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 sets the slide to Foluke Akinradewo/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
April Ross takes her set out wide/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
Alix Klineman celebrates a kill/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Brazil’s Macris Carneiro sets on the run during the Tokyo Olympics/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Jordyn Poulter overhand digs/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Alix Klineman and April Ross celebrate winning the gold medal/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Brazil’s Fernanda Garay celebrated the Brazilian block/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Taliqua Clancy takes a swing on two/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
April Ross rejoices at the Tokyo Olympics after an Alix Klineman stuff block/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Serbia’s Mina Popovic gets some air on a fake/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Australia’s Mariafe Artacho lays out for a shot/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Annie Drews hits out of the back row/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Foluke Akinradewo hits the three set straight down through the gap/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
