Road to Paris: Olympic Histories Written, Legacies Made, Records Broken

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On this episode of the Road to Paris, Travis Mewhirter breaks down the Ostrava Elite16, the final event of the Olympic qualifying period, where dreams were made, hearts were broken, history written, legacies etched into stone. On this episode, Mewhirter:
– Gives a warm welcome back to Anders Mol, who returned in dominant fashion after an injury break
– Breaks down the controversial call, with the help of ref John King, that decided Anouk Verge-Depre and Joana Mader’s first round of pool play against Katja Stam and Raisa Schoon
– Highlights the 17 women and 20 men making their Olympic debuts in Paris
– Explains why it’s such massive news that Chase Budinger qualified for the Olympic Games, and why it could be a good thing that USA Volleyball is sending four new faces to an Olympics for the first time since 2008
– What Pablo Herrera just did that nobody has ever done, and nobody may ever do again

And, per usual, a whole lot more.

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15 thoughts on “Road to Paris: Olympic Histories Written, Legacies Made, Records Broken”

  4. I was watching that block party you called live with my wife and it was literally on que – I said something about Mol not being quite 100% after the injury and left the room to make something to eat
    My wife is like
    “He got a block!” – “He got another!” – “Babe he blocked them again…” – “Babe Mol is back 😶”

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  5. Great vid! Do you have any info about beach volleyball coverage for the Olympics this year? E.g. who will be commentating, which matches will be shown, and where we can watch? I remember during Tokyo the commercial breaks prevented us from seeing several points.

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  9. Hey Travis, where or how might we get access to the pictures you guys show?? Are they publicly available? Like the AVP photographers share their favorites after the big tournaments. Thanks! Great work and glad you saw fit to day a day off 🙂

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  11. Excited to watch miles and Andy compete in the Olympics!! They’ve worked for it and Miles vball IQ is insaaanse. Hopefully benesh can clean up his serve receive tho;) let’s gooo miles n Andy!!

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  12. As much as I like watching beach volleyball in the Olympics, I will be glad to not hear about the race for the Olympics for another couple years. It seems that beach volleyball has become only an "Olympic sport" to casual fans. The goal of making the Olympics has taken all the oxygen from the sport as it seems all the money and planning revolves around the qualification years and cycles.

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