Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson are one victory away from securing an Olympic beach volleyball berth for Canada after advancing to the women’s final at the NORCECA continental qualifier in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico.

The Canadians defeated Mexico’s Susana Torres and Abril Flores 21–12, 21–18 in a 40-minute semifinal Sunday, CBC reported. They will face Americans Megan Kraft and Kelly Cheng later Sunday, with a berth at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics at stake.

Humana-Paredes and Wilkerson, the Paris 2024 silver medallists, will be seeking to reverse their only loss of the tournament. In Saturday’s pool meeting, they took the opening set against Kraft and Cheng 23–21 before losing the next two 21–16, 15–12.

The third-seeded Canadians finished pool play at 3–1 and have not dropped a set in the knockout rounds. They beat T’ara Austin and Taylor Buckner of the U.S. Virgin Islands 21–11, 21–16 in the quarterfinals.

Kraft and Cheng remain undefeated after beating Puerto Rico’s Allanis Navas and Keishlyann Sanchez 21–16, 21–12 in their semifinal.

In the men’s competition, Canada’s Samuel Schachter and Jonathan Pickett will play for bronze after falling 21–19, 21–18 to Americans Trevor Crabb and Chase Budinger. The Canadians will face Puerto Rico’s William Rivera and Diego Rosich.

Only the winners of the women’s and men’s finals earn direct Olympic berths at this tournament. Other qualification routes remain available through the FIVB Olympic Ranking, the 2027 world championships and the 2028 Olympic Qualifier Series.

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