USA Wins Gold Medal in Women’s Team Foil Fencing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
| USA won the gold medal in women’s team foil fencing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the first time the country has won an Olympic gold medal in any team fencing event. In all, 12 gold-medal events in epee, foil and sabre individual and team competitions are being held from July 27 to August 4 at the Grand Palais.
Women’s Team Foil (8 Teams) USA faced Italy in the final match of women’s team foil, winning the Olympic gold medal with a score of 45-39. In the semifinal round, Italy defeated Japan, 45-39, while USA won against Canada, 45-31.Japan won the bronze medal match over Canada, 33-32. “I’m very shocked, I have no words to describe it”, said USA’s Lauren Scruggs. “I think it’s super-cool and unbelievable to make history. The last bout was a tough one, I was dealing with some injuries, and Errigo is super-good and it’s so stressful to be the anchor. I locked-in, kept fighting, had a good lead, and I managed to close it out. Our strategy was just to be better fighters, we doubled-down and we fought better. I’m proud of my teammates, happy to make my country proud, and hopefully this is the start of a long continuation of great women’s foil and American fencing. This is a whole family effort, and thank you to everyone for your support.” |
| The teams include the following countries:
The schedule for Paris 2024 Olympic fencing may be found on FIE official website. |
