During the past few years we've interviewed many of the top US and world fencers about how they approach the sport of fencing and what training techniques and strategies they use to succeed.
Every world class fencer has indicated the importance of a solid mental approach to fencing. Whether for performance in preliminary rounds or for the Olympic finals, a mastery of the mental game is a key component of the fencers' success.
US Olympian Seth Kelsey and Cody Mattern will be hosting an epee developmental camp at the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs this December.
Katherine Holmes, a Cadet fencer from Washington, DC, is one of the finalists of Sports Illustrated for Kids "Sports Kid of the Year" contest. According to one Fencing.Net member, "she is a great up-and-coming fencer, who took gold in Y-14 as well as bronze in Cadets, Juniors, Seniors, and Div IA at Nationals. And you know that she is funny, smart, and modest."
The FIE has decided to place on hold any action against Italian foilist Andrea Baldini pending a probe as to whether the doping sample provided could have been tampered with.
The United States team of James Williams, Keeth Smart, Jason Rogers, and Tim Morehouse took the Silver medal today in the 2008 Olympic men's team sabre competition. The heavily favored French team of Nicolas Lopez, Julien Pillet, and Boris Sanson won the match 45-37.
The US men's sabre team of Jason Rogers, Tim Morehouse, and Keeth Smart rallied from a 35-40 deficit to defeat Russia 45-44 in the semifinal round of the Olympic men's team sabre competition. The United States will face France for the Gold medal.
