Interviews
In our interview series we talk to top players, coaches and officials from the beach volleyball scene.
AVP Legend John Hyden about Hyden Beach, the Wizard of Oz and his new partner
John Hyden The AVP Legend on Hyden Beach, the Wizard of Oz & his new partnerJohy Hyden is just back from the court. Not from training for the upcoming AVP Champions Cup but from coaching a group of girls. John has recently opened his own beach volleyball training...
Placette/Vieira: Making French beach volleyball fit for Paris 2024
Lézana Placette & Clémence Vieira Making French beach volleyball fit for Paris 2024 Lézana Placette and Clémence Vieira are watching the qualification action on one of the side courts at the World Tour Finals in Rome. They just lost their qualifier match to...
Marco Solustri – the mastermind behind Mr. Skyball
Marco Solustri The mastermind behind Mr. Skyball It sounds like a fairytale. Less than 24 hours before the first match, Italians Adrian Carambula and Enrico Rossi get the final confirmation that they are going to participate in the Hamburg...
Piotr Kantor – Hurry up beach volleyball from Poland
Piotr Kantor Hurry up beach volleyball from Poland They are one of the most fun teams to watch. They created a new style of beach volleyball. And most teams try to avoid them on the court. Piotr Kantor and Bartosz Losiak once met in school in...
Megumi & Miki on their Mission Impossible
Megumi & Miki on their Mission Impossible Megumi Murakami and Miki Ishii giggle when the translator asks them about the current status of beach volleyball in Japan. Women’s beach volleyball in Japan is primarily perceived as watching cute...
Brandie Wilkerson: Living the beach volleyball gypsy life
Brandie Wilkerson Living the beach volleyball gypsy life Brandie Wilkerson is just back from Switzerland where she met parts of her family. Born in Switzerland, playing for Canada, sometimes living in the United States and having triple citizenship of the...
Marketa Slukova and the Czech approach to success
Marketa Slukova and the Czech approach to success If you search for “Marketa Slukova” in a search engine, you will most probably stumble upon several nice videos, most of them referring to Marketa's looks. If you stop your search and don’t keep...
The Lion King on his nickname, Latvian beach volleyball and his Olympic dream
The Lion King on his nickname, Latvian beach volleyball and his Olympic dream There are many players on the tour and many nicknames out there, some of them little-known to the public. But probably all beach volleyball fans around the world know...
Playing beach volleyball chess with Angela Rock
Playing beach volleyball chess with Angela Rock "Beach volleyball is like a chess game." It’s a statement that resonates. A chess game requires explanations. It requires tactics and strategy. And that is when Angela Rock comes into play.Angela Rock is...
Tina Graudina – From Riga to Los Angeles
Tina Graudina From Riga to Los Angeles Tina Graudina is young, confident and motivated. Our interview is on a Sunday morning with sunny Californian weather and blue sky. You could imagine many things to do with such a day. Nevertheless, her plan for the rest of the...
Dain Blanton on AVP, FIVB and how beach volleyball has changed since his Olympic gold medal win
Dain Blanton on AVP, FIVB and how beach volleyball has changed since his Olympic gold medal win When talking to Dain Blanton, you instantly feel you are talking to an expert. Dain is not only the Olympic gold medalist from Sydney 2000 and first African-American to...
Tri Bourne and the mental game
Tri Bourne and the mental game There have been easier times for Tri Bourne. Growing up in Hawaii in a family passionate about all sorts of sports, being physically active used to be programmed into his brain. Now is the first time in his life...
