“The crowd was the third player”, Larissa said.
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Every point matters, and she was able to deliver a crucial point for U.S. to keep their medal hopes alive.
Teammate Nadine Zumkehr also said it would take her a while to appreciate what the experience.
But she’s going to try.
Walsh Jennings has competed in both bikinis and long sleeves both in Rio and in many Olympics past-and Doaa Elghobashy, a practicing Muslim and member of Egypt’s women’s beach volleyball Olympic team, drew significant attention this year for competing in leggings, a long-sleeved shirt, and a hijab. “The audience was insane”. I have three kids, I have a loving, very supportive husband, and we’re doing this together.
With the 21-10 and 21-16 victory in 36 minutes, their fourth win in a row in Rio, Walsh/Ross secured their berth in the women’s top eight. She’s hoping to grab her fourth consecutive Olympic gold and claim the shining accolades that come with the lofty goal; be the first volleyball player to win four gold medals, the third USA woman to win gold at four different Games, and the oldest medalist in beach volleyball history.
They’ll play defending world champions Agatha and Barbara on the Brazilians’ home sand to clinch a medal.
Ross, along with Jennifer Kessy, was part of the American team Walsh Jennings and May-Treanor defeated in London for the gold.
“They had a fight and had to fight off a lot of set points”. Switzerland could have won it at 20-19, 21-20 and 22-21, but Brazil took the lead at 24-23.
After the Swiss saved a set point of their own, Talita delivered a block finish off the set.
“We know that we wanted to get used to the midnight matches because that’s when the later (round) matches are”, Walsh Jennings said. “They deserved to win, but we gave them a really, really hard win”.
First, ever wonder how your favorite National Basketball Association players would make out as volleyball pros?
1994: Kosuke Hagino, Japanese swimmer who won gold in the 400m individual medley this summer in Rio. But that likely will be the last time she’ll receive a favorable reaction from the fans at these Rio Olympics.
“We’re just so amped”, she said.
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At the beginning of the tournament, it felt like all the matches were just a precursor to the inevitable showdown between the Brazilians and the Americans.
