Kiefer and Scruggs take Olympic gold and silver in all-American foil fencing final
Lee Kiefer and Lauren Scruggs took gold and silver, respectively, in the the women’s foil fencing final of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
PARIS — Two American women squared up for a sword fight in the palace at dusk. Both emerged with Olympic medals.
This, the Grand Palais in the center of the French capital, was the stage for the women’s foil fencing matchup between Lee Kiefer, 30, and Lauren Scruggs, 21, the first all-American fencing final since Beijing 2008.
In the event, Kiefer — the defending champion and pre-tournament favorite — won 15-6 to retain the gold medal.
“There’s a million different obstacles that happened to make it to this point,” she told reporters afterward. “So getting through all these things that you can’t even predict is just freaking cool and fun.”
Scruggs’ silver makes her the first Black American woman to win an individual fencing medal and the second out LGBTQ athlete to get on the podium at these Games.
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