Alix Klineman

April Ross has sights set on her first ever gold medal as she heads to the Tokyo 2021 Olympics with her third different partner, Alix Klineman. Earlier this week, FanSided talked to Mr. T, the star of Rocky III and the popular sitcom The A-Team. Next up is two-time Olympic medalist April Ross, who has a new partner Alix Klineman. After a social media search looking for a team name, the duo decided on…the A-Team. What a coincidence!

So dominant, April Ross and Alix Klineman mathematically clinched a spot in the Tokyo Olympics with five major beach volleyball tournaments left before the deadline. Ross, a silver and bronze medalist, and Klineman, an Olympic rookie, secured one of the two U.S. women’s team spots in Tokyo earlier this month — winning a tournament in Doha during which the rest of the early 2021 schedule was announced, adding clarity to the Olympic qualifying picture.

Misty May-Treanor & Kerri Walsh Jennings were arguably the most dominant female forces of all-time and have paved the path for future generations to come. After just three years playing together, April Ross & Alix Klineman have shown dominance similar to that of May/Walsh. Do you think they’re on pace to put up numbers like the most decorated women’s players on the AVP?