Moscow, Russia, August 25,
2013 – Latvia’s Janis Smedins and Aleksandrs Samoilovs and Brazil’s Maria Clara
and Carolina Salgado claimed the gold medals at the sixth edition of the FIVB
Beach Volleyball Moscow Grand Slam on Sunday. Brazil won three medals in
total in Vodny Stadium as Emanuel Rego and his temporary partner Evandro
Goncalves finished second and Ricardo Santos and Alvaro Morais Filho claimed
the bronze medal. Emanuel wrote history as the only player to win a medal in
Moscow with three different partners. In the women’s competition
Germany’s Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst finished second. Spain’s Liliana
Fernandez Steiner and Elsa Baquerizo McMillan won the bronze medal. Smedins and Samoilovs claim
second gold with a great show With their last World Tour
medal dating back to June, Janis Smedins and Aleksandrs Samoilovs came back
strong with gold at the FIVB Moscow Grand Slam on Sunday. The Latvians defeated
Brazil’s Emanuel Rego and Evandro Goncalves 2-0 (21-17 21-16) in a spectacular
final.
In a rainy Vodny Park both Latvia and Brazil warmed up the audience with a
great show. Evandro and Smedins challenged each other in hitting the hardest
attack, while great digs produced great rallies. More First Grand Slam gold for
Maria Clara and Carolina Salgado Maria Clara and Carolina
Salgado claimed their first Grand Slam gold on Sunday at the Vodny Stadium in
Moscow. The Brazilian sisters defeated Germany’s Laura Ludwig and Kira
Walkenhorst 2-0 (21-15 21-18) in the final.
The bronze medal went to Spain’s Liliana Fernandez Steiner and Elsa Baquerizo
McMillan after a 2-0 (22-20 21-19) win over Italy’s Marta Menegatti and
Viktoria Orsi Toth. More Emanuel in
Moscow final for the third year in a row
After winning the FIVB Moscow
Grand Slam in 2011 and 2012, Brazil’s Emanuel Rego reached the final in the
Russian capital for the third year in a row. But this time not with Alison
Cerutti but with young Evandro Goncalves.
The Brazilians play Latvia’s Janis Smedins and Aleksandrs Samoilovs in the
Vodny Stadium at 19.30 on Sunday evening. The Latvians prevented an
all-Brazilian final by defeating Ricardo Santos and Alvaro Morais Filho 2-0
(21-14 21-19) in the semifinal. More
From country quota to the
final in just one year for Walkenhorst
Germany’s Kira Walkenhorst
moved up from losing in country quota to the final of the FIVB Moscow Grand
Slam in just one year.
Walkenhorst and her new partner since this season, Laura Ludwig, reached the
final by defeating Italy’s new team Marta Menegatti and Viktoria Orsi Toth 2-0
(21-16 21-10) on Sunday morning. More
The Moscow Grand Slam was the
8th out of 10 Grand Slams this year. The FIVB World Tour now takes a break
until October when the last two Grand Slams of the season are held in Beijing
(1-6) and Sao Paolo (8-13).
The FIVB Open calendar
features four more events, starting with the double gender Kampala Open in
September in Uganda. At the end of October there are two women’s-only events in
Xiamen (China) and Phuket (Thailand), followed by the double gender Durban Open
(South-Africa) in December.
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