This is part of Slate’s 2024 Olympics coverage. On Sunday in Paris, with a flick of the wrist and an exultant scream, a 30-year-old medical student named Lee Kiefer made history when she became the first American fencer to win gold medals in foil fencing at two consecutive Olympic Games. Indeed, with her second-place finish, Scruggs became the only American …
PARIS — Lee Kiefer won back-to-back gold medals in foil fencing and her teammate Lauren Scruggs took the silver Sunday to make history as the first Black fencer to win an Olympic medal in an individual women’s event for the United States. The vocal crowd in the cavernous Grand Palais was a huge contrast to the hushed, empty venue in …
Lee Kiefer celebrates after winning gold in an all-American women’s foil final at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. But on Sunday evening at the 2024 Paris Olympics, it was two Americans who claimed possession of the sport, charging into the finals of the women’s foil competition at the storied Grand Palais. Three years after her unexpected gold at the Tokyo …
Simone Biles had a rare off day on Sunday as Team USA failed to win a qualifying round for the first time since 2010 and finished second behind Russia. She is seen competing in the artistic gymnastics balance beam event She remains on track to win six Olympic golds after successfully qualifying across all individual and team competitions, despite taking …