Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41.21.345.3535 Semi Finals - Larissa Franca/Juliana Silva, Brazil vs. Jennifer Kessy/April Ross, United States Larissa França Juliana Felisberta da Silva Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: April 14, 1982 (30 yrs old) Birth Date: July 22, 1983 (29 yrs old) Home Town: Cachoeira de Itapemirim-Es Home Town: Santos Resides: Fortaleza Resides: Fortaleza Height: 174 cm (5'9") Height: 177 cm (5'10") Weight: 68 kg (151 lbs.) Weight: 63 kg (140 lbs.) Seasons: 11 Seasons: 11 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 113 Tournaments: 110 Best Finish: 1st (45 times) Best Finish: 1st (45 times) Career Winnings: $1,320,935 Best WT Finish: 1st (44 times) Career Winnings: $1,308,925 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 Money FIVB 106 44 20 16 5 9 2 5 0 2 1 1 US$2,604,350.00 Olympic Results Year Location Partner - Result Partner - Result 1996 Atlanta Did not play Did not play 2000 Sydney Did not play Did not play 2004 Athens Did not play Did not play 2008 Beijing Ana Paula Henkel - 5th Did not play London Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Sat, 7/28/2012 Pool A Elodie Li Yuk Lo / Natacha Rigobert, Mauritius (24) Won 21-5, 21-10 0:28 Mon, 7/30/2012 Pool A Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (12) Won 21-18, 21-13 0:41 Wed, 8/1/2012 Pool A Lenka Hajeckova / Hana Klapalova, Czech Republic (13) Won 21-12, 21-18 0:35 Fri, 8/3/2012 Round of 16 Madelein Meppelink / Sophie van Gestel, Netherlands (20) Won 21-10, 21-17 0:35 Sun, 8/5/2012 Quarterfinals Sara Goller / Laura Ludwig, Germany (8) Won 21-10, 21-19 0:41 Tue, 8/7/2012 Semi-Finals Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (4) Larissa Franca and Juliana Silva have been playing together since 2004. They are playing in their 106th FIVB Beach Volleyball SWATCH World Tour tournament together. Larissa is playing in her 88th FIVB SWATCH World Tour final four with 45 gold, 20 silver, 16 bronze medals and five 4th place finishes. Juliana is playing in her 87th FIVB SWATCH World Tour final four with 44 gold, 20 silver, 16 bronze medals and five 4th place finishes. Juliana and Larissa are playing in their first Olympic Games together; they qualified as the top team in the Olympic rankings. They qualified in 2008 (Beijing), but Juliana injured her knee and was replaced by Ana Paula Henkel who finished 5th with Larissa. Juliana and Larissa won the silver medal in the FIVB SWATCH World Championships in 2005 (Berlin), bronze in 2007 (Gstaad), silver in 2009 (Stavanger), and are the current World Champions, winning gold in 2011 (Rome). Juliana finished 9th in the FIVB SWATCH World Championships with Jackie Silva in 2003 (Rio de Janeiro). Larissa finished 17th in the FIVB SWATCH World Championships with Ana Richa in 2003 (Rio de Janeiro). Larissa and Juliana are currently ranked 2nd on the FIVB SWATCH World Tour in 2012 with 4800 points and 2nd in winnings with $189,200. They have two wins in 2012 (Beijing Grand Slam, Berlin Grand Slam). Larissa and Juliana rank 1st on the all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour team gold medal list with 44. Larissa and Juliana rank 4th on the all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour team tournament list with 106. Larissa and Juliana rank 1st on the all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour team winnings list with $2,604,350. Larissa (45) ranks 1st and Juliana (44) ranks 2nd in all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour individual gold medals. Larissa (113) ranks 18th and Juliana (108) ranks 32nd in all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour individual tournaments. Larissa ($1,320,935) ranks 1st and Juliana ($1,308,925) ranks 3rd in all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour individual earnings. Juliana won the gold medal at the Under 21 Junior World Championships with Taiana Lima in 2002 (Catania, Italy). Juliana was named the FIVB SWATCH World Tour Best Blocker in 2009 and 2010, Best Offensive Player in 2006 and 2010, Most Outstanding in 2009, 2010, and 2011, and Sportsperson in 2011. Larissa was named the FIVB SWATCH World Tour Best Defensive Player in 2009, Best Hitter in 2008 and 2010, Best Setter in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011, and Most Outstanding in 2006. Juliana and Larissa were FIVB SWATCH World Tour Champions and were named Team of the Year in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, and 2011. Page 1 of 6 Jennifer Kessy April Ross Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: July 31, 1977 (35 yrs old) Birth Date: June 20, 1982 (30 yrs old) Home Town: San Juan Capistrano, CA Home Town: Newport Beach, CA Resides: San Clemente, CA Resides: Costa Mesa, CA Height: 180 cm (5'11") Height: 185 cm (6'1") Weight: 77 kg (171 lbs.) Weight: 76 kg (169 lbs.) Seasons: 12 Seasons: 7 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 94 Tournaments: 72 Best Finish: 1st (10 times) Best Finish: 1st (9 times) Best WT Finish: 1st (9 times) Career Winnings: $551,175 Career Winnings: $598,650 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 37 CQ Money FIVB 69 9 10 9 3 18 3 8 1 3 2 1 1 US$1,098,250.00 FIVB C&S 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 US$1,100.00 Overall 70 9 11 9 3 18 3 8 1 3 2 1 1 US$1,099,350.00 