Tyler Nettuno
July 31, 2024 4:00 pm CT
It’s been a nice start to the chase for a gold medal from former LSU beach volleyball stars Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss.
The duo ranks No. 2 in the world and is off to a 2-0 start in pool play at the 2024 Paris Olympics, winning its first two matchups in straight-set sweeps. Kloth and Nuss will wrap up pool play on Thursday at 3 p.m. CT when they face a team from China.
Related: Former LSU beach volleyball teammates Taryn Kloth, Kristen Nuss move to 2-0 in Olympics pool play
Here are the best photos of Kloth and Nuss through their first two matchups as they chase a gold medal.
Beach Volleyball - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 1
PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 27: Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss of Team United States celebrate during…
PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 27: Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss of Team United States celebrate during the Women's Preliminary Phase - Pool B match on day one of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Eiffel Tower Stadium on July 27, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
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Beach Volleyball - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 1
PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 27: Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth of Team United States celebrate during…
PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 27: Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth of Team United States celebrate during the Women's Preliminary Phase - Pool B match on day one of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Eiffel Tower Stadium on July 27, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
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Beach Volleyball - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 1
PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 27: Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth of Team United States celebrate during…
PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 27: Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth of Team United States celebrate during the Women's Preliminary Phase - Pool B match on day one of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Eiffel Tower Stadium on July 27, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
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Beach Volleyball - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 1
PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 27: Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss of Team United States high five…
PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 27: Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss of Team United States high five during the Women's Preliminary Phase - Pool B match on day one of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Eiffel Tower Stadium on July 27, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
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Beach Volleyball - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 1
PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 27: Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth of Team United States high five…
PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 27: Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth of Team United States high five after winning the Women's Preliminary Phase - Pool B match on day one of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Eiffel Tower Stadium on July 27, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
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US' #01 Kristen Nuss and US' #02 Taryn Kloth celebrate a point in the women's pool…
US' #01 Kristen Nuss and US' #02 Taryn Kloth celebrate a point in the women's pool B beach volleyball match between USA and Canada during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Eiffel Tower Stadium in Paris on July 27, 2024. (Photo by Luis TATO / AFP) (Photo by LUIS TATO/AFP via Getty Images)
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US' #01 Kristen Nuss and US' #02 Taryn Kloth celebrate a point in the women's pool…
US' #01 Kristen Nuss and US' #02 Taryn Kloth celebrate a point in the women's pool B beach volleyball match between USA and Canada during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Eiffel Tower Stadium in Paris on July 27, 2024. (Photo by Luis TATO / AFP) (Photo by LUIS TATO/AFP via Getty Images)
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US' #01 Kristen Nuss and US' #02 Taryn Kloth celebrate a point in the women's pool…
US' #01 Kristen Nuss and US' #02 Taryn Kloth celebrate a point in the women's pool B beach volleyball match between USA and Canada during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Eiffel Tower Stadium in Paris on July 27, 2024. (Photo by Luis TATO / AFP) (Photo by LUIS TATO/AFP via Getty Images)
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US' #01 Kristen Nuss and US' #02 Taryn Kloth celebrate their victory in the women's pool…
US' #01 Kristen Nuss and US' #02 Taryn Kloth celebrate their victory in the women's pool B beach volleyball match between USA and Canada during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Eiffel Tower Stadium in Paris on July 27, 2024. (Photo by Mauro PIMENTEL / AFP) (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP via Getty Images)
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Beach Volleyball - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 3
PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 29: Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss of Team United States react during…
PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 29: Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss of Team United States react during the Women's Preliminary Phase - Pool B match against Team Australia on day three of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Eiffel Tower Stadium on July 29, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
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US' #01 Kristen Nuss and US' #02 Taryn Kloth celebrate a point in the women's pool…
US' #01 Kristen Nuss and US' #02 Taryn Kloth celebrate a point in the women's pool B beach volleyball match between USA and Australia during the Pari 2024 Olympic Games at the Eiffel Tower Stadium in Paris on July 29, 2024. (Photo by Luis TATO / AFP) (Photo by LUIS TATO/AFP via Getty Images)
