Local favorites Marco and Esteban Grimalt failed in their bid to defend their Pan American Games beach volleyball gold, losing 21-13, 21-17 to Brazil’s André Loyola and George Souto. The cousins are not famous outside of Chile, but at home they are the host nation’s faces of the Games.
Chile’s Marco Grimalt returns the ball during a men’s beach volleyball semifinal match against Brazil at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. Brazil’s Andre Loyola, left, blocks a shot by Chile’s Marco Grimalt during a men’s beach volleyball semifinal match at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023.
Fans like Josefa Eli, 23, arrived at Santiago’s Peñalolén beach volleyball center hours before the match, a rare feature in Pan American Games competitions, for two reasons: Avoid the rush and get better seats to watch the two most popular local athletes. “Who are these men?” Eli jokingly said in a reference to ”Quien es ese hombre?” a song from a Chilean soap opera that has been the soundtrack of several Tik Tok videos in which Chilean teenagers and youngsters show their admiration for the volleyball players. They call themselves “Grimalt Lovers.”“Marco, look at me, please!,” one of them said during the first set. “Esteban, you can do it, mi amor. I know that!” another supporter screamed.
The cousins clearly understood they had lost to a better rival — the Brazilian duo is ranked 5th in the world, while the Chileans are ranked 22nd. But losing at home was painful to them.
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