Has Beach Volleyball Finally Stopped Being a Poor Relation of Track and Swimming at the Olympics?

The amusing way a player said you’d know if it had “arrived”

Janice Harayda

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April Ross, left, and Alix Klineman / Credit: Team USA Beach

Alix Klineman and April Ross may find themselves besieged by fans when they return to Southern California after striking gold in beach volleyball in Tokyo. But until recently, stars of their sport…

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Janice Harayda

Critic, novelist, award-winning journalist. Former book editor of the Plain Dealer and book columnist for Glamour. Words in NYT, WSJ, and other major media.