UPDATE: The U.S. Olympic Women’s Foil team defeated China in the quarterfinal and Canada in the semifinal to advance to the final today, August 1, at 2:30 p.m. EDT — assuring the team of either a Silver or Gold medal. Watch the final here.
U.S. Olympic women’s foil fencer Jackie Dubrovich — who trains at the New Jersey Fencing Alliance in Maplewood — will have another chance at an Olympic medal on Thursday, August 1, when the USA Women’s Foil Team participates in the quarterfinals of the team event.
In the individual event on Sunday, July 28, Dubrovich lost a closely contested bout, 15-12, against Flóra Pásztor of Hungary in the Table of 64. However, her teammates, defending Olympic champion Lee Kiefer and Lauren Scruggs went on to take the podium, with Kiefer repeating as Olympic Gold medalist and Scruggs earning Silver after battling each other in the final. (Kiefer defeated Pásztor in the quarterfinal.)
Read about Kiefer and Scruggs’ achievements here: Lee Keifer walked away with a historic gold and Lauren Scruggs the silver.
Maplewood gave Dubrovich a rousing send off to Paris in June at NJFA, which is located in the basement of St. Joseph’s Church on Hilton Avenue.
Dubrovich has been training at NJFA with her fiancé and coach Brian Kaneshige, who fenced for Columbia High School and is a native of Maplewood.
Read more about Dubrovich here:
- NJ Fencing Alliance Hosting Send-Off for Olympian Jackie Dubrovich June 15
- NJFA’s Jackie Dubrovich Qualifies for Paris Olympics
- Maplewood Resident & Foil Fencer Jacqueline Dubrovich to Represent U.S. at Tokyo Olympics
The Women’s Foil Team event starts at 5:50 a.m. Eastern Savings Time on August 1. For more on times, bouts and how to watch, visit: https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/results/fencing/women-s-foil-team/qfnl000200–
