USA Wins Gold Medal in Women’s Team Foil Fencing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games(FIE)
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.
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:
金 USA (gold)
銀 Italy (silver)
銅 Japan (bronze)
４位 Canada
５位 France
６位 Poland
７位 China
８位 Egypt
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フェンシング女子フルーレ団体 涙の銅メダルに解説も号泣 「ううう～」「ひゃー」と泣きじゃくる（スポニチ）
テレビ解説を務めた山口徹氏は日本が銅メダルを確定させた瞬間に「よーし！」と絶叫。直後に「ううう～」と嗚咽（おえつ）を漏らすと、「めっちゃ怖かったんすよ。怖くて怖くてしかたなかった」とし、「ひゃー」と泣きじゃくった。また、フェンシング界初となる「銅メダル」（銀は太田氏、金は加納）にも、金銀銅コンプリート？となり、なぜか大喜びだった。
山口氏は04年W杯で個人3位、同年のアジア選手権で個人3位、団体2位となり、15年からU23、U20、U17の日本代表のコーチを務めている。
山口氏の感情がこもった解説にSNSでは「こっちまで泣ける」「解説者が大泣き始めてもらい泣きしてしまった」「解説のおっさん泣いてて草」などの声が上がっていた。
