Sister Act II: Venus and Serena strike gold at Olympics

For the second time in their careers, Venus and Serena Williams have struck Olympic gold as a sister act.

The second-seeded Williams sisters fourth seeds Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virgina Ruano Pascual of Spain on Sunday, winning the gold medal in the women's doubles final with a 6-2, 6-0 score.

The Williams Sisters previously won the women's doubles gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, where Venus also won the women's singles gold.

Both women were knocked out of the singles competition in the quarterfinals this year. Venus lost to Li Na of China and Serena lost to Elena Dementieva of Russia, who went on to win the gold.

American teams have won women's doubles gold in five of the six Olympics since tennis rejoined the Games, according to the official Beijing Olympics site.

Previous U.S. doubles winners include Zina Garrison and Pam Shriver at Seoul 1988, Gigi Fernandez and Mary Joe Fernandez at Barcelona 1992 and Atlanta 1996, and Serena Williams and Venus Williams at Sydney 2000 -- and again in Beijing.

Venus and Serena are scheduled to play in New York at the U.S. Open beginning later this month.