BEIJING, China -- American and Chinese flags dotted the stands, sticking to anything they touched. They were outnumbered only by fans holding umbrellas.

This was some beach volleyball final.

Under a driving rain and in the coolest temperatures these Beijing Olympics have seen so far, Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh completed their undefeated run through the women's beach volleyball tournament Thursday morning with a straight-set win in the gold medal match.

May-Treanor and Walsh won their second consecutive Olympic gold medal with a 21-18, 21-18 victory over China's Wang Jie and Tian Jia, completing their run through the tournament without dropping a set.

They didn't let the rain dampen their celebration, either.

Walsh bounded around the court in the rain, hopping up and down and carrying a wet American flag. She hugged wet volunteers and the Chaoyang Park venue dancers, too.

China's Xue Chen and Zhang Xi won the bronze medal with a 21-19, 21-17 victory over Renata Ribeiro and Talita Rocha of Brazil.