) blanking of Poland on Tuesday. The win sends the U.S. to its fifth consecutive semifinal berth.
In the final match of the most memorable day in Olympic men’s volleyball history, the U.S. Men’s National Team secured its spot in the Paris semifinals with a thrilling 3-1 (26-24, 28-30, 25-19, 25-19) win over its greatest rival, Brazil, in Monday’s quarterfinal match.
The U.S. beach team of Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss came from behind late in both sets on Monday before falling to Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson of Canada in the Paris Round of 16, 2-0 (21-19, 21-18). Kloth/Nuss posted a 3-1 record in their first Olympic appearance and finished ninth.
Running its option offense with great effectiveness, the U.S. beach team of Miles Partain and Andy Benesh defeated Paolo Nicolai and Samuele Cottafava of Italy, 2-0 (21-17, 21-18) on Monday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Paris Olympics.
The U.S. beach team of Miles Evans and Chase Budinger fell to the defending Olympic gold medalists Anders Mol and Christian Sørum of Norway, 2-0 (21-16, 21-14) in the Round of 16 in Paris on Monday. Evans/Budinger earned a pair of wins and placed ninth in their first Olympic appearance.
The third-seeded U.S. beach team of Sara Hughes and Kelly Cheng had all they could handle from 12th-seeded Valentina Gottardi and Marta Menegatti of Italy before coming away with a 2-1 (21-18, 17-21, 15-12) win in the Paris Round of 16 on Sunday.
The U.S. Women's National Team clinched a berth in the quarterfinals of the Paris Olympics with a tight 3-0 (29-27, 29-27, 25-20) victory over France before a boisterous French crowd on Sunday.
Playing to stay alive in the Paris Olympics, the U.S. beach team of Miles Evans and Chase Budinger pulled out a 2-0 (21-19, 21-17) victory over Thomas Hodges and Zachery Schubert of Australia in the "Lucky Loser" round on Saturday.
The U.S. Men's National Team earned a top three seed in the quarterfinals of the Paris Olympics and finished 3-0 to win Pool B with a 3-1 (25-16, 25-18, 18-25, 25-19) win over Japan on Friday.
The U.S. beach team of Sara Hughes and Kelly Cheng defeated Svenja Müller and Cinja Tillmann of Germany, 2-0 (21-18, 21-18) in a matchup of undefeated teams to finish 3-0 in pool play on Friday. Both teams advanced to the Round of 16 at the Paris Olympics.
Chase Budinger and Miles Evans dropped their final pool match to Pablo Herrera and Adrian Gavira of Spain 2-0 (21-18, 21-11) at Eiffel Tower Stadium on Friday. Budinger and Evans finish third in the pool and avoid outright elimination.
The U.S. beach team of Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss rallied from one set down to finish 3-0 and finish first in Pool B with a 2-1 (15-21, 21-16, 15-12) two-hour win over Xue Chen and Xia Xinyi of China on Thursday. Kloth/Nuss advanced directly to the Round of 16, which begins on Sunday, Aug. 4.
The youngest U.S. men's beach team in Olympic history, Miles Partain and Andy Benesh, earned a spot in the Round of 16 at the Paris Olympics with a 2-1 (21-17, 14-21, 15-8) win over George Wanderley and Andre Loyola of Brazil in gusty conditions on Thursday.
