After becoming the first Black woman in the history of Team USA to win an individual fencing medal, she helped the team earn gold at the Paris Olympics
"I just brought the heat and you know, that's what happened," said Scruggs during an interview after the match.Harvard University fencer Lauren Scruggs had an incredible Olympic debut in Paris, taking the silver medal in the women’s foil to make history as the first Black fencer to win an Olympic medal in an individual women’s event for the United States.
"Our locker room is right next to the fencing locker room, which is amazing because we see them practice, and they're just incredible athletes," said another student, Teia Piette."It's cool to see them go so far.""This is destined to happen when you have people who really care, who put so much time and effort into it, and who just love it," said Harvard Athletics Director Erin McDermott.
"What you learn in that super competitive, but also really fun, environment on the sports teams here, you can easily channel that into whatever goals you have in the classroom," said Butte."And if you develop that type of mindset that 'You're truly capable of anything,' you're kind of unstoppable.
"Two Olympic medals is pretty sick, but you know, I'm still just me, and at the end of the day, you know, I just want to enjoy my last year at Harvard before I graduate, and have a good time," said Scruggs.
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