The United States took the lead in medal count on the first day of the Olympics due to the sweep of the Women’s Sabre event by the trio of Mariel Zagunis, Sada Jacobson, and Rebecca Ward.  Zagunis repeated her gold medal win of 4 years ago by defeating teammate Jacobson 15-8 in the gold medal bout.

Becca Ward also lost to Zagunis in the semifinals and then won a hard