German women beat Brazil for Olympic beach volleyball gold (Yahoo Sports)

On their left was the United States, the birthplace of beach volleyball and the most successful country in its Olympic history. To their right was one of two Brazilian women’s teams to reach the medal round on their home sand at Copacabana beach, the sport’s spiritual home. ”I’m speechless,” Ludwig said after the 21-18, 21-14 victory over Brazil’s reigning world champions on Wednesday night.