Kerri Walsh, US Olympic gold medalist in beach volleyball at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, lit the fire for the kinesiology tape explosion. With only a tiny bikini and black KT Tape kinesiology tape on her ripped 6′ 1″ frame, Walsh caught the attention of the world as she dove and spiked her way to Olympic gold. Walsh wore the KT Tape to keep her shoulder in peak playing form following an injury that might have otherwise sidelined her for the Olympics.