Big dig reveals Kerri Walsh's missing wedding ring.

NBCOlympics.com ^ | 8/10/08 | AP

[L.A.Justice]

Even the volunteers go for the gold at the Olympic beach volleyball venue.

When American beach volleyball star Kerri Walsh's wedding ring flew off during her opening match of the Olympics, venue workers combed the sand with metal detectors to find it. Volunteer Song Zhendong dug it up after about 20 minutes.

The ring came off when Walsh went up for a block in Sunday morning's match against Japan's Mika Saiki and Chiaki Kusuhara. American broadcasters could see what happened, and they called officials from the international volleyball federation to see if the ring could be recovered.

[L.A.Justice]

I am happy that the ring has been found...

[wastedyears]

She’s married?

Darn

Not that she’d date a 22 year old who’s almost a foot shorter than her...

[rawhide]

Why was she wearing the ring in the first place during the match? Common sense tells me that she should have removed it for safe-keeping.

[rawhide]

Kerri Walsh and Casey Jennings (fellow beach volleyball pro and former NCAA champion)

[fella]

PICTURES!

FReepers does have standards.

[kb2614]

Not that she’d date a 22 year old who’s almost a foot shorter than her...

LOL!!

I know what you mean. I'm 39, 5'10, & could be a stand in for Homer Simpson. I suspect she wouldn't be all that interested in me either.

[Wonder Warthog]

"I am happy that the ring has been found... "

Me too, but she is still an idiot for wearing jewelry (even a wedding ring) during vigorous athletic competition.

[Izzy Dunne]

FReepers does have standards.

Grammar not be among them, no sir.

;->

[Izzy Dunne]

beach volleyball pro

I'm 50+ years old, and never realized there was such a thing.

[rintense]

Yeah, a drunk and married Casey Jennings hit on one of my best friends while in Vegas a few years ago. Let’s hope he’s changed.

[CholeraJoe]

Agreed. Perhaps she needs to look at a picture of a degloving injury (WARNING: Disturbing Image) before she wears a ring during athletics or work.

[Hatteras]

Better pic...

NOW, I recognize her!

[Verbosus]

Wastedyears wrote:
She’s married?

Darn


Yeah, I was sort of hoping she liked overweight, short, balding engineers with bad haircuts myself.

[dfwgator]

Big dig reveals Kerri Walsh's missing wedding ring.

What's her wedding ring doing in Boston?

[wastedyears]

Holy cow, that guy is huge. She’s already 6’2”

[wastedyears]

Yes indeed, much better picture.

[philled]

I never take my wedding ring off. It fits snugly and the knuckle above it has enlarged since I put it on 13 years ago. However, my wife made your same point when we saw the story of how they spent hours with metal detectors trying to locate it.

She also reminded me of how I spent hours with a metal detector trying to find mine after a soccer game a couple years ago. I knew I had it on at halftime but it was gone after the game. I play right midfielder so that's where I concentrated my search. I ultimately found it about 60 yards diagonal to where I thought it would be. I can't imagine how frequently this event would come up had I not found it!!