About this episode

The episode recaps the Gstaad Elite beach volleyball tournament, highlighting key performances and medal winners.

We have our final recap from the Gstaad Elite, where Travis Mewhirter and Kyle Friend sit down to chat: - Kristen Cruz and Taryn Brasher completed their three-peat of Gstaad gold medals - Kelly Cheng and Megan Kraft slaying almost every demon en route to a silver medal in Gstaad - Alex Brouwer's magic, where the universe seemed to be conspiring for him to win his first Gstaad gold medal in 14 years trying alongside Stefan Boermans - Trevor Crabb and Chase Budinger winning a huge silver out of the qualifier - Arthur Lanci's dream come true, with a bronze medal in Gstaad SHOOTS!

People in this episode

Host: Travis Mewhirter

Guest: Kyle Friend

Topics covered

• Gstaad recap
• beach volleyball
• three-peat
• medal wins
• athlete performances

Keywords

• Gstaad
• beach volleyball
• Kristen Cruz
• Taryn Brasher
• Kelly Cheng
• Megan Kraft
• Alex Brouwer
• medals

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Gstaad

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