Canadian women, German men pull upsets in beach volleyball semifinals

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Canada secured its best-ever finish in Olympic volleyball on Thursday when Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson advanced to the gold-medal match in women's beach volleyball at the Paris Games.

The Canadian duo battled back from a match point in the second set to oust the previously undefeated Swiss team of Nina Brunner and Tanja Huberli 14-21, 22-20, 15-12 in the sem