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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 17: Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst of Germany in action the podium during the medal ceremony for the Women's Beach Volleyball on day 12 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Beach Volleyball Arena on August 17, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Amin Mohammad Jamali/Getty Images)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 17:  Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst of Germany in action the podium during the medal ceremony for the Women's Beach Volleyball on day 12 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Beach Volleyball Arena on August 17, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  (Photo by Amin Mohammad Jamali/Getty Images)

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 17: Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst of Germany celebrate winning gold during the Beach Volleyball Women's Gold medal match against Agatha Bednarczuk Rippel of Brazil and Barbara Seixas de Freitas of Brazil on day 12 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Beach Volleyball Arena on August 17, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 17:  Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst of Germany celebrate winning gold during the Beach Volleyball Women's Gold medal match against Agatha Bednarczuk Rippel of Brazil and Barbara Seixas de Freitas of Brazil on day 12 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Beach Volleyball Arena on August 17, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 17: Gold medalists Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst of Germany celebrate on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Women's Beach Volleyball on day 12 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Beach Volleyball Arena on August 17, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 17:  Gold medalists Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst of Germany celebrate on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Women's Beach Volleyball on day 12 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Beach Volleyball Arena on August 17, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 17: (L-R) Silver medalists Agatha Bednarczuk Rippel and Barbara Seixas de Freitas of Brazil, gold medalists Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst of Germany and bronze medalists Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross of the United States celebrate on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Women's Beach Volleyball on day 12 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Beach Volleyball Arena on August 17, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 17:  (L-R) Silver medalists Agatha Bednarczuk Rippel and Barbara Seixas de Freitas of Brazil, gold medalists Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst of Germany and bronze medalists Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross of the United States celebrate on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Women's Beach Volleyball on day 12 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Beach Volleyball Arena on August 17, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)