Tag: FIVB World Tour
TSX DAILY: “Why does a popular Olympic sport struggle?” is the wrong question ~...
≡ TSX DAILY ~ 28 August 2019 ≡
| 1. | LANE ONE: World Champion asks "Why does a popular Olympic sport struggle?"
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BEACH VOLLEYBALL: Heidrich and Verge-Depre claim first-ever World Tour golds in Moscow
The first win is always the hardest and for Swiss Olympians Joana Heidrich and Anouk Verge-Depre, it finally came in the Moscow four-star tournament...
BEACH VOLLEYBALL Preview: Brazil vs. U.S. showdown in women’s 4-star in Moscow
The FIVB World Tour will conclude with the World Tour Final in Rome (ITA) in early September, and this week’s tournament in Moscow (RUS)...
BEACH VOLLEYBALL: Mol and Sorum win seventh title with sweep of Alison and Alvaro...
They’re not invincible, but pretty close. Norway’s Anders Mol (22) and Christian Sorum (23) won their seventh World Tour event this season by defending...
BEACH VOLLEYBALL Preview: Final 5-star tournament of the season is the Vienna Major, with...
Heading toward the World Tour Final in Rome in early September, the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour for 2018-19 will stage its last 5-star...
BEACH VOLLEYBALL: No. 1s Mol and Sorum win in Tokyo, but Klineman and Ross...
In Tokyo, the penultimate stop on the FIVB World Tour for 2018-19 was also the test event for the 2020 Olympic beach volleyball tournament...
BEACH VOLLEYBALL Preview: Tokyo World Tour test event has both no. 1-ranked pairs and...
The FIVB World Tour is in Japan for a 4-star tournament in Tokyo’s Shiokaze Park that is also the “dress rehearsal” for the 2020...
BEACH VOLLEYBALL: World champs triumph at home at Edmonton; U.S. takes silvers in Canada...
Fresh from their World Championships victory in Germany, Canadians Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Paredes thrilled a home-country audience with a straight-set win in the...
BEACH VOLLEYBALL Preview: Dual World Tour events underway in Canada and Portugal
The FIVB World Tour is speeding into its final three weeks, with dual three-star and four-star events in Canada and Portugal. While the top...
BEACH VOLLEYBALL: Americans Klineman and Ross triumph at Gstaad 5-star major!
Something special is happening in women’s beach volleyball and the U.S. pair of Alix Klineman and April Ross are the protagonists.
After pairing up in...
BEACH VOLLEYBALL Preview: New World Champions immediately challenged at Gstaad 5-star Major
An exciting two weeks of the FIVB World Beach Volleyball Championships ended on Sunday.
On Tuesday, the qualifying rounds of the FIVB World Tour 5-star...
BEACH VOLLEYBALL: Evandro and Bruno Schmnidt end Norwegian beach streak in Warsaw
With the World Championships coming up quickly at the end of the month, the Warsaw (POL) four-star was a good spot to show readiness.
And...
BEACH VOLLEYBALL Preview: Warsaw four-star is the last tune-up for the World Championships
The 2019 FIVB World Championships in Hamburg (GER) are coming at the end of the month, and the last significant tournament remaining is the...
BEACH VOLLEYBALL: They did it again … Mol and Sorum win third in a...
With the FIVB World Championships now less than a month away, it’s the perfect time to be playing your best ball and that’s what...
BEACH VOLLEYBALL Preview: Three in a row for Mol and Sorum in Ostrava?
Confirmed as the top seed for the 2019 World Beach Volleyball Championships, Norway’s Anders Mol and Christian Sorum are in Ostrava (CZE) to try...
BEACH VOLLEYBALL: Walsh Jennings and Sweat win first gold together in Jiajiang four-star
There has been plenty of reason to doubt the chances of three-time Olympic gold medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings – now 40 – on the...
BEACH VOLLEYBALL Preview: Clash of stars in 4-star in Jinjiang, with Vikings look for...
A power-packed line-up of teams has assembled for the FIVB World Tour 4-star tournament in Jinjiang (CHN), led by the Norwegian pair of Anders...
BEACH VOLLEYBALL: Ross and Klineman score major victory at Itapema 4-star
Back in 2016, April Ross was the junior partner on the Olympic bronze-winning team with beach legend Kerri Walsh-Jennings. Now she’s the senior partner...
BEACH VOLLEYBALL Preview: Acid test for three U.S. women’s duos in Brazil four-star
While the sport of beach volleyball was born in Southern California, Brazil has become one of its cultural centers, with a deep connection to...
BEACH VOLLEYBALL: A new Brazilian pair triumphs in Port Dickson Open in Malaysia
Both are well-known names, but volleyball fans are not used to seeing them together: Alison Cerutti and Alvaro Filho of Brazil. Alison was half...
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