▁medal . ▁Short ly ▁after , ▁Ward ▁f enced ▁in ▁the ▁bronze ▁medal ▁bout , ▁where ▁she ▁defeated ▁Russia ' s ▁Sof ia ▁Vel ik aya ▁ 1 5 – 1 4 . ▁This ▁assured ▁that ▁American ▁f enc ers ▁would ▁swe ep ▁all ▁three ▁med als ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁actual ▁final ▁bout , ▁in ▁which ▁S ada ▁Jacob son ▁faced ▁Mar iel ▁Zag un is ▁for ▁the ▁gold . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁women ' s ▁sab re ▁team ▁event , ▁the ▁US ▁was ▁heavily ▁fav ored ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁team ▁event . ▁ ▁Ward ▁te amed ▁up ▁with ▁Jacob son ▁and ▁Zag un is ▁to ▁defeat ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁quarter final s , ▁ 4 5 – 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁semif inals , ▁they ▁f enced ▁Ukraine . ▁ ▁The ▁Uk ra ini ans , ▁seed ed ▁fifth ▁in ▁the ▁tournament , ▁defeated ▁the ▁fav ored ▁US ▁team ▁ 4 5 – 3 9 , ▁den ying ▁them ▁a ▁gold ▁medal , ▁and ▁placing ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁bronze ▁medal ▁bout ▁against ▁France . ▁ ▁The ▁USA ▁team ▁reb ounded ▁from ▁their ▁semif inal ▁loss ▁by ▁defe ating ▁the ▁French ▁team ▁ 4 5 – 3 8 , ▁with ▁Ward ▁making ▁the ▁final ▁touch ▁of ▁the ▁bout , ▁and ▁Ward ▁earned ▁her ▁second ▁bronze ▁medal ▁of ▁the ▁Olympics . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Reb e cca ▁Ward ▁profile ▁at ▁Oregon ▁F encing ▁Alliance ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 9 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving