Why are the Swedens SO DOMINANT? 🥇🇸🇪 | Åhman/Hellvig | Road to GOLD |

Swedish jump-setters David Ahman & Jonatan Hellvig defended the Tepic trophy in yet another tie-breaker resolution on Sunday, edging Brazil’s Andre Stein & George Wanderley in three sets to celebrate their seventh Beach Pro Tour gold. Enjoy watching the Men's Road to Gold of the Elite 16 tournament in Tepic (Mexico), part of the 2024 Beach Pro Tour! #BeachProTour #bpttepicelite16 #BeachVolleyball
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[@maximvolkov7108]

I got mostly shocked when 5 days before the tournament in Mexico i was going to beach center in Stockholm and i saw David and Jonathan exiting the bus and walking. They dont even got own car and beach center isnt very near to the train station. Very humble and very nice guys. Training 2 times a day for 2 hour ( ofc not every day ). They got greate parents too so not so strange they behave so well :)

[@jesperjohansson9857]

Driving a car in sthlm takes way way longer than the bus/subway.

[@Dds123-l3z]

And today they won the Olympic Gold!

[@erikbongnilsson246]

indeed

[@bluepawn]

Speed, low setting and fast, 2nd touch hit, perfection in the setting even on jumping, best defender player in the world. NEW BEACH VOLLEYBALL TECHNICS.

[@pdeezzel]

3:54 we would all want this view... Not sure why it's not the standard.

[@lucaslevin2336]

2:53 when Ahman starts blocking its kinda embarrassing for the enemies xD

[@williamr9537]

The Swedes have the best body type for their quick and agile style of play. They are not overly muscled and their lighter frame allows for their fast pace plays and makes for better endurance. One weakness I see is if they are up against a very tall hitter that contacts the ball very high Jonatan can have blocking troubles but when they are on their game its hard to stop them.

[@basdergen2565]

These guys are so incredible, I couldn't hit an option ball like that even on a pickleball net.

[@damonbird]

Their second hit attacks are impressive and difficult to handle.

[@Anna-Gunilla1792]

It's because our huge long beaches in Sweden!

[@andersjohansson5489]

And favorable climate.

[@Jonsson474]

There are beach volleyball courts everywhere in the Swedish neighbourhoods, even where there is no water. It has for three decades been sort of a trend with city planners and landscape architects to include a beach volleyball court when planing a new neighbourhood or business area.

[@HenriqueDeSousa]

​@@Jonsson474 meanwhile in Portugal, a country with more than 1000 kms of coast, has only 2 or 3 courts.

[@Jonsson474]

@@HenriqueDeSousa That’s sad. Sweden is significantly larger though. 2300 km of coastline.

[@mnemetotoro]

Yeah, sand courts are everywhere, even far from beaches, including in small towns/villages in the northern parts of Sweden. Winters are long though. Edit: The interest for volleyball exploded in the 70’s here in Norrbotten and Västerbotten (Northern Sweden), so courts have been easily avaliable and multiplying since then.

[@japprivera3129]

These 2 killed everyone with the hit on the 2nd pass the defense and of course blocking. Germany, I think, was the only team that made them sweat a little, just a ; little!! 😅😅

[@jduif1994]

Watch the Doha ‘24 final please

[@Jonsson474]

They’ve been vastly superior to the Germans for a long time. It was Qatar that gave them some problems in the Olympics.

[@saibella2106]

SUPER !

[@Klickflip]

The swedes?

[@SadDetonator]

Or just Jonatan and David, the two guys actually playing. So tired of athletes being reduced to countries.

[@mikebrown41182]

@@SadDetonatorLoL you’re dumb? Read the title and figure out what he is referring to…. .. .

[@SonnyKnutson]

@@SadDetonator reduced to or enlarged to? ;)

[@SadDetonator]

@@SonnyKnutson Linguistically, both 😉

[@SonnyKnutson]

@@SadDetonator haha true xD

[@rubentarrillo2497]

Word Number 1🎉🎉🎉

[@philipt233]

i wonder how many high fives they do XD

[@EricCamBeachVolleyball]

wow, every highlight!

[@fobef]

4:41 Ahaha Sweden!

[@CRJG7]

Anybody know how the swedes communicate the sets? For example if they run their fast and sudden backset. Never see them give handsigns etc.

[@toddstevenson9021]

metavision

[@Jonsson474]

They do use hand signs. Perhaps just a bit less obvious.

[@Norsenormand]

Because they are Swedish.....😊

[@Matiaza]

🇸🇪🤓🏐🤓🇸🇪

[@filibertocapone6072]

DEVASTANTI.

[@truthwizard]

There is no rule that stops you tipping on the second touch with a handset. It all became more like indoor with this... But the athleticism to make this happen on the beach is quite something. The Swedes unknowingly created a style only suited for the younger athletes. Before, experience was the main factor, now it's good knees and good technique, and a little bit of character

[@MikeAIright]

Why would you say they unknowingly created the style? I Would think they know what they are doing.

[@SadDetonator]

I'd say that their handsetting contact over on two is much cleaner than most of what we see indoors 😉

[@bjarki304]

I don't think it was unknowingly... Rasmus Jonsson deliberately picked two young players (back then 16yo) to start with this style of playing, knowing it wouldn't work with older ones. We'll have to wait and see how David and Jonatan do when they get older😅

[@MikeAIright]

@@bjarki304 I think they should make jump setting illegal in sand. Game is already hard enough.

[@bjarki304]

@@MikeAIright that's probably the worst take I've read in a while. The jump setting is adding a new way of playing the game, a lot of teams are adding it into their own style (or at least try to) and for most fans it's incredibly fun to watch. Why take it away? I've yet to hear a player complain about it being "too hard". If the hand setting is clean, let them do it. If not, call a fault - but don't make it illegal.