U.S. fencers were globe-trotters last weekend, competing at Senior, Junior and Cadet World Cups all over Europe. The result: Two golds and three top-three World Cup standings.
Mariel Zagunis (18, Beaverton, Ore.) garnered her second World Cup junior gold in a row, winning the Women’s “A” Cup in Ariccia, Italy and retaining her #1 junior world ranking. Zagunis also won the Junior “A” World Cup in Louisville a few weekends ago. Right behind her in the #2 position is Emily Jacobson (17, Dunwoody, Ga./Nellya Fencers), who placed ninth at this competition.
The U.S. dominated this competition, placing four fencers in the final eight. Rebecca Ward (13, Beaverton, Ore.) won the bronze, and Caitlin Thompson (16, Beaverton, Ore.) and Emma Baratta (19, Somerville, N.J.) finished seventh and eighth, respectively.
Kamara James (19, Jamaica, N.Y.) gave herself a nice birthday present – she won the gold at a Junior “A” women’s epee competition in Palermo, Italy and turned 19 on the same day. James is now third in the world junior standings. Amy Orlando (18, Beaverton, Ore.) also reached the final in this competition, finishing eighth.
Brendan Meyers reached the final of his first European World Cup, a Junior “A” in Madrid, Spain. He finished fifth, and has moved up to ninth in the World Junior standings.
Men’s Foil, Senior A, Copenhague, DEN, Nov 22-23, 2003
112 competitors
1 BEHR Dominik GER
2 GOHY Cedric BEL
3 NASSIBOULLINE Rouslan RUS
3 POZDNIAKOV Viatcheslav RUS
5 WESSELS Andre GER
6 CASSARA Andrea ITA
7 GOMES Joao POR
8 MOLTCHAN Youri RUS
16 DUPREE Jedediah (24, New York, N.Y./Fencers Club)
23 TIOMKIN Jonathan (24, New York, N.Y./Fencers Club)
33 KELLNER Dan (26, New York, N.Y./Fencers Club)
50 CHANG Gregory (28, Lexington, Mass./Boston Fencing Club)
58 PASINKOFF Michael (22, Bayside,N.Y./Fencers Club)
59 SINKIN Gabriel (20, Rochester, N.Y./N.Y.U. ’05)
78 MULHOLLAND Mark (22, Piedmont, Calif./Stanford ’03)
85 WOOD Alexander (25, Mountain View, Calif./Stanford Fencing Club)
Junior “A” Women’s Saber, Ariccia, Italy, Nov. 23, 2003
84 competitors
1 ZAGUNIS Mariel (18, Beaverton, Ore./Oregon Fencing Alliance)
2 VERGNE Carole FRA
3 LUCCHINO Alessandra ITA
3 WARD Rebecca (13, Beaverton, Ore./Oregon Fencing Alliance)
5 JEAN BAPTISTE Audrey FRA
5 THOMPSON Caitlin A. (16, Beaverton, Ore./Oregon Fencing Alliance)
7 BARATTA Emma (19, Somerville, N.J./Medeo F.C./Columbia ‘06)
8 BUDNA Karolina POL
9 JACOBSON Emily (17, Dunwoody, Ga./Nellya Fencers)
17 JELLISON Eva (16, Carlisle, Mass./Pris de Fer)
21 PARKER Sarah Jane (16, Fayetteville, Ga./Nellya Fencers)
29 WOZNIAK Dagmara (13, Colonia, N.J./Polish Amer. Fenc. School)
36 GAILLARD Amelia (19, Fayetteville, Ga./Nellya Fencers)
38 WRIGHT Carolyn M. (17, Arlington, Va./Virginia Acad. of Fencing)
41 KELTNER Mera (15, Portland, Ore./Ore. Fenc. Alliance)
46 SCHNEIDER Daria (16, Brookline, Mass./Prise de Fer)
69 BORRMANN Sarah (15, Portland, Ore./Oregon Fenc. Alliance)
Junior “A” Women’s Epee, Palermo, ITA, 23 Nov. 2003
1 JAMES Kamara (19, Jamaica, N.Y./Westbrook Foundation/Princeton ’06)
2 QUONDAMCARLO Francesca ITA 3 STOISSA Federica ITA
3 COMPARINI Giordana ITA
5 NAVARRIA Mara ITA
6 MOELLHAUSEN Nathalie ITA
7 CARDILLO PICCOLINO Ilaria ITA
8 ORLANDO Amy (18, Beaverton, Ore./North West Fencing Center)
20 BYERTS Keri (16, Webster, N.Y./North West Fencing Center)
29 KANTOR Rachel (16, Lake Oswego, Ore./North West Fencing Center)
48 RUBIN Alexie (17, Los Angeles, Calif./ Beverly Hills F.C.)
Junior “A” Men’s Foil, Madrid, ESP, Nov. 23, 2003
69 competitors
1. MENENDEZ Gabriel ESP
2. SZABADOS Gabor HUN
3. MERINGOLO Alessandro ITA
3. VIANELLO Francesco ITA
5. MEYERS Brendan (15, New York, N.Y./Fencers Club)
6. RISELEY David GBR
7. ZANCHI Vanni Mario ITA
8. GHEORGHE Alexandre LUX
9. WOODHOUSE Enoch
17. HORANYI Andras (17, Boulder, Colo./Northern Colo. Fencers)
18. BERKOWSKY Ronald (17, Sicklerville, N.J./ Fencing Academy Of S. Jersey)
22. CHINMAN Nicholas (15, Boulder, Colo./Northern Colo. Fencers)
26. GETZ Kurt (15, Rye, N.Y./Metropolis)
27. KIRK GORDON Dimitri (18, Campbell, Calif. / Lucchetti Fencers)
33. SUGIMOTO Scott (18, Pacific Palisades, Calif./Lucchetti Fencers)
35. KERSHAW Clinton (16, Clovis, Calif./Lucchetti Fencers)
38. BRAS Alejandro (19, Lexington, Mass./Boston F.C.)
39. KUBIK Mark (16, San Antonio, Texas/PACFC)
Cadet Women’s Foil, Tauberbischoffsheim, GER, Nov. 22-23, 2003.
151 competitors
1 BINGENHEIMER Sandra GER
2 MERKERT Mandy GER
3 KOROBEINIKOVA Larisa RUS
3 RASHIDOVA Julia RUS
5 FECHNER Elena GER
6 HAENLEIN Viola GER
7 VAN ERVEN Saskia NED
8 SHIBANOVA Ekaterina RUS
11 FINKEL Kelsey (16, New York, N.Y./Fencers Club)
14 WILLETTE Doris (15, Rodeo, Calif./Golden Gate/Sword Play)
24 NOTT Adi (16, Rochester, N.Y./Rochester F.C.)
34 GLASSER Allison (16, Piedmont, Calif./Halberstadt)
36 EMERSON Abigail (16, Manchester, N.H./Seacoast Fencing Club)
37 SINKIN Ilana (16, Rochester N.Y./Rochester F.C.)
38 ALICEA Pilar USA 61 PENSLER Arielle (15, Chicago, Ill./Fencers Club)
67 SVENGSOUK Jocelyn (16, Rochester N.Y./Rochester Fencing Centre)
71 FALLETTA-COWDEN Ashlan (16, Petaluma, Calif./ Lucchetti Fencers)
77 HANCOCK Katherine (16, San Francisco, Calif./Golden Gate F.C.)
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