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Claes/Sponcil Clinch Olympic Berth
Kelly Claes and Sarah Sponcil clinched an Olympic berth Wednesday. They will become the youngest beach duo to represent the United States at the Olympic Games.
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Kelly Claes and Sarah Sponcil clinched an Olympic berth Wednesday. They will become the youngest beach duo to represent the United States at the Olympic Games.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 2, 2021) – Two groups down, three to go. The U.S. Women’s National Team remained undefeated at the end of their second group at the FIVB Volleyball Nations League on Wednesday, beating Thailand, 3-0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-16) in Rimini. The U.S. Women (6-0) get three days off before playing Germany (2-4)...
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Three berths to the Tokyo Olympic Games will be decided at the J&T Banka Ostrava Beach Open, a four-star tournament in Ostrava June 2-6.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 31, 2021) – The U.S. Women’s National Team made quick work of a young Serbian team on Monday, beating the defending world champion, 3-0 (25-20, 25-16, 25-12) on Monday at the FIVB Volleyball Nations League (VNL) in Rimini, Italy. The U.S. Women (4-0), the two-time defending VNL champions, have lost only...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 30, 2021) – The U.S. Men’s National Team got back on track on Sunday and rebounded from a first-set loss to beat Argentina 3-1 (23-25, 25-21, 25-15, 25-19) at the 2021 FIVB Volleyball Nations League in Rimini, Italy. The U.S. Men (2-1) now get three days off to cheer on the...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 29, 2021) – The U.S. Men’s National Team dropped its first match of the 2021 FIVB Volleyball Nations League on Saturday to Brazil, 3-0 (25-22, 25-23, 25-19) in Rimini, Italy. The U.S. Men (1-1) will be looking for a comeback against Argentina (0-2) on Sunday (7 a.m. PDT). All VNL matches...
Kelly Claes and Sarah Sponcil claimed their first FIVB World Tour gold medal Saturday by winning the Sochi Four-star.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 28, 2021) – The U.S. Men’s National Team opened the 2021 FIVB Volleyball Nations League on Friday with a sweep of Canada (25-17, 26-24, 25-20) in Rimini, Italy. The U.S. Men will play their second match of the three-game series against Brazil at noon PDT on Saturday in a rematch of...
UPDATE: The U.S. Men’s Sitting Team plays Canada for fifth place at the Paralympic Qualification Tournament on Saturday at 3 a.m. CT. Watch LIVE at https://sportdeutschland.tv COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 28, 2021) – The U.S. Men’s Sitting Team is finally on its way. It is finally time for the Tokyo 2020 Men’s Final Paralympic Qualification...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 28, 2021) – In light of recent events and effective immediately, USA Volleyball has terminated its agreement with Colorado Crossroads Girls Junior National Qualifier. Effective 2022 and beyond, Colorado Crossroads will no longer be a qualifying event for the USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championship. USA Volleyball will honor all bids...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 27, 2021) – The U.S. Women’s National Team celebrated the return of its two-time Olympic medal-winning middle blocker Foluke Gunderson on Thursday with a 3-1 (25-17, 25-19, 23-25, 25-22) victory over Brazil at the FIVB Volleyball Nations League. The U.S. Women (3-0) and the 15 other women’s teams in Rimini, Italy,...
The U.S. Men kick off VNL in a strong group with all their opponents ranked among the world’s top 10: Canada (No. 10), Brazil (No. 1) and Argentina (No. 5).
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 26, 2021) – The U.S. Women’s National Team rebounded from a 17-22 deficit in the first set to sweep Canada (26-24, 25-15, 25-10) on Wednesday and improve to 2-0 in the Preliminary Round of the FIVB Volleyball Nations League in Rimini, Italy. The U.S. Women finish their first group of VNL...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 25, 2021) – After more than a year and a half, the U.S. Women’s National Team returned to the competition court on Tuesday and emerged victorious, sweeping the Dominican Republic, 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-12) at the FIVB Volleyball Nations League (VNL) in Rimini, Italy. The U.S. Women, who are the VNL...
The 4-star tournament in Sochi offers Olympic Ranking Points to U.S. Beach National Team members as they try to clinch a berth to Tokyo.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 24, 2021) – The U.S. Women’s National Team, ranked No. 2 in the world, begins its 2021 FIVB Volleyball Nations League (VNL) campaign on Tuesday (9 a.m. PDT) against the Dominican Republic in Rimini, Italy. Coincidentally, the last match that the U.S. Women played as a team was a 3-2 loss...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 20, 2021) – Twenty-eight top volleyball players from 15 universities will train in Anaheim, Calif., on June 13-18 as part of the 2021 USA Volleyball Women’s Collegiate National Team. Players on the Collegiate National Team, selected by the U.S. Women’s National Team staff and National Team Development Program (NTDP), will work...
Three USA Volleyball beach pairs will take part in the Sofia 1-Star tournament May 20-23.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 17, 2021) – The USA Volleyball National Team Development Program (NTDP) has released its first-ever USAVplay camp schedule for summer 2021. USAVplay camps are designed to help young athletes develop skills and confidence in a high-energy environment, both indoors and on the beach. Both five-day, indoor USAVplay camps and three-day beach camps are open to...