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...their success is good for the sport of beach volleyball, which is gaining in popularity with each Olympic appearance. And now, with the Olympic gold and bronze in the hands of Americans, the sport may attract more younger players that could help Americans remain on the podium in Beijing and beyond...
...coming into Athens, thanks to a string of 15 consecutive victories last year. The pair made history on Tuesday by becoming the first U.S. team to win an Olympic gold medal in beach volleyball. They would have been the first to win any medal for the U.S. in the sport but were beaten to that honor by about an hour by teammates Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs, who won bronze in a tough three-set match against Australians Natalie Cook and Nicole Sanderson. It was a particularly poignant victory for McPeak, who, at 35, is one of the grand dames...
...sport known for its partner-swapping and back-stabbing, May-Walsh stand out; in 2000, both were in Sydney, but playing for different teams, and both came up short of a medal. May was partnered with McPeak, and finished fifth on the beach, while Walsh?s indoor volleyball team came just short of a bronze. When the two finally paired up in 2001, they quickly moved up the World Tour rankings, and became the first US team to win the world championships last year. Completely in sync on the court, the two lead their own lives off the sand...
...legends Dawn Fraser and Shane Gould. A marketer's dream, Henry appears set to become Australia's new, ever smiling, Queen of Swimming. Trying to play down the attention and any dramatic changes her success may bring, the modest Brisbaneite said about her exploits: "It's just a sport. It's great to have a gold medal but, you know, the people I go home to will be the same people I went away from...
...Athens, Australia's women have outshone the men in an awesome display of Girl Power - not just in the pool but in cycling and shooting. "Women generally in sport aren't perceived as well as men are," Henry said after her 100-m freestyle win, "and women who get up and do as well as men are great." Gould, the Golden Girl from Munich in 1972, reckons Australia's women swimmers are looking darn good these days: "We've got more ranked in the Top 10 than there has been for quite a number of years," she says, "and part...