Gstaad Goes BONKERS: Upsets Everywhere; USA, Swiss Women Rolling; Emotions Pouring

Gstaad Goes BONKERS: Upsets Everywhere; USA, Swiss Women Rolling; Emotions Pouring

From SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter by Travis Mewhirter

July 3, 2026 · 37 min · Episode 573

About this episode

Travis Mewhirter and Kyle Friend recap a wild day at the Gstaad Elite with numerous upsets and strong performances from USA women's teams.

Day three at the Gstaad Elite was a positively bonkers one, as there were upsets, upsets everywhere, and hardly a favorite to survive -- unless, of course, you're a USA women's team, in which case, you're just fine. Travis Mewhirter and Kyle Friend recap a wild day in Switzerland, where: - Arthur and Evandro shock Sweden's David Ahman and Jonatan Hellvig...right after Israel's Kevin Cuzmiciov and Eylon Elazar stunned Latvia's Martins Plavins and Kristians Fokerots - Six USA women's teams are into the playoff rounds, where Kristen Cruz and Taryn Brasher's three-peat hopes remain alive, Kelly Cheng and Megan Kraft are on a revenge tour, Savvy Cory and Devon Newberry slipped by after a huge win over Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson, Geena Urango and Megan Rice quietly are putting together a tremendous tournament, and more - Trevor Crabb and Chase Budinger extended their record to 5-0 and are into the quarterfinals - Jacob Holting-Nilsson and Elmer Andersson are making a firm case as the best team in the world And a whole, whole lot more SHOOTS!

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Host: Travis Mewhirter

Guest: Kyle Friend

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Places: Switzerland, USA, Latvia, Israel, Sweden

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