Fencer Jacobson '06 takes silver in Beijing
President George H.W. Bush '48 watches from front row
It did not take long for the Americans to leap — or duel rather — to the top of the medal standings at the Beijing Olympics with the help of a Yale alumna.
Sada Jacobson '06 earned a silver medal on Saturday after falling to fellow American Mariel Zagunis, 15-8, in the finals of women’s sabre fencing.
A trio of Americans saw only the stars and stripes rise to the rafters, with bronze medalist Becca Ward completing the U.S. trifecta.
Former President George H.W. Bush sat in the front row of the stands and saw his fellow Yalie accept her medal as the star spangled...
Congrats to Sada!