Kerri Walsh withdraws from Moscow beach volleyball event with injury

Staff Writer

May 28, 2015 8:35 AM PT

Three-time Olympic champion Kerri Walsh has withdrawn from a beach volleyball tournament in Russia and flown home to seek treatment for an injured right shoulder.

Walsh and partner April Ross were leading 5-2 in an early match at the FIVB Moscow Grand Slam event when Walsh stretched for a ball and suffered the injury that caused the team to forfeit.

They made the decision Thursday not to continue in the tournament.

“We’re just taking a precaution by going home and making sure everything’s OK,” Ross said in a FIVB video interview. “We’re hopeful and positive.”

The pair is looking to play a FIVB World Tour event in Norway early next month. The world championships are scheduled to begin June 27 in the Netherlands.

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David Wharton

David Wharton has filled an array of roles – covering the courts, entertainment, sports and the second Persian Gulf War – since starting as a Los Angeles Times intern in 1982. His work has been honored by organizations such as the Society for Features Journalism and Associated Press Sports Editors and has been anthologized in “Best American Sports Writing.” He has also been nominated for an Emmy and has written two books, including “Conquest,” an inside look at USC football during the Pete Carroll era.

Kerri Walsh withdraws from Moscow beach volleyball event with injury

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