This is the seventh episode of the Road to Paris, where Travis Mewhirter breaks down the Olympic beach volleyball race for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. We also have our first guest appearance from Australian Olympian and Volleyball World commentator Damien Schumann, who provides a little background on the gold medalists. This episode follows the @BeachVolleyballWorld Jurmala Challenge, where Australians Zach Schubert and Thomas Hodges won gold, and Brazilians George Wanderley and Andre Loyola, Evandro Goncalves and Arthur Mariano, and Renato Lima and Vitor Felipe all made the semifinals.
In this episode, Mewhirter covers:
- The big gold medal won by Schubert and Hodges
- How Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson have become the best defensive team in the world
- A huge breakthrough silver medal for Esmee Bobner and Zoe Verge-Depre
- Tina Graudina and Anastasija Samoilova getting back on the map with a bronze
And a whole lot more!
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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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Road to Paris: France Goes CLUTCH Mode in Continental Cup, and the Netherlands Gets "Bizarre"
April Ross, Alix Klineman, and the Last Dance of the A-Team
Road to Paris: Olympic Histories Written, Legacies Made, Records Broken
Kelsey Robinson Cook: The Indomitable Will of USA Volleyball's "Fireball"
Road to Paris: What every team needs to do to qualify for the Olympics
Erik Shoji: Life as the Best Libero in the World
Road to Paris: Chase Budinger, Miles Evans on Verge of Qualifying; Dutch Race Gets Even Wilder
Taylor Crabb, Taylor Sander, and the Bigger Mission of America's Most Popular Team
Evan Cory is Playing Volleyball His Own Damn Way in 2024
Mailbag! Are Tri and Chaim done? New AVP Partnerships? Paris Podium Predictions?
Road to Paris: Chase Budinger and Miles Evans have taken the driver's seat
Abby Van Winkle: The rookie whose volleyball career is only up from here
Road to Paris: The Grimalts just did THAT! Ittlinger-Borger win first gold, Anouk retakes the lead
Zana Muno: Rediscovering Herself on the Trip of a Lifetime
Road to Paris: Cuba -- SHARPIE! And Switzerland still loves Mexico
Hendrik Mol, Mathias Berntsen: How the Beach Volley Vikings are Changing Beach Volleyball
Road to Paris: Comeback Kings, Qualifier Queens, and Sensational Swiss
Melissa Humana-Paredes, Brandie Wilkerson and the complete overhaul of Canada's top team
Miles Partain, Andy Benesh, and the mindset shift that changed everything
Road to Paris: Brazil mens' race winds down while USA men, Canadian women heat up
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