Episode 75 - Tina Graudina

Tina Graudina is a Latvian beach volleyball player, currently playing for Dain Blanton's NCAA sand team at University of Southern California. She is also on her way to the Olympic games, winning an Olympic qualifier tournament in 2019. Arguably one of the best sand players in college beach volleyball today, the sky is the limit when she represents her home country for the Tokyo games. Join us, as we chat up flying back and forth to train, upsetting a powerful Czech team to win a bid for the Olympics, playing for Coach Blanton, Rob Espero's volleyball knowledge, dealing with the "Goofy-foot approach, "tears of joy," when she started playing, an ideal partner for Sara Hughes, political science and its application, the importance of good coaching, and MORE!