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 Post-match press conference for Emanuel Rego (left) ad Ricardo Santos
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 Brazil's Ricardo Santos with Russian fans
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 Beach Volleyball Ballons at Peter-and-Paul Fortress
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 SWATCH MVP Emanuel (right) with Ricardo
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 The Brazilian Podium (left to right) - Marcio, Fßbio, Ricardo, Emanuel, Franco & Tande
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 Queen's of the Castle lead the medal ceremony
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 Flags over Peter-and-Paul Fortress centre court
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 Fßbio MagalhÒes (right) hits past Emanuel Rego
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 A tired Brazilian - Fßbio MagalhÒes
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 Mikasa Ricardo Santos?
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 Brazilian Ricardo Santos
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 Brazilian Block by Fßbio
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 Emanuel Rego of Brazil
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 Fßbio MagalhÒes of Brazil
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 Emanuel Rego (right) and Fßbio MagalhÒes of Brazil
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 Franco Neto of Brazil
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 Brazil's Harley Marques
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 FIVB Technical Supervisor Peter Hreszczuk of Australia (center) prepares to first the Peter-and-Paul Fortress canon as FIVB Beach Volleyball Director Angelo Squeo watches
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 Artillery commanders with Angelo Squeo (yellow shirt) and Peter Hreszczuk
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 FIVB Technical Supervisor Peter Hreszczuk of Australia (center) prepares to first the Peter-and-Paul Fortress canon
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 Angelo Squeo (center), FIVB Beach Volleyball Director, examines the artillery as Peter Hreszczuk (right) looks on
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 FIVB Beach Volleyball Director Angelo Squeo with a Russian artillery commander in front of the bellow tower at the Peter-and-Paul Fortress
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 Valentina Matvienko (center), the governor of St. Petersburg, receives a gift for playing in Beach Volleyball exhibtion
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 Miskasa and St. Petersburg governor Valentina Matvienko
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 Valentina Matvienko, the governor of St. Petersburg, serves the Mikasa
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 Fßbio MagalhÒes bumps the Mikasa as Benjamin Insfran watches
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 Marcio Araujo (right) hits over Benjamin Insfran
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 Benjamin Insfran of Brazil
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 Brazilian Harley Marques
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 Harley Marques chases the Mikasa
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 Crowd favorite Harley Marques of Brazil
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 Marcio Araujo of Brazil
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 Brazil's Marcio Araujo
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 Marcio Araujo (right) hits against former Olympic partner Benjamin Insfran
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 Left-handed attempt for Franco Neto (left) of Brazil
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 Brazil's Ricardo Santos
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 Two fingers in the air for Franco Neto (left) against Ricardo Santos
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 Olympian Ricardo Santos (left) blocks against Franco Neto in Brazil semi-final
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 Emanuel Rego (left) against Franco Neto
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 Tande Ramos (right) of Brazilian hits with St. Isaac's Cathedral overseeing the action
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 Brazilian centre court action
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 Franco Neto (right) and Tande Ramos of Brazil with the Mikasa between them
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 Tande Ramos of Brazil
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 Germany's Kjell Schneider
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 More St. Isaac's Cathedral in the background
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 Brazilian players with St. Isaac's Cathedral in the background
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 German players with St. Isaac's Cathedral in the background
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 Kjell Schneider of Germany
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 Germany's Kjell Schneider
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 Argentina's Jose Salema
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 Jose Salema of Argentina
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 Brazil's Harley Marques goes for the Mikasa
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 Franco Neto of Brazil
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 Mikasa and Francisco Alvarez
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 A bump set by Cuba's Francisco Alvarez
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 Cuba's Oney Ramirez Bernal
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 Oney Ramirez Bernal (left) of Cuba blocks against Tande Ramos of Brazil
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 Cuba's Francisco Alvarez with the set
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 Brazil's Franco Neto (left) against Cuba
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 FIVB Physio Periklis Charpantidis of Greece tends to Switzerland's Patrick Heuscher
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 Olympic champion Emanuel Rego of Brazil
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 Stefan Kobel of Switzerland
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 A view from centre court at the Hermitage and St. Isaac's Cathedral
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 Brazil's Marcio Araujo
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 Emiel Boersma of the Netherlands
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 Dutch reception by Richard Kogel
