History on the beach.
Brazil's Ana Patricia and Duda win Olympic gold over Canada's Brandie Wilkerson and Melissa Humana-Paredes in a chippy, three-set title match.
It didn't come easy for anyone. After Brazil took the opening set in extra points, 26-24, Canada bounced back and rolled through set two for a 21-12 win. For the first time, an Olympic beach volleyball title match would go three sets. Brazil's foot was on the gas, though, looking like the 2022 World Champions they are.
A heated match in the final minutes, as an argument between Wilkerson and Ana Patricia resulted in yellow cards issued to both.
But just a few rallies later, Brazil officially won the set 15-10. Ana Patricia and Dude gave their country its first gold medal since beach volleyball's Olympic debut in 1996.
While a disappointing loss for Wilkerson and Humana-Paredes, they still had a legendary showing for Canada, making it to the title match for the first time in their country's history. They had to dig deep to do it, going 1-2 in group play and needing to win a Lucky Loser match to stay in the tournament.
But they made it, becoming the first pair in Canada women's beach volleyball to earn silver.
Now, for the four-year wait until the Olympic sport goes home to Los Angeles.
The Sporting News live tracked updates and highlights from the Olympic women's beach volleyball gold medal match between Canada and Brazil. Scroll below for results.
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Canada vs. Brazil beach volleyball score
| Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Final | |
| Canada (Wilkerson/Humana-Paredes) | 24 | 21 | 10 | 1 |
| Brazil (Ana Patricia/Duda) | 26 | 12 | 15 | 2 |
Canada vs. Brazil results, highlights from 2024 Olympic women's beach volleyball gold medal match
All times Eastern.
End of Set 3: Brazil 15 (2), Canada 10 (1)
5:34 p.m. – Gold for Brazil! Ana Patricia tools it off the block to win the Olympic title.
5:32 p.m. – Bad pass? No problem, Ana Patricia gets a swing to split the defenders. Brazil is two points away, 13-8.
5:31 p.m. - A yellow card is issued to Brandie and Ana Patricia.
5:29 p.m. – Ace from Brandie! Canada needs one last push now, still trailing 10-7.
5:27 p.m. – Brazil begins to pull away. It's on a 5-2 run, becoming the first team to eight with a kill from Duda. Brazil leads 8-4.
End of Set 2: Canada 21 (1), Brazil 12 (1)
5:18 p.m. – Tie game! Canada ties it up, rolling through set 2 to win 21-12. For the first time in Olympic beach volleyball gold medal history, we're going to three.
5:14 p.m. – Melissa dig + Brandie option = Canada point. The pair has all the momentum, leading 14-11. Timeout, Brazil.
5:10 p.m. – Straight down. Melissa goes around the block, sending the ball straight into the sand for a Canada lead, 11-10.
5:05 p.m. – Brandie covers the block before swinging deep, tagging the line. It's all tied up 6-6.
End of Set 1: Brazil 26 (1), Canada 24 (0)
5:00 p.m. – What a fight. After four set points, Brazil takes set 1 26-24 on a smart shot by Ana Patricia to the deep corner.
4:52 p.m. – Ace for the lead! Brazil is up by one, 18-17, after scoring five straight.
4:49 p.m. – Ana Patricia using her head, literally. The Brazilian uses her body for the dig, but swings high and out. But after review, a tough is detected and it's Brazil's point. Canada leads 17-15.
4:43 p.m. – Blocked! Ana Patricia denies Melissa on the scramble play for her first block of the match. Brazil trails 13-8.
4:37 p.m. – Huge start for Canada. They score five straight points to lead 7-2. Timeout, Brazil.
4:34 p.m. – Canada strikes first with the kill by Melissa!
4:33 p.m. – Here. We. Go.
4:22 p.m. – While the odds are against the Canadian pair, the stats aren't. They're top players in nearly every statistical category of this Olympics. Humana-Paredes has the 92 points off attacks, Wilkerson is second in blocking with 23 successful blocks and Humana-Paredes has 79 digs through their matches.
3:50 p.m. – Nine Brunner and Tanja Hüberli take home the bronze, Switzerland's second straight third-place finish in the competition. Now, who will be crowned Olympic beach volleyball champions?
3:40 p.m. – It's just a matter of time until Canada and Brazil step onto the court for warmups. Switzerland took Set 1 from Australia and is only a matter of points away from winning the match.
How to watch Canada vs. Brazil beach volleyball match today
- TV channel: NBC (U.S.) | CBC (Canada)
- Live stream: Fubo
Canada vs. Brazil in the women's beach volleyball finals will be broadcast on NBC in the U.S., while Canada fans cheering on their country can tune into CBC to watch the match.
Cord-cutters can live stream the game on Fubo, which offers free trials for new users.
WATCH: 2024 Olympic beach volleyball finals live on Fubo (free trial)
Canada vs. Brazil beach volleyball start time
- Date: Friday, Aug. 9
- Time: 4:30 p.m. ET
The gold medal match for the 2024 Olympic women's beach volleyball is on Friday, Aug. 9. First serve between Wilkerson/Humana-Paredes and Ana Patricia/Duda is set for 4:30 p.m. ET.