The Olympic beach semifinals are set, and four teams are still standing on both the men's and women's sides for a shot at gold.
On the women's side, there will be no American team in the semifinals after the duo of Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes were beaten in a close match by the Switzerland team of Nina Brunner and Tanja Hüberli.
Switzerland will take on the Canadian team featuring Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson in the semifinals.
The top-ranked Brazilian women's team of Ana Patricia Silva Ramos and Eduarda Santos Lisboa will face Australian pair Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy, who won silver in Tokyo.
On the men's side, with Miles Partain and Andy Benesh of the U.S. falling to Qatar in the quarterfinals, no American team will compete for a medal in beach volleyball in Paris. This is the first American medal shutout since the sport joined the Summer Games in 1996.
Instead, Qatar, who won bronze in Tokyo with their duo of Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan, will take on David Ahman and Jonatan Hellvig of Sweden.
The other semifinal will feature defending men's champions Anders Bernsten Mol and Christian Sandlie Sorum of Norway against Germany's Nils Ehlers and Clemens Wickler.
Who will be victorious on the sand? Here's how to watch Olympic beach volleyball semifinals, including TV and streaming information for each matchup.
How to watch Olympic beach volleyball semifinals
- TV channels: E!, NBC
- Live stream: Peacock, Fubo
Olympic beach volleyball semifinals will primarily be broadcast on E! and NBC.
Every semifinal can be streamed on Fubo, which offers a free trial for new users. Peacock will also stream every match.
What time is the Olympic beach volleyball semifinals?
- Date: Thursday, Aug. 8
- Time: 11 a.m. ET - 4 p.m. ET
The Olympic men's and women's beach volleyball semifinals will take place at 11 a.m. ET, noon ET, 3 p.m. ET and 4 p.m. ET. Winners of the women's matchups will advance to the gold-medal match on Friday, Aug. 9, while winners of the men's will advance to the gold-medal match on Saturday, Aug. 10.
Olympic beach volleyball women's semifinal schedule
| Date | Time (ET) | Match | TV/live stream |
| Thurs., Aug. 8 | 11 a.m. | Semifinal: Switzerland (Hüberli/Brunner) vs. Canada (Melissa/Brandie) | E!, Peacock, Fubo |
| Thurs., Aug. 8 | 3 p.m. | Semifinal: Brazil (Ana Patricia/Duda) vs. Australia (Mariafe/Clancy) | E!, Peacock, Fubo |
Olympic beach volleyball men's semifinal schedule
| Date | Time (ET) | Match | TV/live stream |
| Thurs., Aug. 8 | 12 p.m. | Semifinal: Germany (Ehlers/Wickler) vs. Norway (Mol, Sorum) | NBC, Peacock, Fubo |
| Thurs. Aug. 8 | 4 p.m. | Semifinal: Sweden (Ahman/Hellvig) vs. Qatar (Tijan, Younousse) | NBC, Peacock, Fubo |
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