Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes dominant in opening performance at 2024 Paris Olympics
While it was never in doubt that Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes would enter their campaign to win gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics as favorites, it was also clear that their contemporaries were also closing the gap with wins in Elite 16 tournaments. The opening match put to bed any doubts about the team USA duos form entering into the Olympics. With a two set shutout that saw an utterly dominant 21-11 second set and an offense filled with dynamic options slicing through the Czech defense with drop shots and out of system play that showed the dynamic range of this duo.
For Kelly Cheng this is an opportunity to redeem a disappointing showing at the Tokyo Olympics, entering this Olympics as a seasoned and dominant veteran on the global stage. For Sara Hughes, this being her first Olympics, and joining forces with her former college partner presents an opportunity to make a serious contending run at gold. They will face an incredibly deep field with arguably some of the fiercest competition in years from Brazil and Canada.
