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:
Yang Hyo-jin takes advantage of the low set to Brazil’s Ana Carolina da Silva/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Mina Popovic hits around the USA block/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Australia’s Mariafe Artacho pivots for a dig/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Anouk Verge-Depre goes horizontal for a dig/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Jordyn Poulter sets the slide to Foluke Akinradewo/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
April Ross makes a one-handed dig/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Alix Klineman and April Ross celebrate winning the gold medal/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
April Ross takes her set out wide/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Switzerland’s Joana Heidrich and Anouk Verge-Depre pass the middle/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Latvia’s Tina Graudina takes a swing on two/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Alix Klineman find the angle as April Ross covers/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Park Jeong-ah wipes the Brazilian block/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Haleigh Washington focuses on the ball/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Jordan Larson flies in for the pipe set/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
Australia’s Mariafe Artacho brings up a powerful April Ross spike/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Brazil’s Macris Carneiro sets on the run during the Tokyo Olympics/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Switzerland’s Joana Heidrich passes a tough serve/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