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 Netherlands Emiel Boersma
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 Richard Kogel of the Netherlands
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 Japan's Satoshi Watanabe
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 Satoshi Watanabe of Japan
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 Kentaro Asahi of Japan
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 Japan's Ketaro Asahi
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 Satoshi Watanabe (right) of Japan with parter Kentaro Asahi
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 Pedro Cunha of Brazil
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 Brazilians discussion with Pedro Cunha (left) and Luiz Dulinski
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 Pavel Zaitsev of Russia
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 Brazil's Pedro Cunha
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 Pedro Cunha of Brazil
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 Russians Dmitri Barsouk (left) and Roman Arkaev
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 Roman Arkaev (left) of Russia discusses the play
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 Dmitri Barsouk of Russia
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 SWATCH fan in the Peter-and-Paul Fortress grandstands
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 Russia's Dmitri Barsouk
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 Dmitri Barsouk (right) of Russia hits against Cuba's Oey Ramirez Bernal
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 Cuba's Francisco Alvarez
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 Russia's Roman Arkaev
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 Dmitri Barsouk of Russia
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 Anton Kulikovsky of Russia
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 Russia's Anton Kulikovsky
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 Mikhail Kochnerev of Russia
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 Fßbio MagalhÒes of Brazil
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 Celebrating Brazilian Luiz Dulinski
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 Mikasa and Eric Koreng of Germany
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 Germany's Eric Koreng (right) and Luiz Dulinski of Brazil
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 Luiz Dulinski of Brazil
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 Brazilian Pedro Cunha
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 David Klemperer of Germany
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 Peter-and-Paul Fortress canon, shot every day 12:00
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 Brazil's Luiz Dulinski prepares for the Peter-and-Paul Fortress canon
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 Russian Dmitry Karasev
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 Pavel Zaitsev of Russia
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 That's the one for roman Arkaev of Russia
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 Russia's Dmitri Barsouk
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 Russia Reception by Dmitri Barsouk (left) and Roman Arkaev
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 Dmitri Barsouk of Russia
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 A diving Roman Arkaev of Russia
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 Russia's Roman Arkaev
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 Mikhail Tarakanov of Russia
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 Russia's Alexei Polnitski
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 Alexei Polnitski of Russia
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 Kirk Pitman (center) of New Zealand watches Shinpei Aoki and Shinya Hata of Japan
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 New Zealand vs. Japan in front of the Peter-and-Paul Fortress spire
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 Japan's Shinpei Aoki
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 New Zealand's Kirk Pitman (right) hits past Shinpei Aoki of Japan
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 Jason Lochhead of New Zealand
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 Leonid Kalinine (right) of Russia eyes the Mikasa
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 Emmanouil Xenakis of Greece
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 Pavel Karpukhin of Russia
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 Pavel Karpukhin (left) congratulates Russian partner Leonid Kalinine
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 Shinya Hata of Japan
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 Russia's Evgeny Nichipouk
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 Alexey Yurov of Russia
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 Japan's Shinya Hata
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 Russia's Pavel Zaitsev (left) sets agaist Adrei Zharykau of Belarus
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 Pavel Karpukhin (left) at the net against Bradley Smith of Australia
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 Leonid Kalinine (left) with Pavel Karpukhin
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 Bradley Smith of Australia
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 Russian Yaroslav Koshkarev
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 Alexey Yurov of Russia
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 Alexey Yurov of Russia
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 Alexey Yurov of Russia
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 Evgeny Nichiporuk of Russia
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 Russia's Evgeny Nichiporuk
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 Evgeny Nichiporuk of Russia
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 Russian reception by Yaroslav Koshkarev (left)
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 Russia's Alexey Yurov
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 Yaroslav Koshkarev of Russia
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 Alexey Yurov of Russia
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 Alexey Yurov of Russia
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 Serguei Prokopiev (#1) of Russia
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 Bell tower of Peter & Paul Cathedral, St. Petersburg's highest constructed point
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 Beach Volleyball action with the bell tower of Peter & Paul Cathedral
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