Nieves Leads U.S. Delegation at 2024 Paralympic Opening Ceremony
Sitting volleyball athlete and flag-bearer Nicky Nieves led the U.S. delegation at the Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games on Wednesday in Paris
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Women’s Sitting Team Eyeing Three-peat at 2024 Paralympics
Repeating as a Paralympic gold medalist is difficult by any measure; but winning back-to-back-to-back? That’s a feat that takes talent, determination and passion. The U.S. Women’s Sitting National Team has all of that in spades.
Nicky Nieves Elected Flag Bearer for 2024 Paralympic Games
USA Volleyball is proud to announce that sitting volleyball athlete Nicky Nieves has been elected as one of the two flag bearers for the Opening Ceremony of the Paralympic Games Paris 2024
U.S. Women Take Olympic Silver in Paris
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.
BRONZE! U.S. Men Reach Medal Stand in Paris
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.
U.S. Women Return to Gold-Medal Match
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.
Partain/Benesh Finish Fifth in Paris
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.
U.S. Men to Play for Paris Bronze After 5-Setter with Poland
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.
Hughes/Cheng Place Fifth in Paris
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.
U.S. Women Roll Past Poland into Paris Semifinals
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.