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Phil Dalhausser, left, and Todd Rogers pose with their gold medals after the Brasilia Open.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 27, 2011) – USA Today has named Phil Dalhausser (Ormond Beach, Fla.) and Todd Rogers (Santa Barbara, Calif.) its Olympic Athletes of the Week after the duo won the 2011 Brasilia Open, the first event on the 2011 SWATCH FIVB World Tour.
Dalhausser and Rogers, the reigning Olympic champions, won nine gold medals on the 2010 FIVB World Tour. The 2011 Brasilia Open marked their 38th event together on the international circuit. They have won 18 gold medals and played in 30 semifinal rounds.
Sunday’s finale was the 49th FIVB World Tour men’s gold medal match featuring Brazilian and American teams. With the victory, the United States now leads 25-24 in this gold medal rivalry.
The pair will be back in action at the Shanghai China Jinshan Open on May 2-8.
To read the USA Today article, click here.
Dalhausser and Rogers, the reigning Olympic champions, won nine gold medals on the 2010 FIVB World Tour. The 2011 Brasilia Open marked their 38th event together on the international circuit. They have won 18 gold medals and played in 30 semifinal rounds.
Sunday’s finale was the 49th FIVB World Tour men’s gold medal match featuring Brazilian and American teams. With the victory, the United States now leads 25-24 in this gold medal rivalry.
The pair will be back in action at the Shanghai China Jinshan Open on May 2-8.
To read the USA Today article, click here.
Dalhausser, Rogers win Brasilia Open, earn honor
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2011-04-26-athlete-of-the-week26_N.htm
The top-ranked beach volleyball duo of Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers won the first event of the 2011 SWATCH FIVB world tour, the Brasilia Open. They defeated Brazil's Alison Cerutti and Emanuel Rego in the gold-medal match, 21-18, 21-13 in 35 minutes to win.
It was the second time in the tournament that Rogers and Dalhausser, the reigning Olympic champions, defeated Cerutti and Rego. They also won in the fourth round (16-21, 21-19, 15-11).
Dalhausser and Rogers won nine gold medals on the tour last year. They are USA TODAY's Olympic Athletes of the Week.
By Tor Erik Schroder, AFP/Getty Images
Todd Rogers, left, and Phil Dalhausser react after winning the Otera Open men's final last August in Kristiansand, Norway. 
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