USA Foil Coaching Changes
The end of the year is bringing about rumors of coaching changes in the Women’s Foil and Men’s Foil squads.
Giorgio Avola wins Foil European Championship
Giorgio Avola (ITA) won the 2011 European Championship in Men’s Foil with a 15-14 victory over teammate Andrea Cassara (ITA). Andrea Baldini (ITA) completed the Italian individual medal sweep as he shared bronze with Alexey Cheremisinov (RUS). This was the second event of the 2011 European Championships held in Sheffield, England. This event counts for [...]
2011 Pan Am Men’s Foil Final
Video of the gold medal bout between Race Imboden and Alex Massialas at the 2011 Pan American Zonal Championships.
Race Imboden and Kelley Hurley win Gold at Pan Ams
The US fencers swept medals in the Men’s Foil and Women’s Epee events as Race Imboden and Kelley Hurley won gold in their events at the 2011 Pan-American Zonal Fencing Championships. Alex Massialas took the silver and Gerek Meinhardt the bronze in men’s foil. Daniel Gomez (MEX) also tied for bronze. In the semi-final bout, [...]
Baldini wins 2nd Event in St. Petersburg
Andrea Baldini (ITA) won his 2nd straight world cup to tie Sheng Lei (CHN) atop the FIE World Rankings by winning the St. Petersburg Grand Prix. Baldini defeated teammate Andrea Cassara (ITA) in the final match, 14-13. “Baldini and Cassarà are back at their level,” said Stefano Cerioni, foil CT. “They are in great shape [...]
Alex Massialas 3rd in Seoul – Baldini wins.
Alexander Massialas (USA) took 3rd place at the 2011 SK Trophée Séoul Men’s Foil World Cup. Massialas lost to eventual champion Andrea Baldini (ITA). In the finals Baldini defeated Richard Kruse (GBR) 15-14. In their semi-final matches Kruse beat Artem Sedov (RUS) 15-5 and Baldini won 15-6 over Massialas. On the way to his podium [...]
Video: Alex Massialas wins Cadet World Championship
Just posted by the FIE to their video channel. Enjoy. Alex Massialas (USA) defeats Georg Doerr (GER) 15-5 in the finals of the 2011 Cadet Men’s Foil World Championships. He repeats his gold medal performance of 2010. Massialas has competed at the Cadet Worlds every year since 2008, his first year of eligibility for the [...]
Le Pechoux wins Shanghai Foil GP
Miles Chamley-Watson now ranked 2nd in the world. Erwan le Pechoux (FRA) dominated Luca Simoncelli (ITA) 15-5 in the final match of the Shanghai men’s foil grand prix. Though Italy was denied the gold medal at the event, they took up the remaining podium spots as Alessio Foconi (ITA) and Andrea Cassara (ITA) tied for [...]
5 US Foil Fencers advance to Top-64 in Shanghai
8 US men’s foil fencers including world #3 Miles Chamley-Watson and 2008 Olympian Gerek Meinhardt are fencing in the Shanghai Men’s Foil event. In the opening day of competition Chamley-Watson and Meinhardt did not fence. As top-16 in the world rankings they receive automatic byes to day 2. Of the 6 fencers competing in the [...]
World Cup season kicks into high gear
The fencing World Cup season kicks into high gear this weekend as the world cups now count for 2012 Olympic qualification. Foil fencing for both men and women will commence in Shanghai. Traditionally Japan hosts a men’s foil grand prix event, but the event was moved to Shanghai following the earthquake and tsunami that hit [...]
