The beach volleyball gold medal duo of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh were portrayed by NBC as an all but unbeatable team during the Olympic Games. But in their first match after the Olympics, they were beaten.May-Treanor and Walsh lost a match for the first time in more than a year on Sunday, as Elaine Youngs and Nicole Branagh beat them in a tournament in Mason, Ohio.
The loss snapped May-Treanor and Walsh's winning streak at 112 matches. Their last lost was on August 19, 2007, against Branagh and Youngs. May-Treanor and Walsh are 10-2 in finals matches against Branagh and Youngs.
The fans got their money's worth in the match, which at 1 hours, 45 minutes, was the second longest women's match in the history of women's pro beach volleyball.
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9-01-2008 @ 9:31AM
MisterC said...
Do they still roll around in the sand and hug if they lose?
Just askin'.
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9-04-2008 @ 12:10AM
tws1up said...
that picture that you see is when they lost. One more thing they never have rolled around in the sand that i know... they never did at the Olympics
9-01-2008 @ 11:17AM
Jeff said...
I will still brush the sand off of Misty when she loses. Heck, I will brush her off anytime.
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9-01-2008 @ 12:05PM
Geo said...
Duiring the Olympics they said that the last time they lost was to the same Chinese team that they beat in the finals. So, which is it?
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9-01-2008 @ 4:32PM
louismearon said...
still number one in my book usa usa great team
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9-06-2008 @ 12:48AM
A. Reyes said...
"Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh were portrayed by NBC as an all but unbeatable team during the Olympic Games"
This is a more than dumb statement since they WERE all but unbeatable with a year long winning streak. There really was no "portrayal" necessary on the part of NBC or anyone. It was fact.
Decent news item. Pitiful writing.
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