Personal
Berg was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on July 16, 1980. She graduated from Punahou High School in Hawaii and the University of Minnesota. She is 5 feet, 8 inches tall.
Berg underwent Orthokine treatments before the 2012 Olympics to treat chronic pain in her left knee that had been affecting her for four years. She paid €6,000 (about $7,400) for the procedure, which neither her professional volleyball team in Italy nor the United States Olympic team would cover.
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