Mariel Zagunis
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"Mariel Leigh Zagunis" is an American Sabre (fencing)/sabre Fencing/fencer. She won the gold medals in the individual sabre at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics. She is the second American to win a gold medal in Olympic fencing, and was chosen to be the List of flag bearers for the United States at the Olympics/flag bearer of the United States at the 2012 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations.

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Last year wasn't such a good bout versus her so this year I was ready to make up for that.

I knew exactly what I needed to do to beat [Jacobson] so I didn't give her any room to breathe and just went out, got ahead form the start and kept the lead.

Its a little bit nerves and a little bit getting used to the environment. I don't feel like I fenced my best. I'm ready to start over (today).