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Volleyball Canada has announced its 2025 beach volleyball national team roster Wednesday, with five of six 2024 Olympians returning to the squad. Paris silver medallists Wilkerson, Humana-Paredes headline women’s senior team Isaac Hung · CBC Sports · Posted: Jan 16, 2025 7:39 PM EST | Last Updated: 8 hours agoContinue Reading

It was a game of beach volleyball musical chairs. And Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson landed the silver seats. The Canadian duo joined forces two years ago, and on Friday in Paris, they won an Olympic silver medal together. Beach volleyball duo came together 2 years ago, claimed silver medalContinue Reading

Coming Up Canada’s Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson will play in the Olympic women’s beach volleyball gold-medal match at Paris 2024. Live coverage begins Friday at 4:30 p.m. ETCBC Sports · Posted: Aug 09, 2024 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago Beach Volleyball – Women’s Bronze &Continue Reading

Coming Up Canada’s Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson will play Switzerland on Thursday at 11 a.m. ET for a spot in the Olympic women’s beach volleyball gold-medal match at Paris 2024. Live coverage begins at 11 a.m. ETCBC Sports · Posted: Aug 08, 2024 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated:Continue Reading

Coming Up Canada’s Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson will play for a spot in the Olympic women’s beach volleyball semifinals on Wednesday at Paris 2024. Watch live coverage beginning at 11 a.m. ET. Live coverage begins at 11 a.m. ET CBC Sports · Posted: Aug 07, 2024 4:00 AM EDTContinue Reading

Canada’s Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson are through to the quarterfinals of the women’s beach volleyball competition at the Paris Olympics after a 2-0 upset of Americans Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss in the Round of 16 on Monday at Eiffel Tower Stadium. Toronto duo will next face Spain’s Daniela AlvarezContinue Reading

One of two Team Canada women’s beach volleyball pairings, Heather Bansley and Sophie Bukovec fell 21-17 and 21-14 to Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth at Eiffel Tower Stadium. Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth knocked off Ontario-based pair 2-0 Gemma Karstens-Smith · The Canadian Press · Posted: Jul 27, 2024 6:22Continue Reading

Steven Van de Velde, the Dutch beach volleyball player who was convicted in 2016 of having sex with a 12-year-old girl in England, will make his Olympic debut Sunday when he and teammate Matthew Immers meet Italy at the Eiffel Tower Stadium. Van de Velde, 29, was convicted in 2016Continue Reading

The top Canadian beach volleyball duo of Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson finished with silver at the Beach Pro Tour Elite16 stop in Ostrava, Czech Republic, falling to the reigning world champions in Sunday’s final. Toronto duo falls short against reigning world champion Americans in Ostrava finalCBC Sports · Posted:Continue Reading