On Monday at the World Fencing Championships it was time to complete the women’s foil competition. The #4 seed US took on #5 seed France in the quarterfinals and an incredible match ensued that came down to the final point. France opened up with two 5-2 victories to lead 10-4 before a big 11-4 win by Lee Kiefer put the us back in front 15-14. The teams traded the next four matches to make the score 32-30 US heading into the final two matches. This time Kiefer was on the wrong end of a big score as Astrid Guyart beat her 10-6 to give France the lead back 40-38.  Nicole Ross had it even at 44 in the final match but the final point went to Ysaora Thibus to give France a 45-44 win despite Ross winning the final match 6-5. France went on to finish third while the US faced China next in a match to determine if the US would play for fifth or seventh. The US beat China 45-32 as Sabrina Massialas came into the lineup for the US. The US led throughout and won six of the nine individual matches. In the fifth place final the US defeated Hungary 45-40 after a nice comeback from down 25-21.

Wednesday things wrap up with the men’s sabre finals. The #1 seed US faces #9 seed Iran in the quarterfinals.

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