The United States women's fencing team has dominated the foil event at the Paris Games, making history as the first American team, regardless of gender, to win the gold medal in the team competition.
That achievement followed earlier successes this week, where they earned individual silver and gold medals.
Jackie Dubrovich, Maia Weintraub, Lauren Scruggs, and Lee Kiefer sat down with CNN's Coy Wire to discuss their recent victory.
"Can it get any better than this? Truly," remarked Kiefer, who is cementing his status as one of the greatest American Olympic fencers of all time, having won three gold medals at the Games.
She attributed their success to the years of collective effort, including team video reviews, training at camps, and consistent practice.
Scruggs, who is departing her debut games with two medals, admitted she had fairly modest expectations for the individual competition.
"The odds were stacked against me," she acknowledged, "but I fought through every challenge and secured the individual silver medal."
Winning as a team was of utmost importance to each fencer.
The 21-year-old Weintraub, who stepped into the gold medal match as a substitute without having competed in the Olympics before, described the experience as one of "immense pressure." However, she added that "having this amazing team behind me made it so much easier.""It's an incredible feeling. I always believed in our team's potential," Dubrovich said, who had previously declared this would be her final Olympics.
"To be honest, I don't remember much from yesterday—it was all a blur. There were a lot of tears and emotional moments for me. But it's truly amazing to share the podium with these remarkable women."