TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 30: April Ross of United States of America competing on Women's Preliminary - Pool B during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Shiokaze Park on July 30, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan (Photo by Ronald Hoogendoorn/BSR Agency/Getty Images)
April Ross and Alix Klineman worked in tandem to defeat Australia in the gold medal game of beach volleyball. It’s the United States’ first gold in the event since 2012.
The U.S. never faltered, playing a dominant match from the first serve to their final point. Klineman and Ross won in two straight sets.
The team was dominant not just in their final match, but in all elimination games. They did not cede a single set in these critical matchups.
The gold medal is Ross’s third Olympic finish on the winner’s podium. She previously won silver and bronze medals. “For us to get here and do this, with this kind of competition just blows my mind. To get a gold medal finally, feels so amazing,” Ross said of their victory.
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