Men's Beach Volleyball Round of 16 - RUS v USA | London 2012 Olympics

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Highlights of the Men's Beach Volleyball Round of 16 match between Russia and the USA from Horse Guards Parade during the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Beach volleyball made its Olympic debut at the 1996 Atlanta Games. USA and Brazil shared all the gold medals in the subsequent four editions, except in Sydney where the Australian women's team dominated.
Find more about Beach Volleyball at www.olympic.org/beach-volleyball
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[@vincentm7357]

The announcer comments are hilarious, especially the Bangers and Mash one.

[@ianc8971]

Vincent Mortensen 7 year old comment

[@Adrian-qx5gi]

38:20 what a point

[@javinmel]

Pogbahimovic you mean “what a Rally”

[@timnaumets7546]

Definitely a block touch at 29:15! Slow down the playback speed and look at Gibb’s right pinky. Bad call from the ref.

[@jeremygrove3144]

"Reads it like a cheap paperback"

[@hanslaught2351]

too good! this commentator is hilarious.

[@snowlover71]

"If that ball was a potato"

[@dragongod666sevagoth3]

Brohana "The Russians would've turned the Americans in to a plate of Bangers n' Mash!!!"

[@tristanbb5]

@@dragongod666sevagoth3 "....Gibb and Rosenthal being the sausages ...

[@tortoiselover3345]

Chasing after the ball like salmonella on a belly 😂 who even is this commentor?

[@dragongod666sevagoth3]

Tortoiselover33 salamander*

[@limerunner2026]

He said salamander which is a lizard

[@monetp2130]

8:40 great rally

[@vitalik604]

36:02 Look at that flubber jiggling

[@marshalkinandrey]

18:49 is commentator blind? That was not even close to the line, more like 1 or 2 feet inside the court lol

[@tenjin09]

The commentators must have not had a good angle on it because I agree, it was WAY in

[@marlondavison1223]

I searched the comments for this yess way in

[@ianc8971]

Andrey Marshalkin 4 year old comment

[@marshalkinandrey]

30:40 that awkward moment

[@shock1767]

Andrey Marshalkin Haha

[@digdeep0169]

russian: slap my hand!

[@hiphopLILJ]

Great game.

[@ianc8971]

hiphopLILJ 7 year old comment

[@tortoiselover3345]

If that ball was a potato it would’ve turned the Americans into mash 😂

[@dcrocks251]

that one russian guy looks like a less intense version of brodie smith

[@ezrhino100]

Beach volleyball in London!!!

[@christophercalabrese9257]

Announcer sounds like the dudes on the fifa games

[@brandon88153]

nice

[@irineza4467]

Great game!

[@a8a8642]

4:10

[@Yeatfofododo]

LOLLL at 30:39 he tried to give a hive five but was rejecteddddd

[@esther-er3jx]

6’11 guys area usually so lanky and off balanced but semenov is so proportionate wow

[@kallieaton4871]

Usually, the opponent serves to the back row player instead of the blocker but in this case they didn’t. Why did the Russians serve straight to Gibb every time if he’s the better hitter?

[@dragongod666sevagoth3]

kalli eaton ikr??? They're either stupid, or had a clear reason, that none of us know... Maybe they know something they don't.

[@fozzarelo]

before the "blocks count as hits" rule..

[@DavidNitzscheBell]

According to the FIVB rule book for 2009-2012, blocks counted as a hit already.

[@seantran2708]

Lol is the guy who play defense related to Sergei Prokofiev?

[@DavidNitzscheBell]

18:49 "Oh, it's in! That looked like it had come wide. It was right on the line, it must have been." Yeah, no. It was about 20cm inside the line. And half the time you say "it's come over on 2" it's not on 2, it's on 3, because you can't count or because you don't realize that the block counts as a touch.

[@zdenekhelvich4436]

please does anybody know song at 18:29?

[@moongoat6618]

Darude - Sandstorm

[@Mike-gm6ik]

Chelsea dagger by the fratellis

[@zdenekhelvich4436]

Thanks :)

[@victorypaw123aj7]

what channel is volleyball on in the U.S

[@milevenamazing4995]

VictoryPaw123 AJ : it depends what kind of cable you have because if you have like Xfinitiy it will be a different channel then if you have Dish cable

[@MaLillyBoogan]

I thought this was beach volleyball??? But where's the beach???

[@gabuchang1989]

Would you rather your kid have feminism or cancer? Corny

[@Eagle2894]

song at 22:00 ?

[@aaronrodriguez4104]

Daruee-sandstorm

[@calebprice4253]

+Aaron Rodriguez Butler hilarious

[@nam_1018]

I feel sorry for the tall Russian number 2 who cannot attack because he cannot receive

[@marlondavison1223]

Its not that. Its because hes a good hitter that they tend to target the weaker hitter (not they either of them are week hitters) he can receive its just smarter to target the smaller one because number 2's height gives him and advantage. Take Walsh (Kerri Walsh Jennings) as and example whenever she gets a set she smashes the vall straight down and the same is here. Why go against a strong hitter when you can go against a maybe weaker one or not a strong

[@john1968out]

Что тут сказать? Прокопьев слил концовку ,уровень слабоват,кто понимает. Гибс молодец,хорошо отыграл.

