Sam Schachter will never forget the feeling of being in the tunnel, waiting to hear his name announced, before taking to the sand and making his Olympic debut at the 2016 Rio Games. The Canadian beach volleyball star has a lot of special memories from those Olympics but they don’t include walking in the Opening Ceremonies. Due to the pool play schedule for Schachter and his then-partner Josh Bins...
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Emily is the Lead Editor of Momentum Volleyball. She is an experienced broadcaster as the Olympic Volleyball Commentator in London 2012 and Rio 2016. She is also an accomplished journalist with Embracing Ottawa, Ottawa Life Magazine, CBC Radio Canada and Global Television. Emily is also an accomplished volleyball athlete. She is a U Sports National Championship Silver Medallist 2005 & 2006, CanWest Championship 2006, CanWest Player of the Year 2006, U Sports All-Canadian 2005 & 2006, and a Therese Quigley Award (U Sports WVB Top Student Athlete 2005). She won the Marilyn Pomfret Trophy (UBC Most Outstanding Female Athlete 2005), 5-Year Women’s National Team member (3-Year Team Captain) and played professional Volleyball in France. Emily was inducted into the UBC Hall of Fame in 2017.