Kerri Walsh
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh win gold in women’s beach volleyball
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh of the United States have won the gold medal in the women’s beach volleyball at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
They beat Tian Jia and Wang Jie of China in straight sets, 21-18, 21-18.
China also won the bronze medal in an earlier match.
Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor beat Brazil to make it through to the final against China’s Wang Jie and Tian Jia.
“We’ll just have to pretend the crowd is cheering for us,” May-Treanor said.
The match is scheduled for Thursday morning at 9:00A.M. Beijing time. The United States team have won 12 straight Olympic matches.
“We don’t […]
Rain no problems for beach volleyballers
While the patch of rain earlier today delayed the start of the tennis, it was no problem for the beach volleyball.
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh from the United States beat Japan’s Chiaki Kusuhara and Mika Teru Saiki 21-12, 21-15.
“It felt good out there, it was our first time on centre. But it’s so humid it […]
May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh have proved to been a powerhouse in the women’s beach volleyball.
May-Treanor has now won 100 career tournaments out of just 153 events. The pair have won 16 tournament titles now in a row and won 90 consecutive matches in a row.
“It’s a team sport so I look at […]
Brazilian beach volleyball star Julian said she will be competing in the Beijing Olympics despite a knee injury that has kept her out of action for a month.
“Today I can tell, I’ll be in Beijing,” she said on Tuesday, her 25th birthday. “I don’t feel any pain on my knee and the possibility to make […]
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh beat Jennifer Boss and April Ross on Sunday in the finals of the AVP Tour’s stop at Coney Island in Brooklyn.
They have won 17 straight tournaments and are odd-on favorites to a win gold medal at the Beijing Olympics in the women’s volleyball.
“The Olympics are 20 days away,” Walsh […]
At AVP Gold Crown Miami Open on Sunday Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh defeated Elaine Youngs and Nicole Branagh.
“You wouldn’t like it to be that close, but a win’s a win, and we’ll take it,” May-Treanor said. “It’s nice when you can come back against a great team like that. Usually Nicole and EY, when […]
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