The best Tokyo Olympics volleyball photos from a great Friday for A Team, USA women

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VBM Staff

August 6, 2021

Friday was a great day for the two American teams competing in volleyball in the Tokyo Olympics.

April Ross and Alix Klineman won beach volleyball gold and the USA volleyball women’s team swept Serbia to advance to the gold-medal match.

VolleyballMag.com photo editor Ed Chan shot both those matches, as well as Switzerland’s Anouk Verge-Depre and Joana Heidrich winning beach bronze and the second indoor semifinal between Brazil and Korea.

Here are his favorite shots from Friday. Click on any photo to view full size:

Jordyn Poulter overhand digs/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Serbia’s Mina Popovic gets some air on a fake/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Tina Graudina-Anastasija Samoilova-beach volleyball olympic rankings — Latvia’s Tina Graudina and Anastasija Kravcenoka come together/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Alix Klineman celebrates a kill/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Switzerland’s Anouk Verge-Depre acknowledges Joana Heidrich’s block/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Australia’s Mariafe Artacho lays out for a shot/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Park Jeong-ah wipes the Brazilian block/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

April Ross makes a one-handed dig/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Jordyn Poulter sets the slide to Foluke Akinradewo/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Yang Hyo-jin takes advantage of the low set to Brazil’s Ana Carolina da Silva/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Australia’s Mariafe Artacho goes for a one-handed stab dig then decides to pull it back/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Jordan Larson interview 8/18/2021 — Jordan Larson flies in for the pipe set/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

April Ross takes her set out wide/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Anouk Verge-Depre cheers a block/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Mina Popovic hits around the USA block/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Switzerland’s Joana Heidrich throws down an overpass/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Korea’s Park Jeong-ah is stopped by the Brazil triple block of FernandaGaray, Carol Gattaz and Rosamaria Montibellier/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Brazil’s Rosamaria Montibellier dives for the tipped ball/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Haleigh Washington focuses on the ball/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Latvia’s Tina Graudina takes a swing on two/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Brazil’s Fernanda Garay celebrated the Brazilian block/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Switzerland’s Joana Heidrich passes a tough serve/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Joana Heidrich thanks partner Anouk Verge-Depre for creating an overpass opportunity/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Brazil’s Macris Carneiro sets on the run during the Tokyo Olympics/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Joana Heidrich of Switzerland has all kinds of real estate available in the backcourt on this overset/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Anouk Verge-Depre goes horizontal for a dig/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Taliqua Clancy takes a swing on two/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

April Ross-Alix Klineman — Alix Klineman and April Ross celebrate winning the gold medal/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Alix Klineman find the angle as April Ross covers/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Foluke Akinradewo hits the three set straight down through the gap/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

SANDCAST April Ross 8/11/2021-April Ross — April Ross rejoices at the Tokyo Olympics after an Alix Klineman stuff block/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Switzerland’s Joana Heidrich passes/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Australia’s Mariafe Artacho brings up a powerful April Ross spike/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Switzerland’s Joana Heidrich and Anouk Verge-Depre pass the middle/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

April Ross rips a jump serve for a second-set ace/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

The USA women’s national team poses for a photo after clincihing their berth into the gold medal final against Brazil/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Annie Drews hits out of the back row/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Australia’s Mariafe Artacho pivots for a dig/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

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