Top seed United States fails to enter women's sabre team final
14/8/2008 17:48
Top seed the United States lost to Ukraine 45-39 in the Olympic women's
sabre team event, failing to enter the gold medal match today.
Boasting of
the top three finishers in the individual event Mariel Zagunis, Sada Jacobson
and Rebecca Ward, the top-ranked United States stopped at the semifinal.
"I
felt nervous at the beginning of the match," Zagunis said, adding that the
American fencers didn't catch up with the pace of the match.
Ukraine, the
winning team of Olga Kharlan, Halyna Pundyk and Olena Khomrova, will face China
in the final bout as Tan Xue, Bao Yingying and Ni Hong beat France 45-38 in
another semifinal.
Xinhua
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