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Krasilnikov & Stoyanovskiy World Championship victory highlights this week in 2019

 
Lausanne, Switzerland, July 5 - Tuesday marks the first anniversary of Viacheslav Krasilnikov and Oleg Stoyanovskiy's gold medal performance at last year's FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships in Germany where the Russian pair captured their country's first of two major titles in 2019.


After defeating Julius Thole and Clemens Wickler in a three-set World Championship finale July 7 in Hamburg at the Rothenbaum Tennis Centre, Krasilnikov and Stoyanovskiy validated that performance by defeating the young Germans two months later on September 8 in a two-set gold medal match at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Finals at the Foro Italico tennis complex.


Stoyanovskiy, a 2014 youth Olympic champion with Artem Yarzutkin in Nanjing, China, said after the Rome title that “when we first got together last year (October 2018), we couldn’t imagine we would win the two most important tournaments of the season.  I’m happy and it’s great to see that we played at our best in the most important moments.”

The 2018-2019 season for Krasilnikov and Stoyanovskiy was the best-ever campaign for a men's or women's Russian team on the World Tour since the start of FIVB-sanctioned beach volleyball events in 1987.  Krasilnikov and Stoyanovskiy finished the year with four gold medals, six podium placements, eight final four finishes and a 55-13 match mark (81 percent) in 13 events together.

With the Hamburg and Rome podiums featuring the same three teams, including bronze medal winners Anders Mol and Christian Sorum, Krasilnikov and Stoyanovskiy have a combined 6-2 record against their two main rivals on the FIVB World Tour.  The Russians are 4-0 against Thole and Wickler with three gold medal wins starting with a January 2019 title win over the Germans in The Hague.

Krasilnikov and Stoyanovskiy defeated Mol and Sorum in The Hague quarterfinals and the Rome semifinals with the Norwegians besting the Russians in semifinals in June 2019 at FIVB World Tour events in the Czech Republic (Ostrava) and Poland (Warsaw).

Viacheslav Krasilnikov (right) of Russia hits against Anders Mol of Norway at the FIVB World Tour Finals in Rome.

This week in FIVB beach volleyball history (July 5-11) also celebrates a 2009 World Championship win in Norway by Julius Brink and Jonas Reckermann, a 2015 world crown for Alison Cerutti/Bruno Oscar Schmidt of Brazil, and a 2019 world title for Canadians Melissa Humana-Parades and Sarah Pavan in Hamburg on July 6.

Brink and Reckermann posted a two-set win on July 5 over Alison and Harley Marques.  In the Stavanger semifinals the Germans were better than 2007 FIVB world champions Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers of the United States in a three-setter.

Humana-Parades and Pavan became Canada’s first-ever beach volleyball world champions after posting back-to-back final four wins over Nina Betschart/Tanja Huberli of Switzerland in three sets and Alix Klineman/April Ross of the United States in two sets.


Alison and Bruno Oscar Schmidt started a string of five-straight gold medal finishes by winning the 2015 FIVB World Championships in the Netherlands by defeating Dutchmen Reinder Nummerdor and Christiaan Varenhorst in the three-set finale.  During the five-event stretch, the Brazilians won 36 of 38 matches with both setbacks in pool play matches.


Also capturing FIVB World Championship gold this week (July 6 and 7, 2013 in Stare Jablonki, Poland) were Olympic bronze medal winners Chen Xue/Xi Zhang of China (Beijing 2008) and Dutchmen Alexander Brouwer/Robert Meeuwsen (Rio 2016).  The Chinese defeated Germans Karla Borger/Britta Buthe in the women's finale with the Dutch out-lasting Alvaro Filho/Ricardo of Brazil in the men's gold medal match.

Chen Xue (right) celebrates a world championship win with Chinese partner Xi Zhang

A total of 58 FIVB beach volleyball gold medals were distributed during the July 5-11 time frame, including 49 at World Tour events and nine Challenger/Satellite events.  In addition, six Olympians celebrate birthday's this week, including No. 38 Monday (July 6) for Brink, who teamed with Reckermann to capture the gold medal at the London 2012 Summer Games where the Germans defeated Alison and Emanuel Rego in the three-set finale.

Other Olympians celebrating birthdays this week are Eta Kaize of Indonesia (46 Sunday), Consuelo Turetta of Italy (59 Tuesday) and Igor Kolodinsky of Russia (37 Tuesday), Jean-Philippe Jodard of France (54 Wednesday), Morais Abreu of Angola (52 Friday and Marco Grimalt of Chile (31 Saturday), who competed in the Rio 2016 Summer Games.

Kaize (with Timy Yudhani Rahayu) and Turetta (with Annamaria Solazzi) competed at the Atlanta 1996 Olympics where both players placed 13th.  Jodard, a converted soccer player, competed in both the Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000 Summer Games with Christian Penigaud as the pair finished 13th and 19th, respectively.

