NBC has Misty May-Treanor playing beach volleyball at the 2024 Olympics in Paris

Beach volleyball, conducted at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, will provide a picturesque setting during the 2024 Summer Olympics.

And one of the sport’s most iconic figures will be there for those watching at home.

Misty May-Treanor, a three-time gold medalist in women’s beach volleyball with partner Kerry Walsh Jennings, will make her Olympic broadcast debut as an analyst on NBC’s beach volleyball properties in Paris, NBCUniversal said Wednesday.

May-Treanor and Walsh Jennings won three consecutive gold medals together (Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012) and at one point won 21 straight Olympic matches, losing just one set. In 2007-2008 they won 112 consecutive games.

A two-time National Player of the Year in college, May-Treanor led Long Beach State to the first undefeated national championship season (36-0) in NCAA history in 1988. She was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2016 .

Chris Marlowe, captain of the 1984 Olympic gold medal-winning United States men’s volleyball team, handles play-by-play duties for NBC’s beach volleyball booth. This will be his ninth Summer Olympics on the microphone. Kevin Wong is entering his fourth Games as an analyst and Dain Blanton, a two-time men’s beach volleyball Olympian, is the team’s reporter.

“An all-time great player and one of the most talented players in the history of beach volleyball. We are excited that Misty can bring her unparalleled insight to our team, which has years of experience calling Olympic competitions,” NBC Olympics vice president and coordinating producer Rebecca Chatman said in a statement. “The beach volleyball location is one of the most exciting Games at the foot of the iconic Eiffel Tower.”

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NBC has Misty May-Treanor playing beach volleyball at the 2024 Olympics in Paris

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