Canada's Brandie Wilkerson, left, and teammate Sophie Bukovec celebrate after winning the beach volleyball world championship semifinals in Rome on Sunday. (Andrew Medichini/The Associated Press - image credit)Canada's Sophie Bukovec and Brandi Wilkerson have only played four tournaments together, but they are peaking at the right time. The new Canadian pair punched their ticket to the FIVB beach volleyball world championship final on Saturday with a 2-1 semifinal win over Germany's Cinja Tillman and Svenja Muller. I'm so grateful and so honoured to be here," Bukovec said after the semifinal win. Bukovec and Wilkerson will take on Brazil's Ana Patricia and Duda for the gold medal at 2:00 p.m ET on Sunday.

Source: CBC News June 18, 2022 20:58 UTC