As Olympic qualification continues, Lee Kiefer and Jackie Dubrovich each earned podium finishes, while Team USA’s Women’s Foil and Men’s Foil squads earned gold and bronze, respectively.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — In a successful weekend for the women’s foil team, Lee Kiefer OLY and Jackie Dubrovich OLY each got to stand proudly on the podium at the Cairo World Cup. Adding to the achievements of the weekend the women’s squad took home gold in the team competition, while the men’s team secured bronze.
After an intense day, Kiefer and Dubrovich met each other in the semifinals — pitting the two Tokyo Olympics teammates against one another. In a tight 15-13 battle, Kiefer took the win to move into the gold medal match.
For Dubrovich, earning bronze tallied her second FIE Senior medal of her career, with her other coming in the Saint-Maur (France) World Cup in December 2021.
Kiefer faced Favaretto (ITA) in the final match of the day and finished with a silver medal in a 15-13 bout. The podium finish was Kiefer’s 23rd career senior World Cup medal and 37th career medal across all senior FIE international tournaments (World Cup, Grand Prix and World Championships).
In the team competition, the men’s foil squad took on Hong Kong, China, in the match for a bronze medal. They dominantly won the match, taking bronze. The Men’s Foil squad had already secured their spot at the 2024 Olympics, but Sunday’s result will help solidify their Olympic seeding among the top four countries in the weapon.
The women’s foil squad confidently fenced their way to the gold medal final where they faced Italy. In a 45-33 final, Team USA took the gold. It was their third team gold in the Olympic qualifying window, matching their performances in Tbilisi, Georgia, in June 2023 and Novi Sad, Serbia, in December 2023.
In other senior FIE action this weekend, the Team USA Men’s Epee squad competed in Heidenheim, Germany, where Jonas Hansen (66th) was the top American finisher.
Next Up
Men’s and Women’s Foil
- Washington D.C. Grand Prix (individual events only): March 15-17
Men’s Epee
- Budapest Grand Prix (individual events only): March 8–10
- Tbilisi World Cup (individual and team events): March 22–24
Full Team USA Results
Women’s Foil
Team
Gold: Lee Kiefer OLY, Jackie Dubrovich OLY, Lauren Scruggs, Maia Weintraub
Individual
Silver: Lee Kiefer OLY
Bronze: Jackie Dubrovich OLY
12th: Lauren Scruggs
19th: Maia Weintraub
31st: Delphine Devore
33rd: Zander Rhodes
44th: Jaelyn Liu
58th: Sabrina Massialas OLY
70th: Stefani Deschner
101st: Sara Taffel
104th: Katerina Lung
134th: Emily Jing
Men’s Foil
Team
Bronze: Miles Chamley-Watson OLY, Nick Itkin OLY, Alexander Massialas OLY, Gerek Meinhardt OLY
Individual
9th: Alexander Massialas OLY
19th: Gerek Meinhardt OLY
28th: Sidarth Kumbla
33rd: Nick Itkin OLY
35th: Ethan Gassner
51st: Marcello Olivares
59th: Miles Chamley-Watson OLY
62nd: Bryce Louie
89th: Chase Emmer
95th: Jack Oursler
156th: Paul Lewis
178th: Daniel Zhang
Men’s Epee
Team
23rd: Justin Haddad, Jonas Hansen, Yeisser Ramirez OLY, Tristan Szapary
Individual
66th: Jonas Hansen
68th: Yeisser Ramirez OLY
80th: Nicholas LAwson
89th: Kent Iyoki
93rd: Tristan Szapary
128th: Justin Haddad
129th: Omari Smoak
156th: Gary North
165th: Justin Yoo
172nd: Ariel Simmons
175th: Cooper Schumacher
282nd: Teddy Lombardo
