It was also the first American medal of any sort in that event since Peter Westbrook took a bronze at the Eastern bloc-boycotted 1984 Games. But in looking back at Wednesday’s key moments in Rio, let’s take a moment to appreciate an American fencer who failed to win gold, but who notched arguably his country’s most impressive Day 5 accomplishment. Daryl Homer “only” won silver in the men’s individual sabre, losing to defending gold medalist Aron Sziklagyi of Hungary. Still rolling its way toward a somewhat unlikely medal was the American women’s field hockey team, which trounced Japan, 6-1, and remained unbeaten in pool play. [Kristin Armstrong wins third cycling Olympic gold and it isn’t even her full-time job]And now back to the pool, the scene of so many U.S. triumphs in so many Olympics.

Source: Washington Post August 11, 2016 05:15 UTC