The win over Australia is the first time the U.S. women have won Olympic gold in the event since the 2012 London Games.
Americans April Ross and Alix Klineman's beat Australia in two sets at the Tokyo Games on Friday, marking the first time the U.S. has claimed gold since 2012, when powerhouse pair Kerri Walsh Jennings and Misty May-Treanor won their third in a row.because of their initials, started off strong in its win over Australia's Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy and never lost the lead.
Ross, a three-time Olympian, won bronze at the 2016 Rio Games and silver in 2012 in London. Klineman made her Olympic debut in Tokyo.Klineman and Ross celebrate winning their women's beach volleyball final match agains Australia at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on Aug. 6, 2021.On the road to Friday's final match, the U.S. team beat a German team that includedAlong the way, Ross and Klineman were cheered on by Mr. T, the actor famous for his role as the gold-chain wearing strongman B.A.
Walsh Jennings and May-Treanor won the gold in three straight Olympics — in 2004 in Athens, 2008 in Beijing, and in 2012 in London. May-Treanor retired after the 2012 Games. Walsh Jennings and Ross teamed up for Rio, where they won bronze. Earlier Friday in Tokyo, Switzerland's Anouk Verge-Depre and Joana Heidrich beat Latvia in two sets to win the bronze.Phil Helsel
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