Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh are undeniably the greatest women’s beach volleyball tandem in history after winning their second consecutive Olympic gold medal today in Beijing with a straight-set 21-18, 21-18 victory over China’s Tian Jia and Wang Jie. [CLICK HERE TO READ THE LOS ANGELES TIMES' ACCOUNT]

The duo put the finishing touches on their preparations for the Olympics with a victory at the AVP Long Beach Open in July, their second straight win in as many years of that tournament, too. May-Treanor, the Long Beach half of the team—she played for Long Beach State—spoke with The District Weekly’s Steve Lowery in July 2007 about her former coach Brian Gimillaro, her husband Matt Treanor and how much she loves Schooner Or Later. [CLICK HERE TO READ]

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