WUXI, China, April 9, 2025 – Team USA won gold medals in junior women’s and men’s sabre on the third day of the 2025 Wuxi, China Junior and Cadet Fencing World Championships. The 9-day, 18-event competition is being held at the Wuxi Taihu International Expo Center, and today’s events included 33 women’s and 37 men’s junior sabre teams competing.
USA faced France in the final match of junior women’s team sabre, winning with a 45-24 score. In the semifinal round, France won against Hungary, 45-37, while USA defeated Uzbekistan, 45-27. The bronze medal went to Uzbekistan over Hungary, 45-42.
“It feels amazing, we’ve been working at this for years”, said USA’s Magda Skarbonkiewicz. “We had a feeling and we were able to bring it through and deliver it. We had some ups and downs but we pushed through. All of us don’t even believe it yet.”
USA faced Italy in the final match of junior men’s team sabre, winning with a 45-20 score. In the semifinal round, Italy won against Uzbekistan, 45-38, while USA defeated Türkiye, 45-41. The bronze medal went to Uzbekistan over Türkiye, 45-44.
“This is our third year in a row winning this, and we’re over the moon”, said USA’s William Morrill. “We started out a little bit slow, we had a lot of tough bouts. But we kept our faith in each other, we stayed focused, we stayed disciplined, we took care of our actions, and that’s all that mattered.”
Final rankings in junior women’s team sabre included USA (gold), France (silver), Uzbekistan (bronze), Hungary, Italy, Romania, Korea and Bulgaria.
Final rankings in junior men’s team sabre included USA (gold), Italy (silver), Uzbekistan (bronze), Türkiye, (AIN), Romania, Hungary and Kazakhstan.
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