This is Episode Six of The Road to Paris, breaking down the Olympic beach volleyball race with Travis Mewhirter. After a month off of @volleyballworld events, the world returned to one of the coolest venues in the sport: Ostrava, Czech Republic, where an extensive defunct industrial area has been converted into a beach volleyball venue. It's awesome. And apparently Americans love it, as it was a MASSIVE weekend for the USA, including:
- Terese Cannon and Sarah Sponcil jumping up to No. 5 in the Olympic race
- Andy Benesh and Miles Partain winning the USA's first Elite16 medal
- Qatar's Cherif Samba and Ahmed Tijan returning to the Beach Pro Tour
- Brazil's Olympic race getting very, very interesting with the rise of Evandro Goncalves and Arthur Mariano
And a whole lot more!
SHOOTS!
*** FACT CHECK NOTE: I made a factual error when talking about Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson. I said they got fifth in AVP New Orleans when, in fact, they took second.
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Travis Mewhirter and Kent Steffes just published a seminal work on the history of beach volleyball in their new book, Kings of Summer: The Rise of Beach Volleyball. Check it out on Amazon!! https://www.amazon.com/Kings-Summer-rise-beach-volleyball/dp/B0B3JHFKM7/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1WGJFWHPBGPQ2&keywords=kings+of+summer+book&qid=1658922972&sprefix=kings+of+summer+book%2Caps%2C1328&sr=8-1
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SHOOTS!
Finn Taylor, Volleyball World CEO, is out to build a legacy in beach volleyball
Taylor Sander: ‘We‘re going to put on a show‘
Mailbag! Partner news, Taylor Sander‘s debut, off-season training, AVP Uncovered, best players to watch
Javier Bello and Joaquin Bello are putting England beach volleyball on the map
The Road Dog life of Logan Webber
Terese Cannon‘s extraordinary beach life is only just beginning
Raise Your Game, with high-performance coach Alan Stein
Finding Mastery, on and off the court, with Michael Gervais
SANDCAST Mailbag: Who are the new beach volleyball partnerships for 2022?
Riley McKibbin: The rise to one of beach volleyball‘s most important voices
Jake Gibb has one last tournament before becoming the full-time soccer dad
Rising Canadian defender Jake MacNeil‘s life on the road is only beginning
Yariv Lerner is bringing beach volleyball back to the big screen
April Ross and Alix Klineman, and the micro changes that led to an Olympic gold medal
At 24 years old, TJ DeFalco might be the young guy, but he‘s no rookie
Tri Bourne and Trevor Crabb, Manhattan Champs, going somewhere they‘ve never gone before
Taryn Kloth has always taken the harder path, and she continues making it work
Tri Bourne -- Olympian Tri Bourne -- is always staying ready
April Ross is living out her own personal legend
Lewie Lett: The most passionate (and positive) voice in beach volleyball
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