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One last yahoo - Patrick Heuscher (left) and Stefan Kobel of Switzerland |
The Medallists and the Presenters |
Podium (left to right) Reckerman, Dieckmann, Heuscher, Kobel, Emanuel and Ricardo |
A final wave (left to right), Reckerman, Dieckmann, Heuscher, Kobel, Emanuel and Ricardo |
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Celebrating a Swiss win |
The podium (left to right), Reckerman, Dieckmann, Heuscher, Kobel, Emanuel and Ricardo |
Gold medallists - Patrick Heuscher (left) and Stefan Kobel of Switzerland |
Silver medallists - Jonas Reckerman (left) and Markus Dieckmann of Germany |
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Bronze medallists - Emanuel Rego (left) and Ricardo Santos of Brazil |
Thank you - Patrick Heuscher (left) and Stefan Kobel of Switzerland |
Stefan Kobel (1) salutes the crowd while Patrick Heuscher rests |
Swiss Success - Stefan Kobel (1) and Patrick Heuscher |
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Switzerland's Stefan Kobel continues his flight |
Stefan Kobel of Switzerland stretches for the ball |
At the net - Switzerland's Patrick Heuscher (left) against Jonas Reckermann of Germany |
Switzerland's Patrick Heuscher receives the ball |
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Switzerland's Patrick Heuscher stretches for the ball |
Stefan Kobel of Switzerland in the sand |
Markus Dieckmann (1) of Germany on the attack |
Jonas Reckermann (yellow top) of Germany against Switzerland's Patrick Heuscher |
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Switzerland's Patrick Heuscher (left) at the net against Markus Dieckmann of Germany |
Swiss fans on their feet |
Jonas Reckermann (left) of Germany at the net against Patrick Heuscher of Switzerland |
Patrick Heuscher (left) of Switzerland attempts block against Markus Dieckmann of Germany |
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Gold medal action in the Alps |
Swiss fans watching pre-gold medal game events |
The Balloons fly in Gstaad |
Brazilian Olympian Ricardo Santos (left) hits against Benjamin Insfran |
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Brazilian Emanuel Rego prepares to bump set |
Marcio Araujo (right) and Emanuel Rego of Brazil |
Marcio Araujo of Brazil sets |
Beach Volleyball Brazilian-style in the Alps |
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Marcio Araujo (right) and Emanuel Rego of Brazil |
Benjamin Insfran with a Brazilian bump |
Markus Dieckmann of Germany sets |
A thinking Benjamin Insfran of Brazil |
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Marcio Araujo of Brazil goes for the ball |
Brazil's Marcio Araujo (right) hits cross court |
Benjamin Insfran of Brazil in the sand |
A bump set by Jonas Reckermann of Germany |
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Brazilian Marcio Araujo goes for the ball |
Marcio Araujo of Brazil sets |
Jonas Reckermann (left) of Germany against Marcio Araujo of Brazil |
Swiss fans watch the action |
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Germany's Jonas Reckermann (left) and Marcio Araujo of Brazil |
Jonas Reckermann (right) of Germany receives |
Stefan Kobel (white hat) hugs Patrick Heuscher after a Swiss semi-final win |
Stefan Kobel lays in the sand after a Swiss win over Brazil |
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Stefan Kobel of Switzerland stretches for the Mikasa |
Swiss hands in action |
Emanuel Rego of Brazil bumps the ball |
Patrick Heuscher of Switzerland sets |
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Brazil's Emanuel Rego after a key point |
Stefan Kobel of Switzerland receives a serve |
Emanuel Rego of Brazil (right) at the net with Patrick Heuscherl of Switzerland |
Yahoo! - Swiss' Sascha Heyer |
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Argentina's Mariano Baracetti (left) with Sascha Heyer of Switzerland at the net |
Switzerland's Sascha Heyer digs |
Martin Conde of Argentina bumps |
Sascha Heyer of Switzerland hits against Martin Conde of Argentina |
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Center court action in Gstaad |
Stefan Kobel of Switzerland bump sets |
TV cameraman during technical timeout |
Yellow card by Darryl Friesen of Canada |
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Martin Laciga of Switzerland with the stare |
Swiss at the net - Martin Laciga (left) block attempts against Patrick Heuscher |
Brazil's Emanuel Rego receives |
The action in the center of Gstaad |
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Switzerland's Sascha Heyer (No. 1) at the net against Ricardo Santos of Brazil |
Markus Egger of Switzerland (right) hits against Emanuel Rego of Brazil |
Mark Williams of Australia with his Mikasa |
Aussie Mark Williams dives for the ball |
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Julien Prosser of Australia in action |
The fan with the hands |
More Paul Laciga of Switzerland |
Paul Laciga of Switzerland in the sand for the Mikasa |
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Sascha Heyers of Switzerland bumps sets with Fabio Magalhaes of Brazil watching |
Markus Egger of Switzerland (left) against Fabio Magalhaes of Brazil |
Fabio Magalhaes of Brazil receives |
Markus Egger of Switzerland gets excited |
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Fabio Magalhaes of Brazil blocks Markus Egger of Switzerland |
Sascha Heyer of Switzerland receiving |
Fabio Magalhaes of Brazil attempts to block Markus Egger of Switzerland |
Beach Volleyball Plaza entertainment |
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Martin Laciga sets |
Martin Laciga of Switzerland goes for the black against France's Mathieu Hamel |
Mathieu Hamel of France attempts to block Swiss Paul Laciga |
Paul Laciga of Switzerland on the reception |
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I am the one - Benjamin Insfran of Brazil |
Marcio Araujo of Brazil hits past Florian Gosch of Austria |
Austria's Florian Gosch attempts to hit past Benjamin Insfran of Brazil |
Sascha Heyer of Switzerland on his knee with the ball |
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Nikolas Berger of Austria on the reception |
Ricardo Santos of Brazil sets |
Switzerland's Jan Schnider (left) at the net with Brazil's Emanuel Rego |
Jan Schnider of Switzerland (right) hits over Ricardo Santos of Brazil |
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Switzerland's Thomas Buesser (2) receives and Michel Kertai moves |
Tarjei Skarlund of Norway serving |
Kazakhstan's Dmitriy Vorobvev hits against Thomas Buesser of Switzerland |
Julien Dougoud of Switzerland hits against Kjell Goranson of Norway |
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Hannes Wyder of Switzerland receiving with Julien Dougoud moving |
Japanese referee Takashi Fujii at the net |
Austrians Alexander Horst (left) and Sebastian Goettlinger |
Thomas Buesser of Switzerland (left) at the net with Dmitriy Vorobvev of Kazakhstan |
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Michel Kertai of Switzerland shoots past Kazakhstan's Pavel Zabuslayev |
Julien Dougoud of Switzerland sets |
Michel Kertai of Switzerland dives into the Gstaad sand |
Receiving the ball - Julien Dougoud of Switzerland |
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Simon Nausch of Austria |
Norway's Kjell Goranson hits pass Sergey Sayfulin of Russia |
