US Women’s Beach Volleyball Duo Clinch Bronze to Add Another Medal to America’s FIVB World Championship Campaign in Mexico

The US enjoyed one of the most successful beach volleyball campaigns this year at the 2023 FIVB World Championship in Mexico. The Americans dominated the tournament, where two US duos had to face each other in the semi-finals. While one group was bound to fall as the other advanced, the defeated duo didn’t stumble and put up a great third-place fight.

Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth entered the world championships as one of the clear favorites. However, a clash with fellow American sisters stopped them from heading to the finals. Despite this, the explosive offensive powerhouse pair didn’t lose hope and won the bronze medal. In fact, Kloth and Nuss made a staunch comeback from an almost defeat.

Kloth and Nuss go full throttle for the beach volleyball bronze

Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth entered the bronze medal beach volleyball match after a rough defeat in the semi-finals. Both sides showed signs of pressure as they kept conceding points to their opponents via errors. However, Kloth and Nuss showed a little bit of extra composure to conquer the Australians. But, the duo showed great confidence in their offense as they launched their high-voltage attack on Australia’s Mariafe and Clancy. A tweet on X made by USA Volleyball cheered the duo for their stellar victory against the Australians for the Bronze.

Kloth and Nuss didn’t get a great start as they lost the first set with a score of 15-21. This turned the second set into a must-win for the US duo, who went full-throttle mode. Kloth and Nuss secured a close-call victory in the second set, scoring 21-19. The American women started incorporating good use of defense to complement their offense. This helped them make 35 digs and score three blocks against the Aussies. 

The final set saw the bolstered defense of Nuss and Kloth concede just eight points in the final round. In response, the US beach volleyball stars sealed the final round with a staunch 15 points. The bronze medal victory has filled American hearts with joy as both its women’s beach volleyball teams earned medals. In fact, the duo that advanced over Nuss and Kloth went on to win the gold medal that ended America’s 14-year-long title drought.

Sara Hughes and Kelly Cheng bless America with a historic win

Sara Hughes and Kelly Young entered the 2023 Beach Volleyball World Championship ranked at number three internationally. The duo reunited last year after a long separation of four years. While Hughes and Cheng faced a lot of adversity throughout their finals journey, they put on an amazing finals show.

The duo faced defending champions from Brazil, Duda and Ana Patricia. However, Cheng and Hughes made quick work of their Brazilian counterparts and claimed a clean sweep championship win. 

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The duo was already well-prepared for the main match after facing Kloth and Nuss in the semi-finals. The gold medal victory marked the first gold medal for the US since 2009. This also made Hughes and Cheng the third American women’s beach volleyball duo to ever win a world championship. While both American pairs won a world championship medal, they aren’t done facing off. The frenemies will now face each other at the grand stage of Paris. Who will reign supreme between Cheng/Hughes and Kloth/Nuss, only time will tell. 

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