| ace to Olympic qualification is like the Indy 500. | | | | row with an American in the top-8 at least and 3 |
| The race is a rolling start where you get to carry | | | | with an American in the top-4. Ivan Lee third in |
| the momentum from prior tournaments into the | | | | Istanbul, Jason Rogers third in Bulgaria and yself |
| race. In terms of Olympic qualification, things are | | | | being 2nd in Algeria. We have never done this |
| looking good for the US Men's Sabre team as | | | | before. The only run similar was Keeth by himself |
| they are off to a torrid pace for the first half of | | | | in 2003-2004 season when he went to #1 with 4 |
| the 2007 World Cup Season. | | | | or 5 top 4s in a row. This is now new territory |
| With 3 world team events remaining, the US | | | | for us. |
| team ranks 8th in the world and is the top team | | | | For the first time in history we also have 4 |
| from the Americas zone, both of which would | | | | Americans in the top 32." |
| qualify the US team for the Olympics if the | | | | Final placement during the 2007 season and |
| selection were today. | | | | performance at the 2007 World Championships in |
| In the most recent Men's Sabre world cup event, | | | | St. Petersburg, Russia will set the stage for the |
| Tim Morehouse took silver in his loss to world #2 | | | | Olympic qualifying season. Every team is now |
| Julien Pillet by one point, 15-14, in the final match. | | | | jockying for position to make sure they have the |
| That placement vaulted Morehouse into the | | | | easiest path during the 2007-2008 season to |
| top-32 in the world individual rankings where he | | | | qualify for the Beijing Games. |
| joins his 3 teammates. | | | | Once again, the US team is making sure that it is |
| When commenting on the team's success, | | | | in the running. |
| Morehouse says, "We have had 6 world cups in a | | | | |