Women World Tour Moscow Grand Slam 2014 (Highlights)

April Ross and Kerri Walsh claimed their first Grand Slam gold medal when they defeated reigning FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour champions Talita Antunes and Taiana Lima on Sunday. The USA pair defeated the Brazilians 2-1 (21:17, 22:24, 15:13) in a match that swung backwards and forwards between two determined teams until Ross and Walsh nudged ahead right at the end of the third set before winning with their second match point. “I loved how we pulled it out in the end. We played as a team and it feels really good to win again.” It is Ross and Walsh’s second gold medal of 2014 after they won the season opening Fuzhou Open in China. They first teamed up in mid-2013 and won the Sao Paolo and Xiamen Grand Slams before the end of the year. The pair joined together after their previous partners - Misty May Treanor and Jennifer Kessy – retired from the sport. Walsh is targeting a fourth Olympic gold at Rio de Janeiro 2016, having won her third against Ross at London 2012.

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