Switzerland’s Tanja Hueberli and Nina Brunner celebrate (CARL DE SOUZA) Switzerland’s Tanja Hueberli and Nina Brunner claimed the bronze medal in women’s beach volleyball on Friday, securing the win in straight sets. The ninth-ranked pair had a constant edge over Tokyo 2020 silver medallists Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar of Australia in a...
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Canada’s Wilkerson, Humana-Paredes rally to win spot in Olympic beach volleyball gold-medal match | CBC Sports
The Canadian women’s beach volleyball team will play for gold at the Paris Olympics after defeating Switzerland 14-21, 22-20, 15-12 in semifinal play at Eiffel Tower Stadium on Thursday. After dropping the opener, Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson saved a match ball against Tanja Hueberli and Nina Brunner in the second set before forcing a...
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US women eliminated by Switzerland in Olympic beach volleyball shocker
The U.S. has suffered an unexpected heartbreaker on the Paris sand. U.S. beach volleyball world champions Sara Hughes and Kelly Cheng were defeated in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower on Tuesday night (21-18, 21-19) by Switzerland’s Tanja Huberli and Nina Brunner in an early quarterfinal exit. The defeat marks the first time the U.S....
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Paris Olympics: Sara Hughes, Kelly Cheng eliminated by Switzerland in beach volleyball quarterfinals
The United States’ Kelly Cheng, left, and Sara Hughes hug during a quarterfinal beach volleyball match against Switzerland at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Tuesday in Paris. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) Medal table | Olympic schedule | How to watch | Olympic news The United States has a history of dominance in women’s beach volleyball,...
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Swiss beat Americans Hughes, Cheng in Olympic beach volleyball; German, Swedish men advance to semis
PARIS (AP) — No more American women left in the beach volleyball field at the Paris Games. No more hope of the U.S. women bringing a gold medal back to the sport’s birthplace for the fifth time in six Olympics. Switzerland ousted Americans Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes on Tuesday night, a day after the...
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Team Switzerland Olympic beach volleyball player Joana Heidrich in images
Aug 3, 2021; Tokyo, Japan; Joana Heidrich, of Switzerland, celebrates the quarterfinal win against Brazil during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Shiokaze Park in Tokyo, Japan. Mandatory Credit: Kareem Elgazzar-USA TODAY Sports Swiss star Joana Heidrich Aug 6, 2021; Tokyo, Japan; Joana Heidrich (SUI) celebrates after defeating Anouk Verge-Depre and Joana Heidrich (SUI)...
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Humana-Paredes, Wilkerson ousted from Brazil beach volleyball event by Olympic-hungry Swiss duo | CBC Sports
For the second time this week, a Canadian women’s beach volleyball duo was defeated by a highly motivated Swiss tandem at the Elite16 pro tour event in Brasilia, Brazil. Toronto’s Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson were the latest to fall to Esmee Bobner and Zoe Verge-Depre, dropping a three-set decision (21-18, 23-25, 10-15) on Saturday....