Unless you've been living under a rock, or have avoided all Olympics press, you should know who Sada Jacobson is. As US News & World Report, Time, Sports Illustrated, and USA Today have reported - she is the first US woman to be ranked #1 in fencing and she is also the first US fencer to hold the #1 ranking for an entire season.
The US Men's Epee team is poised to break seed and get into the medal rounds. All three fencers competing in the individual events have placed within the top 8 and 2 have placed in the top 3 this season. Seth Kelsey has quietly worked his way up to the #11 world ranking. Will the world #1 Rota fall or will Christoph Marik of Austria continue his winning ways?
Italy boasts the top 3 competitors in the world. Andrea Cassara, Salvatore Sanzo, and Simone Vanni are looking for a medal sweep while Germany's Peter Joppich and France's Brice Guyart hope to foil their plans. However, China and Russia are sending strong fencers who hope to throw a wrench into the seedings.
The 2004 Olympic Games are less than a month away. The regular World Cup season is now complete and the athletes are busy preparing for the Olympic competition. Over the next week, Fencing.Net will take a look at the field in all weapons for both team and individual event. Today we take a look at Men's Foil.
Unless you've been living under a rock, or have avoided all Olympics press, you should know who Sada Jacobson is. As US News & World Report, Time, Sports Illustrated, and USA Today have reported - she is the first US woman to be ranked #1 in fencing and she is also the first US fencer to hold the #1 ranking for an entire season. 
The US Men's Epee team is poised to break seed and get into the medal rounds. All three fencers competing in the individual events have placed within the top 8 and 2 have placed in the top 3 this season. Seth Kelsey has quietly worked his way up to the #11 world ranking. Will the world #1 Rota fall or will Christoph Marik of Austria continue his winning ways?
The 2004 Olympic Games are less than a month away. The regular World Cup season is now complete and the athletes are busy preparing for the Olympic competition. Over the next week, Fencing.Net will take a look at the field in all weapons for both team and individual event. Today we take a look at Men's Foil. 
