France won the Women’s Epee team competition, crushing the home town Russian team 45-37 in the gold medal bout. Germany earned bronze with a 42-40 win over Estonia. In epee, fencers attempt to earn points by hitting their opponents 1/24th of a second before they get hit. The event simulates a duel to first blood and is the only fencing discipline in which both fencers can score a point on the same action.
The U.S. women’s epee team defeated South Africa 45-17 in their first match up, in the round of 32. They lost their next match 45-26 to Hungary. In placement rounds, the U.S. women earned great experience by defeated their remaining opponents: Korea 45-32, Switzerland 45-34, and Romania by the heart-stopping score of 28-27.
The US Women’s team was made up of Lacey Burt (22, Beaverton, Ore.), Courtney Hurley (17, San Antonio, Texas), Kelley Hurley (19, San Antonio, Texas) and Maya Lawrence (27, Teaneck, N.J.). They ended up placing 9th for the team event.
France came in as the #2 seed and dispatched Poland in the quarterfinals with a crushing 45-29 win. They followed up with a 28-24 win over Estonia before triumphing over host nation...
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