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Jul 7, 2009 | USA Today

Kessy, Ross earn Usa Today honor with world title

Maybe the name change worked. Jen Kessy and April Ross came out of a large field to win their first beach volleyball world title on July 4. The American duo, playing Brazilians Juliana Silva and Larissa Franca in Norway, won the tournament to ensure the world title stayed in American hands.

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Related Topix: Kerri Walsh, Larissa Franca, Summer Sports, Misty May-Treanor, Beach Volleyball, Juliana Silva

Sat Jul 04, 2009

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Brazil, U.S. women advance to semifinals of beach volleyball world championships

STAVANGER, Norway, July 3 -- Teams from beach volleyball powers Brazil and United States will vie for the women's medals at the 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Championships as their beach volleyball tandems won a pair of matches each here on Friday.

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Related Topix: Beach Volleyball, Summer Sports, Nicole Branagh, Ana Paula Connelly, Larissa Franca, Juliana Felisberta Silva

Olympic Medal Count

    Total
1 China 51 21 28 100
2 United States 36 38 36 110
3 Russian Fed. 23 21 28 72
4 Great Britain 19 13 15 47
5 Germany 16 10 15 41
6 Australia 14 15 17 46
7 Korea 13 10 8 31
8 Japan 9 6 10 25
9 Italy 8 10 10 28
10 France 7 16 17 40

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