Rainy Rally Drives A-Team to Olympic Pool Victory
Alix Klineman and April Ross won pool b with a 2-1 match win over the Netherlands Friday.
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Alix Klineman and April Ross won pool b with a 2-1 match win over the Netherlands Friday.
Kelly Claes/Sarah Sponcil and Phil Dalhausser/Nick Lucena picked up wins at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Thursday.
The newly-formed U.S. Olympic beach volleyball team of Jake Gibb and Tri Bourne got another chance to improve on their budding chemistry Wednesday while beating Switzerland’s Adrian Heidrich/Mirco Gerson 2-0 (21-19, 23-21) at Shiokaze Park.
Kelly Claes and Sarah Sponcil won the J&T Banka Ostrava Beach Open Sunday for their second consecutive FIVB Beach World Tour gold medal. The tournament also marked the end of Olympic qualification.
Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena mathematically clinched their berth to Tokyo 2020 Saturday. It’ll be the pair’s second consecutive Olympic appearance.
Taylor Crabb and Jake Gibb have qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo later this summer. It is Gibb’s fourth Olympics and Crabb’s first. Gibb will become the oldest volleyball Olympian in history.
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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