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US' #01 Kristen Nuss and US' #02 Taryn Kloth celebrate their victory in the women's pool…
US' #01 Kristen Nuss and US' #02 Taryn Kloth celebrate their victory in the women's pool B beach volleyball match between USA and Australia during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Eiffel Tower Stadium in Paris on July 29, 2024. (Photo by Luis TATO / AFP) (Photo by LUIS TATO/AFP via Getty Images)
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US' #01 Kristen Nuss and US' #02 Taryn Kloth celebrate their victory in the women's pool…
US' #01 Kristen Nuss and US' #02 Taryn Kloth celebrate their victory in the women's pool B beach volleyball match between USA and Australia during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Eiffel Tower Stadium in Paris on July 29, 2024. (Photo by Luis TATO / AFP) (Photo by LUIS TATO/AFP via Getty Images)
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Beach Volleyball - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 3
PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 29: Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss of Team United States embrace during…
PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 29: Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss of Team United States embrace during the Women's Preliminary Phase - Pool B match against Team Australia on day three of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Eiffel Tower Stadium on July 29, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
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Beach Volleyball - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 3
PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 29: Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth of Team United States celebrate during…
PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 29: Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth of Team United States celebrate during the Women's Preliminary Phase - Pool B match against Team Australia on day three of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Eiffel Tower Stadium on July 29, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
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Beach Volleyball - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 3
PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 29: Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth of Team United States celebrate during…
PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 29: Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth of Team United States celebrate during the Women's Preliminary Phase - Pool B match against Team Australia on day three of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Eiffel Tower Stadium on July 29, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
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Beach Volleyball - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 3
PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 29: Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth of Team United States high five…
PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 29: Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth of Team United States high five during the Women's Preliminary Phase - Pool B match against Team Australia on day three of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Eiffel Tower Stadium on July 29, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
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Olympics: Beach Volleyball
Jul 27, 2024; Paris, France; Taryn Kloth (USA) and Kristen Nuss (USA) celebrate a point against…
Jul 27, 2024; Paris, France; Taryn Kloth (USA) and Kristen Nuss (USA) celebrate a point against Canada in a beach volleyball preliminary phase match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Eiffel Tower Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Nelles-USA TODAY Sports
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Olympics: Beach Volleyball
Jul 27, 2024; Paris, France; Kristen Nuss (USA) and Taryn Kloth (USA) celebrate a point against…
Jul 27, 2024; Paris, France; Kristen Nuss (USA) and Taryn Kloth (USA) celebrate a point against Canada in a beach volleyball preliminary phase match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Eiffel Tower Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Nelles-USA TODAY Sports
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Olympics: Beach Volleyball
Jul 27, 2024; Paris, France; Kristen Nuss (USA) and Taryn Kloth (USA) celebrate after defeating Sophie…
Jul 27, 2024; Paris, France; Kristen Nuss (USA) and Taryn Kloth (USA) celebrate after defeating Sophie Bukovec (CAN) and Heather Bansley (CAN) in a beach volleyball preliminary phase match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Eiffel Tower Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Nelles-USA TODAY Sports
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Olympics: Beach Volleyball
Jul 27, 2024; Paris, France; Kristen Nuss (USA) and Taryn Kloth (USA) celebrate after defeating Sophie…
Jul 27, 2024; Paris, France; Kristen Nuss (USA) and Taryn Kloth (USA) celebrate after defeating Sophie Bukovec (CAN) and Heather Bansley (CAN) in a beach volleyball preliminary phase match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Eiffel Tower Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Nelles-USA TODAY Sports
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Olympics: Beach Volleyball
Jul 29, 2024; Paris, France; Kirsten Nuss (USA) and Taryn Kloth (USA) celebrate after defeating Australia…
Jul 29, 2024; Paris, France; Kirsten Nuss (USA) and Taryn Kloth (USA) celebrate after defeating Australia in a beach volleyball preliminary phase match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Eiffel Tower Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports
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Olympics: Beach Volleyball
Jul 29, 2024; Paris, France; Kirsten Nuss (USA) and Taryn Kloth (USA) celebrate against Australia in…
Jul 29, 2024; Paris, France; Kirsten Nuss (USA) and Taryn Kloth (USA) celebrate against Australia in a beach volleyball preliminary phase match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Eiffel Tower Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports
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