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In this week’s beach update, we recap how the U.S. came away with two medals from BPT Challenge Haikou after starting in the qualification rounds. Plus, we look ahead to BPT Challenge Chennai this week in India, with only two weeks to go until the last pro tour events of the year.
After playing nearly flawless volleyball in the first two sets, the U.S. Men's National Team was taken to a fifth set before coming away with its second win in as many matches at the Paris Olympics, 3-2 (25-21, 25-17, 17-25, 20-25, 15-11) over Germany on Tuesday.
Playing in nearly 115-degree heat on center court, the U.S. beach team of Miles Partain and Andy Benesh outlasted Mohammed Abicha and Zouheir Elgraoui of Morocco, 2-0 (21-12, 28-26) to even their record at 1-1 on Tuesday.
Facing the silver medalists from the Tokyo Games, the U.S. beach team of Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss stayed unbeaten in the Paris Olympics with a 2-0 (21-16, 21-16) victory over Mariafe Artacho Del Solar and Taliqua Clancy of Australia on Monday.
The U.S. Women's National Team, the defending gold medalists, made a valiant comeback before dropping its Paris Olympics opener to China, 3-2 (25-20, 25-19, 17-25, 20-25, 15-13) on Monday.
Playing before a sold-out crowd on the hottest day of the Paris Olympics so far, the U.S. beach team of Miles Evans and Chase Budinger began their Olympic journey with a 2-0 (21-14, 21-11) win over Youssef Krou and Arnaud Gauthier-Rat of host France.
In their first Olympic match together, the U.S. beach team of Sara Hughes and Kelly Cheng, ranked No. 3 in the world, started rolling late in the first set and went on to defeat Barbora Hermannova Marie and Sara Stochlova of the Czechia, 2-0 (21-16, 21-11) on Sunday.
Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss, the No. 2 team ranked women's beach team in the world, started strong and never looked back in a 2-0 (21-17, 21-14) over the team of Heather Bansley and Sophie Bukovec of Canada in their opening match in the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
The veteran U.S. Men's National Team started the Paris Olympic Games in strong fashion with a 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-16) victory over Argentina on Saturday.
The U.S. beach team of Miles Partain and Andy Benesh put in a strong effort but fell short in their debut match of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games to Alayo/Diaz of Cuba 2-0 (21-18, 21-18).
Four pairs – two women’s, two men’s – will represent the U.S. at the beach volleyball event taking place at Eiffel Tower Stadium for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. All but one of the U.S. athletes (Kelly Cheng) are first-time Olympians. Cheng tied for ninth at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with Sarah Sponcil.
While there are some new Olympians on the U.S. Men's roster for the Olympic Games in Paris, the majority of the team has spent the last decade training and competing together, and a few even longer.
There are some differences in the volleyball format between the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021 and the Games in Paris this year, but the goal for the U.S. Women’s National Team remains the same: play hard and win
More than 150 girls volleyball athletes from 27 states will work with top coaches and look to improve their skills at the National Team Development Program Girls Indoor Summer Training Series on July 28-Aug.1, 2024, at the USA Volleyball training center in Anaheim, Calif.
The U.S. Men’s National Team went five sets with world No. 1 Poland before falling (18-25, 23-25, 28-26, 25-22, 15-8) in a pre-Olympic friendly match on Sunday in Poland
The U.S. Men’s National Team earned a silver medal at the 2024 NORCECA Pan American Cup after dropping an epic match to Canada, 3-1 (26-24, 26-24, 26-28, 25-19) in Sunday's final at the Professor Ricardo Gioriber Arias Volleyball Palace in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
The U.S. Men’s National Team will play for Pan American Volleyball Cup gold on Sunday after defeating Cuba today in a thrilling five-set match (25-15, 23-25, 25-23, 24-26, 15-11 ) at the Professor Ricardo Gioriber Arias Volleyball Palace in Santo Domingo.
After six days of great volleyball competition, the U.S. Beach National Championship concluded July 17 after crowning winners in 11 different divisions.
The U.S. Girls U19 Team captured the gold medal at the 2024 NORCECA Continental Championship with a 3-1 (25-17, 20-25, 26-24, 25-14) win over a gritty Canada team on Friday at the Jorge Galeano Gymnasium in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
The U.S. Men’s National Team earned a spot in the 2024 NORCECA Pan American Cup semifinals with a 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-20) win over the host Dominican Republic on Friday at the Professor Ricardo Gioriber Arias Volleyball Palace in Santo Domingo.
The U.S. Girls U19 Team advanced to the gold medal match at the 2024 NORCECA Continental Championship with a tough 3-0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-16) win over Puerto Rico in the semifinals on Thursday at the Jorge Galeano Gymnasium in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
The U.S. Men’s National Team finished with its third win in four preliminary round matches at the 2024 NORCECA Pan American Cup with a 3-0 (25-23, 25-14, 25-15) victory over Chile on Wednesday at the Professor Ricardo Gioriber Arias Volleyball Palace in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
