United States' Lee Kiefer, Lauren Scruggs, Jaqueline Dubrovich and Maia mei Weintraub celebrate after winning the women's team foil semifinal match. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Paris
Team USA took home its first-ever gold medal in the final round of the women’s fencing foil match on Thursday.
Team USA – which includes Laureen Scruggs, Lee Kiefer, Jackie Dubrovich and Maia Weintraub – held on for a 45-39 win over Italy in the final.
The team advanced to the gold medal round after beating Canada 45-31.
Kiefer won a gold medal already during the women’s foil and Scruggs earned a silver medal for their individual performances.
Now, they have gold together at the Paris Olympics.
Kiefer became the first American fencer to win three Olympic gold medals.
The U.S. has four fencing medals at the Paris Olympics and two gold medals in fencing at the same Olympics for the first time, as well as a first-ever team gold for the U.S.