2016 Review: World Tour Finals perfect cap to memorable year

Lausanne, Switzerland, December 30, 2016 – Playing on Polson Pier in Toronto, Canada, the 2016 Swatch FIVB World Tour Finals proved to be a fitting ending to a memorable 2016 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour.In a reprise of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Copacabana Beach, Brazil won the men’s gold and Germany powered its way to the women’s gold medal in Toronto.Quick links – Beach volleyball:FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour 2017FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour 2016Rio 2016 Olympic Games – Beach VolleyballFIVB.com – Beach VolleyballFIVB.comLatest VideosFacebookTwitterInstagramMedia GuidesThe long and sandy road for a season that actually started in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico in October of 2015, moving its way around the world finally ended in Toronto, Canada at the second annual Swatch FIVB World Tour Finals. A total of 24 top teams in each gender competed in Canada with the winning teams in each gender earning $100,000 on top of adding to their gold medal collections.Golden againWhen the final points were scored, Brazil’s indomitable Alison Cerutti/Bruno Oscar Schmidt had captured gold again like they did on Copacabana. In the women’s competition, Germany’s unflappable Laura Ludwig/Kira Walkenhorst topped a perfect dream season with the gold medal in Toronto just as they did in Rio.Men’s podiumIn the men’s gold medal match, another all-Brazilian final saw Olympic champions Alison/Bruno hold off fellow Olympians Evandro Goncalves/Pedro Solberg. Capturing the men’s bronze medal in Toronto was USA’s Tri Bourne/John Hyden over Canada’s Ben Saxton/Chaim Schalk.Women’s podiumThe women’s competition saw the final …

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