U.S. Women’s Sitting Team set for Paralympic gold medal final
The U.S. Women sweep Brazil 3-0 to set up gold medal final vs. China
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Chase Budinger and Miles Evans finished just off the podium over the weekend at the BPT Challenge in Recife, while Alaina Chacon/Mariah Whalen won their second straight medal in a BPT Futures event. Check out the results of both tournaments in this week's beach update and look ahead to Challenge Saquarema where three of the top U.S. men's beach volleyball pairs face off again.
The U.S. Women sweep Brazil 3-0 to set up gold medal final vs. China
A 3-0 win against Rwanda Wednesday morning guarantees the U.S. a spot in the playoffs
The Chinese hand the U.S. Women their first loss of the 2016 Paralympics
Heather Erickson, Katie Holloway leading scorers in the win
These athletes always humble me, to see the joy in friendship and competition. They remind me of that great Chinese proverb, “Winning and losing are temporary, friendships last forever…”
Allison Aldrich and Brent Rasmussen reflect on their Paralympic Opening Ceremony experiences
The U.S. Women's Sitting Team begins competition Saturday in Rio de Janeiro
The U.S. Women's Sitting Volleyball Captain one of 20 nominees for Women's Sports Foundation honor
Update includes details on recent media coverage of sitting athletes and more
U.S. Sitting's Michelle Schiffler, husband hope to medal for their countries
The funds will be used to help grow the team's training program
Katie Holloway and Lexi Shifflett visit Camp Joy to share sitting volleyball
ASSEN, Netherlands (July 1, 2016) – On Friday, the U.S. Women’s Sitting Team topped two of the teams it may face at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics in the opening matches of the Dutch Tournament. The U.S. defeated Russia 5-15, 25-14, 25-18 before taking Ukraine down 25-17, 25-19, 25-23; each team is seeded in the...
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The team will seek its first Paralympic gold, fourth overall medal in Rio
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Sitting athletes will scrimmage, sign autographs at Oklahoma City event this weekend