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Alison Cerutti - Brazilian Beach Volleyball Player

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Over a dozen LGBTI Olympians have barely missed out on medals in Rio

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About a dozen LGBTI Olympians have barely missed out on an Olympic medal in Rio finishing in the top 10, some of them finishing fourth. From: OutSports Larissa Franca Maestrini came within a set of a bronze medal. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images While we don't yet know the final medal count for Team LGBTI, we do know that there are tons of out Olympians with top-10 finishes who barely missed out on a medal. German discus thrower Nadine Müller finished sixth in her event with a distance of 63.13 meters. British speed walker Tom Bosworth finished sixth in the men's 20km walk, posting a personal best of 1:20.13 Kelly Griffon and Jillion Potter of Team USA finished fifth in the women's sevens rugby tournament. The Brazilian womens' handball team, with goalkeeper Mayssa Pessoa , lost in the quarterfinals to the Netherlands, 32-23. The American women's soccer team also lost in the quarterfinals of their tournament, 2-1, to Sweden. Brazilian beach volleyball player Larissa Fra...

Italian Beach Volleyball Player Alex Ranghieri

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NBC does a terrific profile of gay beach volleyball player and her wife

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Liliane Maestrini and Larissa França get the "up close and personal" treatment. From: OutSports We  have been critical of NBC for some blunders it has made in covering gay and lesbian athletes at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. Now the network needs to be praised for its wonderful feature on Brazilian beach volleyball player  Larissa França  and her wife, Liliane Maestrini . The three-minute video aired on the NBC national network and examined the dynamics and love of their relationship. Lili is also a beach player but is not an Olympian. Larissa's playing partner is Talita Rocha and the two have reached the semifinals, which are today. (Update: Larissa and Talita lost in the semis and will play for bronze). "To me she is the best athlete and spouse in the world. She has a huge heart.," Lili says as romantic music plays in the background and the couple looks at their wedding album from 2013. They also talk about how it can be uncomfortable to play against each oth...