Kolodinsky and Dmitri Barsouk were the first Russian men's or women's team to capture a gold medal on the FIVB World Tour as the pair topped podiums in 2008 in Austria (Klagenfurt) and in 2009 in Norway (Kristiansand). 

Dmitri Barsouk (right) and Igor Kolodinsky after winning Russia's first-ever gold medal on the FIVB World Tour.

At the Beijing 2008 Olympics, Kolodinsky and Barsouk placed ninth after dropping back-to-back setbacks to Brazilian pairs that placed second and third on the podium.  The Russians also placed second to Dalhausser and Rogers at 2007 World Championships in Gstaad, Switzerland.

Abreu and Emanuel Fernandes placed 19th at the Beijing Games where two of their loses were to teams that competed 2008 Olympic semifinals - Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos and Renato "Geor" Gomes/Jorge "Gia" Terceiro of Georgia.

Renato "Geor" Gomes (right) and Jorge "Gia" Terceiro (second from left) of Georgia with Morais Abreu (left) and Emanuel Fernandes

Here is a list of FIVB event winners during the July 5-11 period.

July 5
In 1998, Petr Chromy and Igor Stejskal of the Czech Republic won the Switzerland Satellite.  It was the first and only FIVB win for the team.
In 1998, Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar of Brazil won the Vasto Open. It was the sixth of 31 FIVB World Tour wins for the team.
In 1998, Vegard Hoidalen and Jorre Kjemperud of Norway won the Berlin Open. It was the first and only FIVB World Tour win for the team.
In 2003, Ana Paula Henkel and Sandra Pires of Brazil won the Stavanger Open. It was the third of five FIVB World Tour wins for the team.
In 2008, Chen Xue and Xi Zhang of China won the Moscow Grand Slam. It was the fourth of 15 FIVB World Tour wins for the team.
In 2009, Brink and Reckermann won the FIVB World Championship in Stavanger. It was the second of five FIVB World Tour wins for team.
In 2015, Alison and Bruno of Brazil won the FIVB World Championships in The Hague. It was the second of 12 FIVB World Tour wins for the team.

Brazilian world champions Alison Cerutti (left) and Bruno Oscar Schmidt

July 6
In 1997, Lisa Arce and Holly McPeak of the United States won the Pescara Open. It was the second of three FIVB World Tour wins for the team.
In 1997, Ze Marco de Melo and Emanuel won the FIVB German Open. It was the 12th win of 15 FIVB World Tour wins for the team.
In 2002, McPeak and Elaine Youngs won the Stavanger Open. It was the first of six FIVB World Tour wins for the team.
In 2003, Emanuel and Ricardo won the Stavanger Open. It was the first of 33 FIVB World Tour wins for the team.
In 2008, Alison and Bernardo Romano won the Brno Challenger. It was the first of three FIVB wins for the team.
In 2008, Dalhausser and Rogers of the United States won the Moscow Grand Slam. It was the fifth of 23 FIVB World Tour wins for the team.
In 2013, Xue and Zhang won the FIVB World Championships in Stare Jablonki. It was the 14th of 15 FIVB World Tour wins for the team.
In 2019, Humana-Paredes and Pavan won the FIVB World Championships in Hamburg. It was the fourth of six FIVB World Tour wins for the team.

Canadian world champions Sarah Pavan (left) and Melissa Humana-Parades

July 7
In 1996, Beate Buhler and Danja Musch of Germany won the Vasto Challenger. It was the first and only FIVB win for the team.
In 1996, John Child and Mark Heese of Canada won the Berlin Open. It was the first and only FIVB World Tour win for the team.
In 2002, Tande Ramos and Emanuel won the Stavanger Open. It was the sixth of five FIVB World Tour win for the team.
In 2012, Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings of the United States won the Gstaad Grand Slam. It was the 39th of 40 FIVB World Tour wins for the team.
In 2013, Brouwer and Meeuwsen won the FIVB World Championships in Stare Jablonki, Poland. It was the first of six FIVB World Tour wins for the team.
In 2013, Elena Kiesling and Jana Kohler of Germany won the Seoul Challenger. It was the first and only FIVB win for the team.
In 2018, Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy of Australia won the Espinho Open. It was the fourth of six FIVB World Tour wins for the team.
In 2019, Christoph Dressler and Alexander Huber of Austria won the Qidong Open. It was the second of two FIVB World Tour wins for the team.
In 2019, Jingzhe Wang and Shuhui Wen of China won the Qidong Open. It was the fourth of five FIVB World Tour wins for the team.
In 2019, Krasilnikov and Stoyanovskiy won the FIVB World Championships at Hamburg. It was the third of four FIVB World Tour wins for the team.

