Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes are one of the best teams in the world, currently ranked No. 4 in the Olympic race, with a gold medal in Tepic, silver in Gstaad, and two AVP wins in 2023. They’re also coached by Kelly’s husband, Jordan, which has created, as you might be able to guess, an interesting dynamic, one that is both a dream and also extremely difficult. It’s working, both on the court – they are one of the top teams on the planet – and off – they are still happily married. We chatted all about their lives as a husband-wife, coach-player, as well as:
And so much more.
Super fun chat with the Cheng Family as they head down to Mexico for this week’s World Championships!
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SHOOTS!
Road to Paris: Dutchmen are Flying, China is Rising, Qatar is Returning, Chase and Miles Are Surging
Terese Cannon: Scrapping a six-year Olympic plan to ’go play because you like playing’
Seain Cook: ”An idiot who plays beach volleyball? That’s good.”
Megan Rice was always ”just one opportunity away” from her massive breakout season
Road To Paris: Maybe those USA partnership changes weren’t such a bad move after all
Fall Mailbag! Tri Bourne on the hot seat! Why doesn’t the AVP stream on YouTube? Where’s Sponcil?
DJ Klasnic is living the volleyball dream and then some
Steve Obradovich, and the revival of fours beach volleyball
The Road to Paris: WORLD CHAMPIONS! And a historical weekend in Mexico
Hailey Harward: Playing ”like a kid on the playground” with gratitude and joy
Road to Paris, World Champs Edition: SIX USA teams win pool
Road To Paris: Ana Patricia and Duda vs. The World
Laird Hamilton and Gabby Reece: The Good Stewards of The High Performance Community
Jon Alvarez, Volleyball Life, and ”volleyball people doing cool things for volleyball”
Trevor Crabb is always taking receipts. Now he’s literally cashing in
The 3X NCAA Champion Nourse Twins have ”nothing else but to be themselves”
Road to Paris: $1M purse, Olympic bids, massive points -- a full preview of the World Championships
Taylor Crabb, Taylor Sander, and ”the most satisfying victory in the world”
Andy Benesh: The blocker who is helping to revive USA Beach Volleyball
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