October 21, 2024: Canada’s Amy Ozee and Kaylee Glagau won the gold medal at the sixth stop of the NORCECA Beach Tour in Puerto Cortés, Honduras, defeating USA’s Katie Lindstrom and Tifanny Svenssohn in an exciting 2-1 (21-19, 16-21, 15-12) match on Sunday.

Ozee/Glagau had lost the final at the Punta Cana tour stop earlier in October to another U.S. team, Xolani Hode and Alexis Durish, but this time they stayed focused and secured their first NORCECA gold.

In the semifinals, Ozee and Glagau defeated Sofía Vega and Eugenia Ramírez of Costa Rica 2-0 (21-17, 21-14), while Lindstrom and Svenssohn triumphed over fellow Americans Rachel Kramer and Jade Race 2-0 (21-9, 21-11).

Kramer/Race (USA) won the women's bronze 2-0 (21-10, 21-19) over Vega/Ramírez (CRC).

Tynan Gannett and Rouzbeh Rahnavard, Canada’s men’s entry, finished ninth after winning their final match for classification 2-0 (21-10, 21-10) over a team from Honduras.

Final Standings (Women):
1.- Ozee/Glagau CAN; 2.- Lindstrom/Svenssohn USA; 3.- Kramer/Race USA; 4.- Sofi Vega/Ramírez CRC; 5.- Silva/Lolette NCA; 6.- Penner/Valenciana ISV; 7.- N. Girón/Alvarado GUA; 8.- Rivera/Johnson HON; 9.- Smith/Lumsden JAM; 10.- Dyer/Gumbs SKN; 11.- Rodríguez/Cardona HON.

Final standings (Men):
1.- Mora/López NCA; 2.- Priima/Wieczoreck USA; 3.- Pérez/Ierna USA; 4.- Mayer/Penberthy ISV; 5.- Gutiérrez/López NCA; 6.- Solano/Esteban CRC; 7.- Maldonado/García GUA; 8.- Reyes/Vega HON; 9.- Rahnavard/Gannett CAN; 10.- Fernández/Moreira HON.

Beach Volleyball World Pro Tour
Canadian Olympians Heather Bansley and Sophie Bukovec, in their first tournament since Paris 2024, finished ninth at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour João Pessoa (Brazil) Elite16.

The pair came second in their pool with a 2-1 record, but then fell to Brazil’s Andressa/Tainá in the playoffs in a tie-break match.

This was the only Canadian team in the main draw.

Beach Pro Tour Schedule: https://en.volleyballworld.com/beachvolleyball/competitions/beach-pro-tour/2024/#Elite

Also note: Two-time Olympian Sarah Pavan has just announced her retirement on Instagram. More to come on this news.

Volleyball Canada Media contact:
Jackie Skender
Mobile: 1.613.794.7676

Photo : NORCECA