Alexander Smith is a senior reporter for NBC News Digital based in London.
PARIS — Two American women squared up for a sword fight in the palace at dusk. Both emerged with Olympic medals. This, the Grand Palais in the center of the French capital, was the stage for the women’s foil fencing matchup between Lee Kiefer, 30, and Lauren Scruggs, 21, the first all-American fencing final since Beijing 2008. In the event, Kiefer — the defending champion and pre-tournament favorite — won 15-6 to retain the gold medal.
Kiefer was able to defeat Scruggs, getting 15 points, inside the first of three timed periods, each lasting 3 minutes. Their coaches bantered from the sidelines as they watched their athletes. And when the game was made, their fencers embraced each other on the piste and swaddled themselves in American flags. Kiefer’s gold means she joins Mariel Zagunis, who won in 2004 and 2008, as the only woman to win multiple fencing gold medals.
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