U.S. women’s foil team upsets Germany to advance to semifinals

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The U.S. women’s foil team of Erinn Smart of Brooklyn, N.Y., Hanna Thompson of Rochester, N.Y., and Emily Cross of New York City pulled out a 31-30 upset of reigning world champion Poland in the quarterfinals of Saturday’s competition. The American team was seeded seventh, while Poland was seeded No. 2.

The U.S. next plays No. 3-seeded Hungary.

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