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Scruggs grew up in Queens, New York. [4] She was inspired to start fencing as a 6-year-old, after her older brother joined a fencing club in Brooklyn. [5] [6] She attended Packer Collegiate Institute, graduating in 2021. [7] Her older brother Nolen fenced at Columbia University. [8] She is a student at Harvard University and is majoring in ...
Scruggs started fencing at age 6 after her older brother, Nolen, started taking lessons. She said she loves the nature of the competition. “It’s very mentally stimulating,” she said.
Growing up in cutthroat New York gave Lauren Scruggs the competitive mindset needed to claim an unexpected fencing silver medal on her Olympic debut in Paris. The 21-year-old Queens native shared ...
Lauren Scruggs made Team USA Olympic history by winning the silver medal in women's foil fencing at the 2024 Paris Olympics. She faced teammate Lee Kiefer in the final.
Fencing was done to 15 touches or to the completion of three three-minute rounds if neither fencer reaches 15 touches by then. At the end of time, the higher-scoring fencer was the winner; a tie resulted in an additional one-minute sudden-death time period.
This is the complete list of women's Olympic medalists in fencing. Current Program. Foil, Individual. Games Gold Silver Bronze 1924 Paris ... Lauren Scruggs
Team USA fencer Lauren Scruggs won silver in women's foil. Below, she tells 'WH' about becoming the first Black fencing medalist and her post-Olympic plans.
2018 Junior World Fencing Championships; Dates: 1–9 April 2018: Host city: Verona, Italy: Events: 18: ← 2017 Plovdiv. ToruĊ 2019 → . ... Lauren Scruggs ...