LONDON — The U.S. women's volleyball team slowly made its way to the locker room with sullen faces, having lost in the gold-medal match for the second straight Olympic Games. Impeding the Americans on their walk of shame: Somersaulting Brazilians. … Continue reading →
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| Event Type | Event | Stage | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medal/Final | Men | Final | Russia 3 - 2 Brazil |
| Medal/Final | Men | Bronze Medal | Bulgaria 1 - 3 Italy |
| Medal/Final | Women | Final | Brazil 3 - 1 United States |
| Medal/Final | Women | Bronze Medal | Japan 3 - 0 South Korea |
| Men | Semifinal | Brazil 3 - 0 Italy | |
| Men | Semifinal | Bulgaria 1 - 3 Russia |
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US women's volleyball heads to Olympic semisLONDON (AP) -- Destinee Hooker threw her arms around teammate Courtney Thompson in celebration after the U.S. women's volleyball team defeated the Dominican Republic to advance to the semifinals at More »
- US women sweep Dominican Republic to head to semis
LONDON (AP) -- The U.S. women's volleyball team remained undefeated at the London Games with a straight-set victory over the Dominican Republic on Tuesday night to advance to the semifinals. More »
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LONDON (AP) -- Dimitriy Muserskiy and Russia managed to stay alive long enough to wear out Brazil.
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No volleyball player can ask for a better Olympic debut than what Destinee Hooker has enjoyed in London. Hooker has dismantled opposing teams with her scoring ability and made the Team USA offense virtually unstoppable in its quest for a gold medal.
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- Latvia wins Olympic beach volleyball bro …
LONDON (AP) -- Martins Plavins and Janis Smedins beat the Netherlands in the beach volleyball bronze medal match on Thursday night to win Latvia's first medal of the London Olympics.
- America’s Beach Volleyball Women After the …
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings did the near-impossible at the 2012 London Games by winning their third consecutive beach volleyball gold medal. They played against teammates Jennifer Kessy and April Ross in the final round, making the match an all-American affair.
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| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Brazil | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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