SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — They are ranked No. 2 in the world and will compete in the Summer Olympics in Paris.
Sioux Falls natives Taryn Cross and Kristen Nass have been playing sand volleyball together for the past four years, but in July, a dream will come true as the two girls will compete in the biggest game of their lives. Become. .
“Well, I say it's unrealistic,” Cross said.
Taryn Kross and Kristen Nass have been waiting for this Olympic moment for a long time.
“It's the most unrealistic thing to talk about something for a long time or to see it on your phone every day. For example, every day you see the Eiffel Tower and the beach volleyball stadium below it, , and then you know it's real.'' Even though you put a lot of time and effort into it, it doesn't feel real, and you don't know when it's going to happen,'' Cross said.
Don: What are you going to do? What do you expect?
Tallinn: Great question. We're going to win the gold medal and bring it back to America.
Close, who is 6 feet 4 inches tall, says Nuss is only 5 feet 6 inches tall, but don't let her size fool you.
“But she's so fast, so determined, so passionate, so great. Her court awareness and court IQ is just next level, and the amount of time she puts in Being an inch taller is an added challenge competing with people who are the same height as me, or even taller, so perfecting her technique has been incredible,” Cross said.
Kross recently got engaged, but a date hasn't been set yet.
“And he really understands that. People say when's the date, when's the date, and we're like, do we know what's going on?” Cross said.
All jokes aside, Cross, who lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has a message for Keloland viewers.
“I appreciate all the support from the state of South Dakota. This is truly a crazy dream. Being from South Dakota and probably not having the resources that other states do, I probably never thought I would be able to do this.” But it's possible, and it's really possible, so go do something scary and make that dream or desire you have come true. You never know if it's going to happen,” Cross said.
Cross and Nass are one of two U.S. volleyball teams competing in the Olympics.
The other is from California and is ranked No. 3 in the world.