[@rogerbly]

Да, но большая игра, чтобы смотреть!

[@katarinamilina5031]

Russians are better hitters, americans are just playing smarter

[@juichi8361]

this comment section will soon be flooded by Haikyuu fans.

[@parasocialbondsmetaswvoits9078]

hahhaha yes

[@euqisnow1047]

Your predicting it right😂 I came after finishing the latest chapter

[@gabriellepasumbal2064]

Hahahahah true that I just came here after finishing the latest chapter hahahah

[@robertevbayekha6639]

Haikyuu play volleyball not beach volleyball

[@deividxr]

were this 2 russians the best they had for olímpic games in 2012? number 1 prokopiev is totally under normal level in olímpic games

[@BenjaminLeeds]

He was the obvious weakest link.

[@mariannesiemssen317]

the hitters are doing their approach too late and aren't able to put a lot of power on their hits because of it

[@Flash244MCGaming]

Marianne Siemssen yeah I’m sure you can teach these olympians a few lessons

[@mariannesiemssen317]

I do realize that they are professionals and that they got to do what they got to do but I was just saying what I saw.

[@semperfimyfriend]

Huge difference between sand and court play...its a completely different game, height is a huge advantage as a guy with a 40" vertical get about half that in the sand.

[@digdeep0169]

#Rosie #Gibb #goUSA

[@Rerp2000]

USA!!!!!

[@EvanPilb]

why is their jumping form so mid

[@namrolan]

Hđjdusb

[@namrolan]

Ddhjjwehehh

[@sam55246]

i thought you cant hit it with your fingers

[@dragongod666sevagoth3]

Sam Yeah, you can. It's just that fingers are used for feints, because of the gentle touch in the fingers' nature. That's why they're allowed.

[@austincortes7637]

You can’t tip with an open hand, but you can poke it with your knuckles

[@alexanderkahl2452]

Semenov is a very tall fellow, isn't he at 6 foot 11.

[@dylanh8163]

He is indeed

[@dragongod666sevagoth3]

Alexander Kahl the commentator literally said that early in the video...

[@austenenus7154]

Gibb tough the net

[@lukassantacruz3293]

Who’s here when the bucks just won

[@MrKellindill]

очень жаль что проиграли сраным эмигрантам( ну чё сказать, боролись парни, молодцы!

[@ariasenagms2076]

Allies army 👌 US vs Rusia in Britain land.

[@christopherrickard2725]

98+. : do pp00 Kim il

[@jakob4177]

Why are beach volleyball serves so weak?

[@teenagegringo393]

Not allowed to do a running start

[@gabuchang1989]

Steve Martin smaller court than the indoors

[@dapperc611]

A lot of float serves because it's outside and the wind can make it trickier for the opponent to pass the ball.

[@weidish]

semen ov

[@dragongod666sevagoth3]

SolidRudeboy dear God. 0_o

[@joemuni3766]

This twi team unfashion,and no one good looking. Old school😂😂

[@Tall-Cool-Drink]

Why don't we see more black players at this level? I don't remember seeing a black sand volleyball player....ever.

[@user-yg1mz4mr3o]

Прокопьев, ударов до пола 0

[@mirjanakuburic2187]

RUSSIA RUSSIA RUSSIA

[@awrightsman21ify]

I didn't know that boys can play Volleyball.

[@Spider-Man-Hampter]

Aaron Wrightsman obviously

[@awrightsman21ify]

My daughter put that... and no, nobody is retarted

[@lalalalolololo2005]

Gosh what do you think? Boys can only play basketball?! omg basketball is even easier than vball. Keep in mind that everyone can shoot but not everyone can receive.

[@antonsebastian6484]

The learning curve for basketball much steeper than volleyball. Dribbling and shooting a basketball are quite unnatural for the majority of people, while setting and hitting a volleyball come quite naturally.

[@shewhomustnotbenamed8951]

any gender can play any sport lol

[@zgaviation6481]

Yellow Card?? Is this soccer?

[@kjsfksivvs5255]

Zac Grant Not only soccer has yellow and red card

[@franscine1232]

My god their hands are terrible, it always looks like they're lifting the ball.

[@diradosveta]

@@FactsGangg no this is not how this rule works.

[@austincortes7637]

Franscine Garcia in beach, your allowed to hold the ball in your hands a little longer, since they’re so much more strict with doubles in beach than indoor

[@gabuchang1989]

Do your research first before trying to comment. Are you even a real volleyball player?

[@tallytrev1496]

Oof bad comment OP

[@stanaklol]

Why play beach volley when you have actual volleyball? Why is this even a sports, and why is it in the olympics at all?

[@t-nut511]

...

[@Flash244MCGaming]

Stanak it’s just a different kind of volleyball dumbass

[@jrhgaming9029]

Its played on sand and it's a 2 on 2 stupid