For the first time in 21 years, Kerri Walsh Jennings won't represent the United States at the Summer Olympics. But her Rio 2016 partner, April Ross, is looking for gold.
Ross, who also earned a silver alongside Jennifer Kessy at the 2012 Games in London, is now paired with Alix Klineman. She switched from being an indoor player in 2017 and will be making her first appearance at the Summer Olympics.
The top challengers to Ross and Klineman are two of the world's top-ranked teams: Brazil's Agatha Bednarczuk (a silver medalist at Rio 2016) and Duda Santos Lisboa, and Canada's Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Paredes.