Brazil's Rebecca Silva celebrates winning their women's beach volleyball round of 16 match between China and Brazil during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Shiokaze Park in Tokyo on August 1, 2021.

USA Volleyball has named three-time Olympic medalist April Ross as head of coaching for the beach national teams.

Olympic gold medalist Alix Klineman plans to retire from beach volleyball after this AVP season.

FILE - April Ross, of the United States, dives for the ball during a women's beach volleyball Gold Medal match against Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan ...