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Miles Chamley-Watson

Miles Chamley-Watson: Winning by a Whisker

Miles Chamley-Watson Photo courtesy Penn State University 8 Points.  After a full year of competition and over 5,000 points earned, that is the amount of points that separated being on the Olympic team and being the replacement athlete.  Fencing.net caught up with Miles hours after the announcement of the Olympic...

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Race Imboden at the 2012 Junior World Championships.  Photo ©2012 Serge Timacheff/FencingPhotos

Race Imboden: They Will Know Who I Am

Race Imboden at the 2012 Junior World Championships. Photo ©2012 Serge Timacheff/FencingPhotos Race is a bit of an enigma. How many athletes in one year can make the transition from fencing in their first Cadet and Junior Worlds to making the final 8 at the Senior World Championships? Not many. Fencing.net caught...

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More volunteers are posting their frustration.

Volunteer Frustration with USA Fencing Mounts

More volunteers are posting their frustration. (via Megan Wadsworth) This post was prompted by an account by Kevin Smith on his dealings with USA Fencing on trying to plan the Coaches Institute.  This account deals with increases in the budgeted staff for the Coaches Institute and interactions with the USFCA and...

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