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■BEACH VOLLEYBALL

Favorites make semis

Top-ranked Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser of the US beat Eric Koreng and David Klemperer 21-13, 25-23 yesterday in a men’s quarter-final match after the Germans were contentiously penalized a point for delay of game in the second set. The Germans had just lost the first set without much of a struggle and blown a 6-2 lead in the second when out came the red card. Koreng was booked for delay of game — a one-point penalty — after arguing a call that allowed the Americans to tie the second set. That gave Dalhausser and Rogers a 9-8 lead before they went on to win the set by two points and earn a spot in the final four. The Americans will play tomorrow against surprise semi-finalists Georgia, who beat the fifth-seeded Netherlands in straight sets. After winning 21-19, 21-19, Jorge Terceiro leapt over the fence surrounding the court and bounded through the stands to the top of the stadium, where he stood under the Georgian flag with his arms raised above his head like Rocky on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.



■SYNCHRO SWIMMING

Russians perform flawlessly

The Russian synchronized swimming duo of Anastasia Davydova and Anastasia Ermakova performed flawlessly in the opening session and led the duet technical routine. The Russians recorded a score of 49.334. Gemma Mengual and Andrea Fuentes of Spain stood second with 48.250 and Saho Harada and Emiko Suzuki of Japan were third with 48.250. Identical twins Jiang Tingting and Jiang Wenwen of China stood fourth with 48.084 points, a slight disappointment after placing second in the qualifying tournament. US pair Christina Jones and Andrea Nott placed fifth with 47.750. The duet free routine preliminary round is scheduled for today, with the top 12 ranked pairs advancing to tommorow’s final.



■FIELD HOCKEY

Defending champs march on

Defending champions Germany joined the Netherlands in the semi-finals of the Olympic women’s competition with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Japan yesterday. Janine Beermann scored the winner five minutes into the second half when she deflected a free hit from Maike Stoeckel over the head of Japanese goalkeeper Ikuko Okamura into the goal. Germany finished their pool B engagements with four wins from five matches. The US team was eliminated from medal contention yesterday after a scoreless draw with Great Britain. The Americans had 11 penalty corners, but never converted. Seven of those came in the first half, including one with time expired. Britain had a chance to win in the closing seconds, but failed to convert on a penalty corner. Britain (2-1-2) still have an outside chance of medaling. The Americans (1-1-3), ranked 11th in the world, finished fourth out of six teams in Pool B.



■EQUESTRIAN

US wins team jumping

The US won the gold medal in the equestrian team jumping yesterday. Canada took the silver and Norway the bronze. The US team of Mclain Ward, Laura Kraut, Will Simpson and Beezie Madden and their Canadian counterparts, Jill Henselwood, Eric Lamaze, Ian Miller and Mac Cone, were forced into a dramatic jump off to decide the winner after both teams finished their rounds even on 20 points. Norway’s bronze medal was assured after the team scored 27 penalty points. Switzerland finished fourth and the Netherlands came fifth.


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