Milagros Crespo (L) of Cuba smashes the ball to Nicole Branagh of the United States at the women's preliminary pool E match of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games beach volleyball event in Beijing, China, Aug. 13, 2008. Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs of the United States beat Imara Estevez and Milagros Crespo of Cuba 2-1. [Xinhua]