The 2012 Olympic men's beach volleyball duo's are no longer. Last week Phil Dalhausser split from Todd Rogers. This week Sean Rosenthal split from Jake Gibb.
Dalhausser and Rosenthal will form a team while Rogers has retired from International play. Gibb has yet to announce his new partner.
Dalhausser/Rogers won gold in Beijing in 2008 but finished 9th in London in 2012.
Gibb/Rosenthal had two fifth place finishes in Beijing and London.
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Two USA women's national team coaching changes
Today it was announced that USA women's national volleyball assistant coach Karch Kiraly will take over the head coaching duties from Hugh McCutcheon. McCutcheon resigned as national head coach to take the head volleyball coaching job at the University of Minnesota. Kiraly had been an assistant coach under McCutcheon since 2009.
Also USA women's national soccer coach Pia Sundhage stepped down as head coach on Sept. 1. She had a 89-6-10 record since taking over the USA women's team in Nov. 2007. The USA women's team has made it to every tournament final and has won 2 gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Olym;pic games under Sundhage. She also coached the 2011 world cup team to a finals loss to Japan on penalty kicks. Sundhage plans to return to her native Sweden.
Also USA women's national soccer coach Pia Sundhage stepped down as head coach on Sept. 1. She had a 89-6-10 record since taking over the USA women's team in Nov. 2007. The USA women's team has made it to every tournament final and has won 2 gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Olym;pic games under Sundhage. She also coached the 2011 world cup team to a finals loss to Japan on penalty kicks. Sundhage plans to return to her native Sweden.
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