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10 hours ago
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Kiefer wins gold at World Fencing Championships
Take a look at American fencer Lee Kiefer earning her first gold medal at the 2025 World Fencing Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia, routing Frenchwoman Pauline Ranvier 15-4 in the final bout.
NBC Sports
18 hours ago
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Lee Kiefer, Lauren Scruggs lead U.S. women's foil team to world title
The U.S. women's foil team followed its first Olympic title in Paris by winning the world title on Monday. Lee Kiefer, Lauren Scruggs, 16-year-old Jaelyn Liu and Emily Jing combined to win all four rounds, including routing France 45-24 in the final in Tbilisi, Georgia. Kiefer and Scruggs returned from the 2024 Olympic champion team. They also took gold and silver in the individual event in Paris. Kiefer won double gold at both the 2024 Olympics and 2025 Worlds. Last Friday, she earned her first individual world title to go along with team foil gold from 2018. Kiefer, a 31-year-old, four-time Olympian, now has nine career World Championships medals to go with her three Olympic gold medals. She is the second-most decorated fencer in U.S. history behind Mariel Zagunis, who won four Olympic medals and 14 World Championships medals. The World Fencing Championships run through Wednesday. Nick Zaccardi,
NBC Sports
2 days ago
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Kiefer wins gold at World Fencing Championships
Take a look at American fencer Lee Kiefer earning her first gold medal at the 2025 World Fencing Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia, routing Frenchwoman Pauline Ranvier 15-4 in the final bout.
Reuters
4 days ago
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Olympic champion Kiefer finally claims world title as Georgian Bazadze makes history
July 25 (Reuters) - Local hero Sandro Bazadze made history in Tbilisi on Friday, winning Georgia's first-ever World Fencing Championships gold medal in the individual sabre event, while Olympic champion Lee Kiefer secured the United States' first gold in women's foil. Bazadze sent the home crowd into raptures as he secured a commanding 15-9 victory over France's Jean-Philippe Patrice in the final. The two-time European champion earlier dispatched Egypt's Ahmed Hesham, who upset several top seeds on his way to the semi-finals, with a 15-10 win. Meanwhile, three-time Olympic gold medallist Kiefer captured her long-awaited first individual world title with a dominant 15-4 win over France's Pauline Ranvier. She previously overcame third seed Martina Favaretto of Italy 15-10 in the semi-finals. Kiefer, 31, is aiming to become the first woman to win three consecutive Olympic gold medals in foil at the 2028 Los Angeles Games. The championships have been steeped in history-making performances. Earlier in the week, Hong Kong's Choi Ryan became his country's first world champion by defeating Russia's Kirill Bordodachev, competing as a neutral athlete, 15-9 in the men's foil final on Wednesday. Ukrainian Vlada Kharkova added to the drama by claiming the women's epee title in a nail-biting 15-14 victory over two-time Olympic medallist Katrina Lehis of Estonia.
NBC Sports
4 days ago
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Lee Kiefer adds first individual world title to her three Olympic fencing gold medals
Lee Kiefer, the only U.S. fencer to win three Olympic gold medals, won her first individual World Championship in her 12th try. Kiefer won the foil title in Tbilisi, Georgia, routing Frenchwoman Pauline Ranvier 15-4 in the final bout. Kiefer, 31, previously won a team foil world title in 2018, plus individual bronze medals in 2011, 2022 and 2023. She won the last two individual Olympic foil titles, plus team foil gold in Paris. At the 2028 Los Angeles Games, Kiefer can tie the fencing record by winning a third individual Olympic gold medal. Fellow American foil fencer Lauren Scruggs, who took team gold and individual silver in Paris, lost in the round of 16 to Italian Anna Cristino. Earlier at worlds, U.S. Olympic medalists were eliminated in the early rounds: Alexander Massialas (round of 16), Nick Itkin (round of 32) and Gerek Meinhardt (round of 64). Worlds run through next Wednesday, with team finals starting Saturday. Nick Zaccardi,
