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Post by schlager7 on Oct 16, 2005 8:54:32 GMT -6
Sorry, but after the Olympics (gold & bronze in individual women's sabre) and now the world championships (gold in women's team sabre)...
I just had to say it.
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Post by LongBlade on Oct 16, 2005 9:25:50 GMT -6
Well said, Schlager!
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Post by LongBlade on Oct 16, 2005 11:06:40 GMT -6
Here's the news report from PRAVDA:World fencing championships: U.S. women win sabre gold; France men win foilNews from Russia PRAVDA 2005-10-16 newsfromrussia.com/hotspots/2005/10/16/65309.htmlThe U.S. women's sabre team beat Russia 45-36 to take gold on the final day Saturday of the world fencing championships. The French men also took the team foil title with a 45-32 win over Italy, and finished first at the event with 10 medals. The American team was led by Mariel Zagunis, the Olympic sabre champion, and Sada Jacobson, who took bronze in the same event. They were the first two American women to ever medal at the Olympics. Hungary beat Poland for the bronze, 45-36. The French foil team was led by Brice Guyart, the Olympic champion in the individual event. Host Germany edged China 45-40 for the bronze, but came away from the worlds without a gold for the first time since 1997, AP reports.
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Post by LongBlade on Oct 18, 2005 14:12:31 GMT -6
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Post by saberbobcat on Oct 19, 2005 19:20:15 GMT -6
Heck guys, I always knew we lady saberists rocked. *LOL*
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Post by LongBlade on Oct 21, 2005 9:08:25 GMT -6
The US Women's Sabre Team soundly defeated Russia to claim the world title. Serge Timacheff/FencingPhotos.com
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Post by LongBlade on Oct 21, 2005 22:18:37 GMT -6
Zagunis lights up saber competition at fencing worldsBy Beau Dure, USATODAY.com 10/18/05 www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2005-10-18-aow-zagunis_x.htm?POE=SPOISVAA good old-fashioned Hollywood script calls for the experienced swashbuckler to leap into action to save the day with a saber. The U.S. women's fencing team happens to have a couple of Olympic medalists who can play that part. Mariel Zagunis, left, celebrates her saber win with teammates Sada Jacobson, Rebecca Ward and Caitlin Thompson. Photo by Michael Sohn, AP At the World Championships in Leipzig, Germany, the U.S. got through its first-round pairing against Britain with a couple of young fencers, 18-year-old Caitlin Thompson and 15-year-old Rebecca Ward, taking the bulk of the work. Sada Jacobson, a bronze medalist in Athens, closed out the 45-38 victory. From then on, Athens gold medalist Mariel Zagunis slashed through the competition. With the U.S. trailing early in the quarterfinal against France, Zagunis racked up a 9-4 score with her first stint, setting up Jacobson and Ward for a 45-32 win. Against Hungary in the semis, Zagunis again gave the U.S. a lead with an 8-4 stint and returned with two 5-0 whitewashes in the 45-27 win. In the final against Russia, Zagunis outscored her opponents 15-8 in her three stints with the sword and clinched a 45-36 victory. As a result, Zagunis, Jacobson, Ward and Thompson are world champions. For her efforts, Zagunis is USATODAY.com's U.S. Olympic Athlete of the Week. Zagunis also finished ninth in the individual saber. Jacobson took fifth, Ward seventh and Thompson 26th. Also at the World Fencing Championships: • Men's team saber, fifth: Adam Crompton, Ivan Lee, Tim Morehouse, Jason Rogers • Men's team foil, eighth: Dan Kellner, Jon Tiomkin, Jed Dupree, Andras Horanyi • Women's team foil, 10th: Andrea Ament, Sam Nemecek, Hanna Thompson, Doris Willette • Men's team epee, 14th: Seth Kelsey, Benjamin Solomon, Soren Thompson, Cody Mattern • Women's team epee, 15th: Lindsay Campbell, Kelley Hurley, Maya Lawrence, Lauren Willock • Men's individual foil: Kellner 35th, Horanyi 45th, Dupree 52nd, Tiomkin 66th
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Post by LongBlade on Oct 22, 2005 19:15:22 GMT -6
Mariel Zagunis Adds To Her Trophy CaseCollegesports.com October, 2005 www.cstv.com/sports/c-fenc/index.htmlMariel ZagunisTwo fencers with connections to the Notre Dame program have completed competition at the 2005 World Championships in Leipzig, Germany. Current sophomore sabre Mariel Zagunis - the 2004 Olympic gold medalist - added another top trophy to her collection, combining with her three U.S. teammates to win the women's sabre team title. The U.S. dominated the field on their march to the gold-medal stand, ultimately defeating Russia in the grand finale (45-36) to avenge the Americans' loss in the 2004 World Championship final.
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Post by saberbobcat on Oct 25, 2005 19:28:08 GMT -6
Thanks for sharing, Longblade. You always know how to make my day!
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Post by LongBlade on Oct 25, 2005 23:22:11 GMT -6
My pleasure, Saberbob!
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Post by Prudence on Apr 14, 2006 2:47:57 GMT -6
Yeah I met Mariel at the NCAA tournament and it was fun watching her fence.
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Post by kd5mdk on Apr 14, 2006 16:05:21 GMT -6
I can't wait for Junior Team WS at this World Champs. A third gold medal would be great.
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