This is episode No. 8 of The Road to Paris, where Travis Mewhirter breaks down the race to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. This episode follows the @volleyballworld Gstaad Elite16, where Andy Benesh and Miles Partain just won perhaps the most significant gold medal since Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser won gold at the Beijing Olympic Games. That's not all, either: Twice, they topped Anders Mol and Christian Sorum. Meanwhile...
- Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes took another silver medal and a cowbell
- Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth won bronze
- Germans Cinja Tillman and Svenja Muller are back on tour with a big fourth
- George Wanderley and Andre Loyola won their first Elite16 medal of the season
- The Grimalts are kinda sorta maybe back (who knows with them)
And a whole lot more!
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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!
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
Tim Brewster, Kyle Friend, and the most unique partnership in beach volleyball
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