SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- Russia won the second ever women's Olympic team epee gold medal Tuesday with a 45-35 victory over Switzerland.

 The Russian team was Tatiana Logounova, Oxana Ermakova and Maria Mazina.

 China, which upset France -- the 1996 gold medalists -- in the quarterfinals, topped Hungary 41-39 to win the bronze. The seventh-seeded Chinese team of Na Li, Qin Liang, and Shaoqi Yang, won 45-42 over the French team, which held a 30-24 lead.

 France had a very disappointing showing in the epee events. The men's team lost the gold in the final seconds to Italy and only had a silver medal by Hugues Obry in the individual event. Laura Flessel-Colovic earned the bronze in the women's individual.

 Switzerland's team of Sophie Lamon, Gianna Habluetzel-Buerki and Diana Romagnoli beat China 45-33 to advance to the gold medal match.