![]() The 6-foot-2 star went to USC and won back-to-back national titles. The pair teamed up in 2018 and has been on a tear heading into the Games.Ĭlaes has partnered with Walsh Jennings and Ross in the past. Claes, 25, and Sponcil, 24, make up the youngest beach volleyball duo to compete in U.S. The second women’s beach volleyball team to represent the United States in Tokyo, Claes and Sponcil, ranks sixth in the world. Klineman, who is also NHL winger Teddy Purcell’s wife, transitioned to the beach game in 2017 and won AVP rookie of the year in her first season. Klineman, 31, played indoor volleyball in Italy and Brazil until she was 26 years old. Ross’ 6-foot-5 partner, Klineman, was USA Volleyball’s Female Beach Player of the Year in 2019. At 39 years old, Ross has been named USA Volleyball’s Beach Player of the Year eight times and has been part of the Beach Team of the Year three times since 2008. Ross won a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics with Jen Kessy and a bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics with Kerri Walsh Jennings, who did not qualify for this year’s Games. ![]() Ross, 6-foot-1, has two Olympic medals on her resume. They also have six Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (commonly known as FIVB) wins together. During the 2021 abbreviated World Tour, the pair won once and came in third twice. Klineman and Ross, who have been playing together since 2018, will be one of the women’s duos to compete in Tokyo for the United States. Paralympics Open in Tokyo's National Stadium With Acrobats, Fireworks and Parade of Athletes
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