Robert Meeuwsen (left) and Alexander Brouwer  won the 2013 FIVB World Championships in Stare Jablonki

July 8
In 2001, Shelda and Adriana won the Gran Canaria Open. It was the 21st of 31 FIVB World Tour wins for the team.
In 2001, Tande and Emanuel won the Stavanger Open. It was the second of six FIVB World Tour win for the team.
In 2001, Thomas Klepper and Murilo Toscano of Brazil won the Xylokastro Challenger. It was the first of three FIVB wins for the team.
In 2006, Juliana Felisberta and Larissa Franca of Brazil won the Marseille Open. It was the 10th of 45 FIVB World Tour wins for the team.
In 2007, Emanuel and Ricardo won the Montréal Open. It was the 26th of 33 FIVB World Tour wins for the team.
In 2007, May-Treanor and Walsh Jennings won the Montréal Open. It was the 26th of 40 FIVB World Tour wins for the team.
In 2012, Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal of the United States won Gstaad Grand Slam. It was the fourth and final FIVB World Tour win for the team.
In 2017, Chantal Laboureur and Julia Sude of Germany won the Gstaad Major. It was the second of two FIVB World Tour wins for the team.
In 2018, Aleksandrs Samoilovs and Janis Smedins of Latvia won the Espinho Open. It was the 10th of 13 FIVB World Tour wins for the team.
In 2018, Emily Sonny and Torrey Van Winden of the United States won the Porec Open. It was the first and only FIVB win for the team.
In 2018, Likejiang Ha and Jiaxin Wu of won the Anapa Open. It was the first and only FIVB World Tour win for the team.
In 2018, Svetlana Kholomina and Nadezda Makroguzova of Russia won the Anapa Open. It was the first of two FIVB World Tour wins for the team.
In 2018, Vladyslav Iemelianchyk and Sergiy Popov of the Ukraine won the Porec Open. It was the first and only FIVB World Tour win for the team.

2018 Anapa podium with ball chasers

July 9
In 2000, Lina Yanchulova and Petia Yanchulova of Bulgaria won the Xylokastro Challenger. It was the first of three FIVB wins for the team.
In 2000, Patrick Heuscher and Stefan Kobel of Switzerland won the Xylokastro Challenger. It was the first of eight FIVB wins for the team.
In 2000, Ze Marco and Ricardo won the Stavanger Open. It was the eighth of 11 FIVB World Tour wins for the team.
In 2005, Juliana and Larissa won the St. Petersburg Open. It was the fifth of 45 FIVB World Tour wins for the team.
In 2006, Emanuel and Ricardo won the Marseille Open. It was the 22nd of 33 FIVB World Tour wins for the team.
In 2011, Juliana and Larissa won the Gstaad Grand Slam. It was the 40th of 45 FIVB World Tour wins for the team.
In 2016, Talita Antunes and Larissa won the Gstaad Major. It was the 13th of 16 FIVB World Tour wins for the team.
In 2017, Dalhausser and Nick Lucena won the Gstaad Major. It was the 89th win for Phil Dalhausser, the 18th win for Nick Lucena, and the 15th win for the team. 

July 10
In 2004, Juliana and Larissa won the Mallorca Open. It was the first of 45 FIVB World Tour wins for the team.
In 2005, Emanuel and Ricardo won the St. Petersburg Open. It was the 15th of 33 FIVB World Tour wins for the team.
In 2005, Jan and Rogerio 'Para' Ferreira of Brazil won the Roseto degli Abruzzi Challenger. It was the first and only FIVB win for the team.
In 2010, Juliana and Larissa won the Gstaad Grand Slam. It was the 33rd of 45 FIVB World Tour wins for the team.
In 2011, Alison and Emanuel won the Gstaad Grand Slam. It was the fourth of seven FIVB World Tour wins for the team.
In 2016, Evandro Goncalves and Pedro Solberg of Brazil won the Gstaad Major. It was the second of three FIVB World Tour wins for the team.

Pedro Solberg (left) and Evandro Goncalves of Brazil

July 11
In 1999, Jose Loiola and Emanuel won the inaugural Stavanger Open. It was the sixth of 15 FIVB World Tour wins for the team.
In 2004, Jasmin Cuturic and Samo Miklavc of Slovena won the Lopar Island Challenger. It was the first and only FIVB win for the team.
In 2004, Martin and Paul Laciga of Switzerland won the FIVB Spain Open. It was the fifth and final FIVB World Tour win for the team.
In 2009, Maria Antonelli and Talita won the Gstaad Grand Slam. It was the third of eight FVB World Tour wins for the team.
In 2010, Dalhausser and Rogers won the Gstaad Grand Slam. It was the 13th of 23 FIVB World Tour wins for the team.
In 2015, Talita and Larissa won the Gstaad Major. It was the seventh of 16 FIVB World Tour wins for the team. 
Larissa Franca (left) and Talita Antunes of Brazil

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