Family Tension

8.9.08

Source: TEAMUSA.ORG By Amiee Berg BEIJING - When three American women made the semifinals in women's sabre fencing on Saturday night, it was bittersweet in the family cheering section. In the first semifinal, all three American families cheered unequivocally for Sada Jacobson as the 2004 Olympic bronze medalist rallied from behind to defeat Sofiya Velikaya of Russia, 15-11. In the other semifinal, however, (read more)

Source: REUTERS By Gelu Sulugiuc BEIJING (Reuters) - American fencer Mariel Zagunis led a U.S. sweep of the women's Olympic individual saber medals on Saturday, beating compatriot Sada Jacobson 15-8 in the final. Rebecca Ward won the bronze medal, defeating Sofiya Velikaya of Russia 15-14. Zagunis, the Athens Olympic champion, took control of the final from the beginning and never trailed the world number (read more)

Source: JOURNAL GAZETTE By Michael Rothestein After she completes her trip to China, Mariel Zagunis is taking time off. For one of the few times she can remember, she’s going on vacation with one caveat: She will not be thinking about fencing. “I really want to go to Hawaii,” Zagunis said by cell phone from Beijing, where she is preparing for the (read more)

Mariel has been featured in Autoweek Magazine. Click here.

Source: REUTERS By Gelu Sulugiuc COPENHAGEN, July 23 (Reuters) - American women have cut through the competition since winning gold and bronze in the individual sabre at the Athens Olympics and are now eyeing gold in the team event, fought for the first time in Beijing. World number one Sada Jacobson, 2006 world champion Rebecca Ward and Athens gold medallist (read more)