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Sep 11, 2014 · Top 10 Revealing Moments in Women's Beach Volleyball. Top 10 Revealing Moments in Women's Beach Volleyball.
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- Alexandra ‘Alix’ Klineman of The Us
- Agatha Bednarczuk of Brazil
- Melissa Humana-Paredes of Canada
- Joana Heidrich of Switzerland
- Kelly Claes of The Us
- Laura Ludwig of Germany
- Eduarda Santos Lisboa of Brazil
- Anouk Verge-Depre of Switzerland
- Sarah Sponcil of The Us
- Margareta Kozuch of Germany
An athlete all throughout high school and college, the 31-year-old in 2017 left indoor volleyball to focus on beach volleyball full-time. Klineman is partnered with April Ross for the Games.
The 38-year-old international beach volleyball player is not new to the Games. Bednarczuk and Bárbara Seixas de Freitas beat Kerri Walsh-Jennings and April Ross of the US in the 2016 Rio Olympics semifinal. The pair, however, lost to Germany's Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst in a stunning defeat.
The 28-year-old Canadian beach volleyball player along with Sarah Pavan won the women's gold medal at the 2019 Beach Volleyball World Championships. Humana-Paredes plays as a left-side defender and started representing Canada in the sport at the young age of 16.
For this 29-year-old Swiss beach volleyball player, the Games will be a chance to find redemption for her 2016 Rio Olympics loss. After her former partner Nadine Zumkehr retired, Heidrich is now teamed up with Anouk Verge-Depre, whose own former partner Isabelle Forrer retired.
This 25-year-old American professional beach volleyball player is a native of California. She, along with partner Sara Hughes, won the bronze medal at the 2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball U19 World Championships. They also won the silver medal at the 2014 FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championships.
The 35-year-old German professional beach volleyball player is a defender. And more than anyone else, she has herself to compete with. Ludwig won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She also won gold at the 2016 World Tour Finals in Toronto. In 2017, she and Kira Walkenhorst won the World Championship in Vienna.
This 22-year-old Brazilian beach volleyball player is a bit of a prodigy. Duda Lisboa is a two-time U21 World champion and a three-time U19 World champion. She has also won four World Tour events. She will team up with the more experienced Agatha Bednarczuk at the games.
This 29-year-old Swiss beach volleyball player is also a veteran at the Games. She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio De Janerio but faced defeat. Verge-Depre and former partner Isabelle Forrer were eliminated in the round of 16 by German pair Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst. She will now team up with Joana Heidrich.
A born and raised Phoenician who hails from Arizona, this 24-year-old professional beach volleyball player won back-to-back National Championships in beach volleyball in 2018 and 2019. Teaming up with a former rival, Kelly Claes, Sponcil has potential at the Games. After all, she and Claes are currently sitting in third place in the run for 2021.
This 34-year-old German professional volleyball player of Polish descent was the German sportswoman of the year in 2010. Kozuch, who is teaming up with Laura Ludwig for the games is ranked at the tenth spot as per FIVB.
- April Ross of Team USA Women’s Beach Volleyball. April Ross of Team USA Women's Beach Volleyball plays a shot during practice ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 21, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.
- Team Russian Federation Men’s Beach Volleyball. Oleg Stoyanovskiy of Team Russian Federation Men's Beach Volleyball sets a ball during practice ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 22, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.
- Team USA Women’s Beach Volleyball. Sarah Sponcil of Team USA Women's Beach Volleyball plays a shot during practice ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 21, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.
- Team Spain. Liliana Fernandez Steiner #1 and Elsa Baquerizo McMillan #2 of Team Spain react against Team Netherlands during the Women's Preliminary - Pool B on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Shiokaze Park on July 25, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.
Aug 6, 2021 · U.S. beach volleyball pair April Ross (left) and Alix Klineman celebrate winning a women's beach volleyball gold medal in a match against Australia at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
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April Ross and Alix Klineman gave a masterclass at the women's beach volleyball final at Shiozake Park as Team USA secured a sensational victory over Australia's Mariafa Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy. Switzerland's Anouk Verge-Depre and Joana Heidrich won their bronze medal match against Latvia's Tina Graudina and Anastasija Kravcenoka.
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