10 Questions with Latvian Beach Star Aleksandrs Samoilovs
Latvian Aleksandrs Samoilovs shares about his partner, all things volleyball, how his family play a role in his game and how it has changed since he started in 2003 in our first 10 Questions feature.
Agatha/Duda Win In Tiebreak To Highlight FIVB Women’s #WTFinals Day 1
In women’s action, just four matches were played, but the final match of the day went the distance with Agatha Bednarczuk/Eduarda ‘Duda’ Santos Lisboa (Brazil) rallying for a tiebreak victory.
Poland’s Kantor/Losiak Win Two on Day 1 of World Tour Finals
Day 1 of the World Tour Finals included eight men’s matches with Poland’s Piotr Kantor/Bartosz Losiak headlining the action with a pair of victories. Meanwhile, Norwegians Anders Mol/Christian Sorum extended their win streak to 20 matches.
Streaking Norwegians Mol/Sorum Lead FIVB World Tour Final Men’s Field
As the sand in Hamburg, Germany, heats up ahead of the FIVB World Tour Finals, take a look at the men’s race, including top seeded Norwegians Anders Mol/Christian Sorum and three-time 2018 gold medalists Alexander Brouwer/Robert Meeuwsen from the Netherlands.
Americans Ross/Hughes Among Elite 10 Women’s Pairs at FIVB Tour Finals
With a $150,000 check on the line for the champion and just 10 teams vying for the title, take a look at the women’s field, which includes teams from seven nations, including two each from Brazil, Germany and Canada and Americans Summer Ross/Sara Hughes.
An Inside Look at the FIVB World Tour Finals
All eyes will be on Hamburg, Germany for the second straight year as the top 10 men’s and women’s beach volleyball teams converge to crown the best of the 2018 FIVB World Tour. Summer Ross/Sara Hughes are the lone Americans among the field.
P1440 Teams Up with FIVB for Las Vegas Olympic Qualifying Event
As part of the four previously announced P1440 tour events, the beach volleyball tour/concert and health and wellness series founded by three-time Olympic gold medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings is teaming up with the FIVB for a four-star double-gender event in Las Vegas, Oct. 17-21.
Americans Wheeler/Dykstra, Russians Myskiv/Samoday Take Vaduz Gold
It wasn’t an easy road for Allie Wheeler/Lara Dykstra, but the Americans won their first World Tour medal as a pairing on Saturday. Meanwhile, Russians Taras Myskiv/Valeriy Samoday won their second straight gold.
Americans Summer Ross/Sara Hughes Claim First FIVB World Tour Crown
Americans Summer Ross/Sara Hughes, who are in their first year together, finally reached the top of the podium at an FIVB World Tour event, outlasting Brazilian power duo Agatha Bednarczuk/Eduarda ‘Duda’ Santos Lisboa in tiebreak for the Moscow Four Star title.
Smedins/Samoilovs Snag Second FIVB Gold in Moscow
Sixth-seeded Latvians Janis Smedins/Aleksandrs Samoilovs sewed up their second FIVB gold medal of the year, denying Brazilian duo Alison Cerutti/Andre Loyola Stein 21-18, 21-13 in the title match of the Moscow Four Star on Sunday.
