Jezebel: beach volleyball

Golden Boys: Eric Koreng, David Klemperer

Anna — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:50:00 EDT

Germany's Eric Koreng (L) celebrates with team-mate David Klemperer after they won their match against the Netherlands in a men's preliminary beach volleyball match at Beijing's Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground on August 14, 2008, during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Germany won 2-0. AFP PHOTO/THOMAS COEX (Photo credit should read THOMAS COEX/AFP/Getty Images)

Kerri Walsh's Missing Wedding Ring: NBC Sports Just Couldn't Drop It

Jessica — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:00:00 EDT

American beach volleyball stars Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor won gold in Athens and are expected to dominate again in Beijing. Apparently, though, their quest for gold is nothing compared to the gold on Walsh's finger. Let me explain: Walsh lost her wedding ring during a match against Japan on Sunday. It was eventually recovered, but in last night's win over Cuba, the announcers could not stop fucking talking about the stupid ring. I saw at least four promos for the "ring story", and there were several mentions of it during the match. I pretty much agree with Intern Margaret's assessment of the coverage. "I can't decide if the announcers are sexist or just bored," she said. "At 9 there was a five minute clip about what Michael Phelps likes to eat which concluded with a list of what he had for breakfast." Above is a clip of Bob Costas discussing the ring lossage, and after the jump is a second clip covering ring-gate.

Golden Girls: Ana Paula Conelly, Larissa Franca

Anna — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:10:00 EDT

BEIJING - AUGUST 11: Ana Paula Conelly and Larissa Franca of Brazil celebrate a point against Natalia Uryadova and Alexandra Shiryaeva of Russia during the beach volleyball event at the Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground on Day 3 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 11, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

[Beijing, August 11. Image via Getty]