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The podium (left to righ), Davis, Johnson Jordan, McPeak, Youngs, Wacholder and Walsh |
Happy Americans with Youngs mother |
The winners with Youngs mom (right) |
Gold medallists - Holly McPeak (left) and Elaine Youngs |
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Silver medallists - Annett Davis (left) and Jenny Johnson Jordan |
Bronze medallists - Rachel Wacholder (left) and Kerry Walsh |
Honoring the American flag from the podium |
Elaine Youngs with joy of a USA gold |
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More liquid from the winner - USA's Elaine Youngs |
USA's Elaine Youngs with a championship spray |
Jenny Johnson Jordan moves into position for the United States |
USA's Annett Davis sets the ball |
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Holly McPeak of the United States chases the Mikasa |
USA's Jenny Johnson Jordan on the serve |
Annett Davis (No. 2) hits past Elaine Youngs in All-USA final |
Holly McPeak (right) of the United States receivers the Mikasa |
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USA's Elaine Youngs hits past Jenny Johnson Jordan in deciding set |
Elaine Youngs (left) with winning USA partner Holly McPeak |
Holly McPeak of the United States with the serve |
USA's Jenny Johnson (left) stretches for the Mikasa with Annett Davis |
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Jenny Johnson Jordan (in the sand) and Annett Davis on championship point |
Annie Martin of Canada moves towards the Mikasa |
Canadian fans watch the Vaagen Harbour action |
Canadian TO - Annie Martin (left) talks with Guylaine Dumont |
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USA's Kerri Walsh (left) at the net against Annie Martin of Canada |
Holly McPeak of the United States falls |
Guylaine Dumont of Canada at the net |
USA and Canada at the net - Jenny Johnson Jordan (left) with Guylaine Dumont |
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Just Do It yells Jenny Johnson Jordan of the United States |
Canada's Annie Martin |
Annie Martin of Canada stretches for the ball |
Annett Davis of the United States goes for the Mikasa |
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USA's Annett Davis bumps the ball |
Annett Davis of the USA with a serve |
Canada's Guylaine Dumont at the net |
USA's Jenny Johnson Jordan |
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Semi-final winners - USA's Holly McPeak (left) and Elaine Youngs |
Kerri Walsh (left) and Rachel Wacholder during a USA time out |
Holly McPeak of the United States hits at the net |
Rachel Wacholder with another USA reception |
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USA's Rachel Wacholder with the reception |
Elaine Youngs prepares a USA serve |
Holly McPeak of the United States in the Vaagen Harbour centre court sand |
USA's Holly McPeak goes for the ball |
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Norwegian winners - Ingrid Torlen (left) and Nila Ann Hakedal |
Kathrine Maaseide of Norway looks for the Mikasa |
Norway's Kathrine Maaseide (right) with Okka Rau of Germany at the net |
Susanne Glesnes of Norway chases the Mikasa |
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Canada's Guylaine Dumont after a win |
Efthalia Koutroumanidou (right) hits past Greek rival Efi Sfyri |
Efthalia Koutroumanidou (right) of Greece with Vassiliki Arvaniti |
Taking a bow - USA's Rachel Wacholder |
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Norwegian players, cheerleaders and fans |
Norway's Ingrid Torlen bumps the Mikasa |
More than 30,000 enjoyed Friday's action |
The crowded sidewalks leading to the Vaagen Harbour centre court |
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Resting, reading and enjoy the sun next to the Beach Volleyball action |
A packed Vaagen Harbour centre court |
Enjoying a break from Beach Volleyball at Vaagen Harbour |
We win - Nila Ann Hakedal (eyes shut) hugs Norwegian partner Ingrid Torlen |
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Looking for the spot - Dalixia Fernandez Grasset of Cuba |
Cuba's Tamara Larrea Peraza cleans her glasses |
USA's Jenny Johnson Jordan goes for the Mikasa |
Ingrid Torlen in the crowd after second Norwegian win |
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Norway's Cecilie Josefsen (right) receives while Kristine Wiig watches |
Finland's Erika Nystroom chases the Mikasa |
USA's Rachel Wacholder (glasses) beats Kerri Walsh to the ball |
Kathrine Maaseide of Norway on the reception with Susanne Glesnes moving |
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Canadians prepare - Guylaine Dumont with the ball while Annie Martin awaits |
Kerri Walsh of USA high over the net against Finland |
USA's Kerri Walsh walks away while Erika Nystrom of Finland watches the ball |
Kerri Walsh of the United States signs her name |
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Dalixia Fernandez Grasset of Cuba stretches while Guylaine Dumont of Canada watches |
Cuba's Tamara Larrea Peraza stretches for the Mikasa |
Kathrine Maaseide hugs her partner after first Norwegian win |
Norway wins - A happy Ingrid Torlen |
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Tamara Larrea Peraza of Cuba blocks against Greece |
A Beach Volleyball mother with new son - Norway's Synnove Marie Oyra |
Norway's Eva Roald Ofstaas puts her hands in the air |
Julia Willand (left) congratulates Leigh-Ann Naidoo after South African win |
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Celebriting an Australia win - Angela Clarke in foreground |
Hungary's Krisztina Nagy watches the ball in Vaagen Harbour |
Mered de Vries of the Netherlands |
Aussie Kylie Gerlic goes flying |
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Eva Roald Ofstaas (right) of Norway goes for the ball |
Irina Brandstetter of Austria talks with the scorer |
Kylie Gerlic of Australia nears the line |
Austria's Annabelle Borchard digs the Mikasa |
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Annabelle Borchard of Austria in the sand |
Hilda Gaxiola (right) of Mexico bumps ball ahead of Mayra Garcia |
Mexico's Mayra Garcia digs for the ball |
