This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter is our monthly fan-question episode, though we didn't actually take any specific fan questions, as all of them centered on two topics only: Who is going to win the Olympics? What is Bally's purchase of AVP going to do for the sport of beach volleyball?
Now, before we begin: Savvy Simo and Mewhirter recorded this episode late Tuesday night. We were aware that Taylor Crabb had tested positive for COVID, and that Tri Bourne was on a flight bound for Tokyo. However, at the time, the information wasn't public, and, per Bourne's request, SANDCAST was not going to be the one to break that news. So we didn't chat about it, and we're still hoping Crabb can get a negative test in time to compete.
That said, what we do discuss on this episode includes:
- Bally's purchase of the AVP, and the potential upside a casino with deep pockets can bring to the sport of beach volleyball
- Why April Ross and Alix Klineman are the favorites to win gold in Tokyo
- Why Ahmed Tijan and Cherif Samba, and not Anders Mol and Christian Sorum, are the favorites to win gold in Tokyo
- Much more on the Olympic Games
- The exciting AVP Next Gold event in Atlantic City
- And, as always, much, much more.
ENJOY!
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This episode is also brought to you by Chasing Gold, a new non-profit founded by Matt Callahan and SANDCAST host Travis Mewhirter, aimed at funding aspiring Olympians to relieve the financial burden of traveling around the world. Read more and donate today at www.chasinggold.org!
SHOOTS!
Derek Olson, and Morocco's 'Disney story' into the Tokyo Olympic Games
Sean Rosenthal is the same now as he's ever been: Beach Volleyball's greatest ambassador
Jason Lochhead: The globetrotting route to becoming a two-time Olympic coach
Taylor Crabb, and the arrival of beach volleyball's next generation
SANDCAST Mailbag: A review of the Tokyo Olympic quad, and looking ahead to AVP 2021
DJ Klasnic is bringing the passion for beach volleyball back to Serbia
Corinne Quiggle and Allie Wheeler: Winning the little steps on their way to the big one
Canadian road dogs Will Hoey and Jake MacNeil have no exit plans
Savvy Simo, and a remarkable, legacy-leaving career at UCLA
SANDCAST Mailbag: What is Qatar doing? Top five matches from Cancun; FUDS stories
Sara Putt's made NCAA Championship history before; now she's out to do it again
Life inside the Cancun Bubble, with Tri Bourne and Evie Matthews
James Shaw, and the pursuit for the goals on the other side of fear
Kim Hildreth is thriving, with both feet finally on the ground
Mark Paaluhi, the man alas giving beach volleyball the attention he always thought it needed
Beach Volleyball Mailbag: Breaking down the Cancun Bubble, training tips, AVP speculation
Matt Fuerbringer: Respecting the work that's required of greatness
Chaim Schalk's American career has finally begun -- from the bottom
Don't be fooled by LSU's Kristen Nuss: She'll find a way to win
Travis Mewhirter's volatile, adversity-filled trip to and from the Doha bubble
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