The United States is the class of women's beach volleyball once again.
Five years after the U.S. was dethroned at the Rio Olympics, the first-time pairing of April Ross and Alix Klineman captured the gold medal in straight sets, winning 21-15, 21-16 and without any real sign of trouble over the course of the 43-minute match.
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It's the fourth gold medal in women's beach volleyball for the United States and the first that didn't feature either Misty May-Treanor or Kerri Walsh Jennings on the court.