Walsh, May-Treanor Take Beach V'Ball Gold
Americans First With Consecutive Golds In Beach Volleyball
POSTED: Wednesday, August 20, 2008
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BEIJING, China -- American and Chinese flags dotted the stands, sticking to anything they touched. They were outnumbered only by fans holding umbrellas.This was some beach volleyball final.Under a driving rain and in the coolest temperatures these Beijing Olympics have seen so far, Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh completed their undefeated run through the women's beach volleyball tournament Thursday morning with a straight-set win in the gold medal match.May-Treanor and Walsh won their second consecutive Olympic gold medal with a 21-18, 21-18 victory over China's Wang Jie and Tian Jia, completing their run through the tournament without dropping a set.They didn't let the rain dampen their celebration, either.Walsh bounded around the court in the rain, hopping up and down and carrying a wet American flag. She hugged wet volunteers and the Chaoyang Park venue dancers, too.China's Xue Chen and Zhang Xi won the bronze medal with a 21-19, 21-17 victory over Renata Ribeiro and Talita Rocha of Brazil.
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