The U.S. fencing team had its best world championships ever, earning six medals with two golds in Wuxi, China.
The Americans won the women’s team events in épée and foil for the first time. Courtney Hurley (épée) and Eliza Stone (sabre) added bronze medals. World sabre No. 1 Eli Dershwitz took silver, while the men’s foil team added silver on the final day Friday.
The total surpassed the previous U.S. record of five medals at 2015 Worlds.
The Americans performed well in Wuxi despite getting no individual medals from its Rio Olympic medalists and past world champions.