Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson should be crowned the real queens of Canada after their GOLD MEDAL at home in the Montreal Elite16. They were phenomenal all weekend long, surviving one three-setter after another – against Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes, Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth, Xinyi Xia and Chen Xue, Betsi Flint and Julia Scoles – to win their second gold of the season. On this episode of The Road to Paris, where Travis Mewhirter breaks down the beach volleyball Olympic race, we cover that, as well as:
A huge shoutout to Montreal for delivering an awesome event!
ENJOY!
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Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter have a NEW BOOK! Playbook of Champions: The habits, routines, and stories of Olympians, Champions, and world-class athletes. If you listen to the show – which, if you’re reading this, then you are – then this is the perfect book for you, as it is a distillation of the best golden nuggets from our first five years of the podcast. Check it out on Amazon!
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SHOOTS!
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The fun is only just beginning for Sarah Schermerhorn
Brett Favre, Shawn Taylor, and the growth of Southern Miss beach volleyball
Aleksandrs Samoilovs: 16 years into his career, the Latvian Lion King continues roaring
Sam Schachter and Dan Dearing: From considering retirement to the honeymoon phase
Kim Smith never imagined beach volleyball in her life, ’now it is my life’
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Nick Lucena has (at least) one more chapter in his beach volleyball journey
February Mailbag: Why we LOVE the AVP schedule, best surprise teams, biggest wins this offseason
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Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth are changing the narrative in beach volleyball
New partners. New Tours. Welcome to beach volleyball in 2022
Devon Newberry and the UCLA Bruins are ”guns-a-blazing” heading into 2022
Hailey Harward, and the constant search to find and bring joy to the beach
Zana Muno: Beach volleyball’s hustling, diving, gritty ’chic farmer’
Ed Ratledge: At 45 years old, The Eagle is still flying high
Gabby Reece is still kicking a**
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