03-10-2006, 03:21 PM
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| Challenge Bernadotte, GP being fenced now
Stockholm, Sweden: Men's Epee Grand Prix, the Challenge Bernadotte.
It's running today and tomorrow. It's a strong tournament, the world top 32 (except #16 and #31) are here. All the main teams are here, sum of 186 fencers from 36 countries. http://www.challengebernadotte.org -- not much info yet.
Day 1,
- Soren eliminated by Milanoli.
- Erbele, Viviani are both out.
Tomorrow the table of 64:
- Fabrice Jeannet vs Eric Hansen
- Kelsey vs. Bas Verwijlen
Rumor: D Strigel (DE) may announce retirement.
Fencing Channel is here covering the action and taking athlete interviews (20 so far!). Any questions we should be asking during these interviews? | 
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03-10-2006, 03:59 PM
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| Thanks! Yay Seth and Eric. | |
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03-10-2006, 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by fencingpictures Fencing Channel is here covering the action and taking athlete interviews (20 so far!). Any questions we should be asking during these interviews? | Please stop asking things like "What is your favorite food?" (see Kolobkov and Bissdorf interviews)
I think it's great that a system is now in place to make more fencing footage available. And interviews are a great idea--but they need to be significantly more journalistic, more professional.
Stick to the material that's relevant: what's made this a successful/unsuccessful performance? any recent changes in technique/tactics/etc. seem to be prevalent? which opponents/nations are standing out/dropping off?
I think that will significantly boost the quality of the interviews. | 
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03-10-2006, 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by fencingpictures Stockholm, Sweden: Men's Epee Grand Prix, the Challenge Bernadotte.
It's running today and tomorrow. It's a strong tournament, the world top 32 (except #16 and #31) are here. All the main teams are here, sum of 186 fencers from 36 countries. http://www.challengebernadotte.org -- not much info yet.
Day 1,
- Soren eliminated by Milanoli.
- Erbele, Viviani are both out.
Tomorrow the table of 64:
- Fabrice Jeannet vs Eric Hansen
- Kelsey vs. Bas Verwijlen | Thanks for posting this. You beat me to the punch.
Eric had really great DEs today.
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03-11-2006, 10:25 AM
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| Day 2 -- Update
Day 2 --
- Grumier out
- Bas Verwijlen out by Kelsey
- Kolobkov out by Tagliariol (ITA)
- Striegel out
- Milanoli out by Fiedler (GER)
- Fischer (SUI) out
Kelsey fencing Castaneda ESP to pass to the 16.
Amazing come-back. He was losing 6-12 and won. | |
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03-11-2006, 10:31 AM
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| Update2
Kelsey in the r16! He wins the bout 14-13.
Kelsey in the r8!
He's going against Fabrice Jeannet (FRA) in the 8. | |
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03-11-2006, 10:37 AM
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| Holy crap! Kelsey beat Bas? nice! Go Seth Kelsey! w00t.
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03-11-2006, 11:15 AM
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| Kelsey lost 15-9 vs France's Fabrice Jeannet, in the r8.
Considering the strength of this tournament (only 2 fencers of the world top 32 missing), his performance puts him in the top 8 of the world. (Ultimate point rankings will end up different, though.)
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03-11-2006, 01:43 PM
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03-12-2006, 03:51 PM
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| 1. Fabrice Jeannet (FRA)
2. Benjamin Steffen (SUI)
3. Matteo Tagliariol (ITA)
3. Joerg Fielder (GER)
Top 16->1 tableau attached as PDF file. | |
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03-12-2006, 03:55 PM
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| Very productive tournament! We had dinner with Bas Verwijlen (NED), and we're going to record a commentary track for a DVD with him. We interviewed Jeannet, Fischer. We talked with Milanoli -- about his angry-clown mask, black cards, the best epee fencers of all time (starting with himself). The prizes at the GP included iPods!
Italy/Hungary for the team final, great final, great footage! Hungary took an early lead, but Italy came back (Carrozo, Martinoli, Bossalini, Milanoli as 4th). Italy 45, Hungary 35. | |
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03-12-2006, 04:02 PM
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| What about our guys? | |
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03-12-2006, 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by smurfette What about our guys? | USA?
USA had a bye out of r32, met Poland and was vanquished 45/35.
Knocked into 9-16 tableau, they met Japan and won 45/30, but then lost to China 45/37. In the fence-off for 11th place they met Sweden and won 45/39.
Rankings:
1 Italy
2 Hungary
2 France
4 Spain
5 Poland
6 Germany
7 Russia
8 Ukraine
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11 USA
We're doing an interview with Team USA that will be available at some point. | |
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03-12-2006, 09:09 PM
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| Highlights of Challenge Bernadotte 2006
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