Previous London Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result FIVB C&S 2011 April Ross - 2nd Jennifer Kessy - 2nd Olympic Results Year Location Partner - Result Partner - Result 1996 Atlanta Did not play Did not play 2000 Sydney Did not play Did not play 2004 Athens Did not play Did not play 2008 Beijing Did not play Did not play London Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Sun, 7/29/2012 Pool D Ana Gallay / Virginia Zonta, Argentina (21) Won 21-11, 21-18 0:35 Tue, 7/31/2012 Pool D Sanne Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (9) Won 21-15, 12-21, 15-8 0:56 Thu, 8/2/2012 Pool D Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez, Spain (16) Won 21-19, 19-21, 19-17 1:06 Fri, 8/3/2012 Round of 16 Simone Kuhn / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (11) Won 21-15, 21-19 0:42 Sun, 8/5/2012 Quarterfinals Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (10) Won 25-23, 21-18 0:49 Tue, 8/7/2012 Semi-Finals Larissa Franca / Juliana Silva, Brazil (1) Jennifer Kessy and April Ross have been playing together since 2007. They are playing in their 69th FIVB Beach Volleyball SWATCH World Tour tournament together. Jennifer is playing in her 34th FIVB SWATCH World Tour final four with nine gold, 10 silver, nine bronze medals and four 4th place finishes. April is playing in her 33rd FIVB SWATCH World Tour final four with nine gold, 10 silver, nine bronze medals and three 4th place finishes. Jennifer and April are playing in their first Olympic Games after just missing out to Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs as the no. 2 team from USA in Beijing. They qualfied for London 2012 as the No. 4 team in the Olympic rankings. Jennifer and April finished 37th in the FIVB SWATCH World Championships in 2007 (Gstaad), were the World Champions in 2009 (Stavanger), and finished 5th in 2011 (Rome). Jennifer finished 33rd in the FIVB SWATCH World Championships with Holly McPeak in 2005 (Berlin). Jennifer and April are currently ranked 5th on the FIVB SWATCH World Tour in 2012 with 3280 points and 8th in winnings with $95,000. Jennifer and April rank 6th on the all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour team gold medal list with nine. Jennifer and April rank 19th on the all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour team tournament list with 69. Jennifer and April rank 5th on the all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour team winnings list with $1,098,250. Jennifer (9) ranks 16th and April (9) ranks 16th in all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour individual gold medals. Jennifer (91) ranks 54th and April (71) ranks 90th in all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour individual tournaments. Jennifer ($595,850) ranks 15th and April ($550,625) ranks 17th in all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour individual earnings. Jennifer and April won the silver medal at the Visa FIVB Beach Volleyball International test event for the Olympics in 2011 (London, Great Britain) April was named the FIVB SWATCH World Tour Top Rookie in 2007, Best Hitter in 2009 and 2011, Best Offensive Player in 2009, and Best Server in 2011. Page 2 of 6 Larissa Franca/Juliana Silva lead the series 18-4 Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 5/4/2012 Shanghai Grand Slam Winner 3 Larissa Franca/Juliana Silva 21-17, 16-21, 18-16 0:53 8/26/2011 The Hague Open Winner 3 Larissa Franca/Juliana Silva 23-21, 21-15 0:34 7/30/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Gold Medal Larissa Franca/Juliana Silva 14-21, 21-19, 18-16 0:53 4/21/2011 Brasilia Open Semi Finals Larissa Franca/Juliana Silva 21-19, 23-21 0:46 8/20/2010 Aland Open Winner 4 Larissa Franca/Juliana Silva 19-21, 21-15, 15-11 1:01 8/13/2010 Kristiansand Open Winner 4 Larissa Franca/Juliana Silva 21-19, 21-17 0:43 7/30/2010 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Larissa Franca/Juliana Silva 17-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:58 7/2/2010 Stavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Larissa Franca/Juliana Silva 19-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:52 5/29/2010 Seoul Open Semi Finals Larissa Franca/Juliana Silva 17-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:49 5/9/2010 Shanghai Open Gold Medal Jennifer Kessy/April Ross 15-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:56 4/23/2010 Brasilia Open Semi Finals Larissa Franca/Juliana Silva 21-14, 23-21 0:40 9/12/2009 Barcelona Open Semi Finals Larissa Franca/Juliana Silva 21-18, 25-23 0:51 8/22/2009 Aland Open Gold Medal Larissa Franca/Juliana Silva 21-15, 28-26 0:46 7/10/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Larissa Franca/Juliana Silva 19-21, 22-20, 15-13 1:17 7/4/2009 World Championships Gold Medal Jennifer Kessy/April Ross 30-28, 23-21 0:58 4/25/2009 Brasilia Open Gold Medal Larissa Franca/Juliana Silva 21-18, 21-18 0:44 4/23/2009 Brasilia Open Winner 4 Jennifer Kessy/April Ross 20-22, 21-14, 15-11 0:54 6/14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam Bronze Medal Larissa Franca/Juliana Silva 21-11, 21-19 0:41 5/24/2008 Osaka Open Contender 6 Larissa Franca/Juliana Silva 19-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:58 5/17/2008 Seoul Open Contender 6 Larissa Franca/Juliana Silva 21-18, 26-24 0:48 9/1/2007 St.