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Kiefer 11th at Torino Grand Prix, Errigo retains Top Ranking

Medalists for 2014 Torino Womens Foil Grand Prix
Medalists at the Torino Women’s Foil Grand Prix event: Elisa Di Francisca, Arianna Errigo, Adelina Zagidullina, and Anita Blaze. Photo via http://fencingcuptorino.com/ and FencingPhotos.com

Arianna Errigo (ITA) won the initial Grand Prix of the FIE season, retaining her #1 world ranking by defeating teammate Elisa Di Francisca in the finals. In the top-8, Errigo defeated Jeon Hee Sook (KOR) 16-6, Anita Blaze (FRA) 15-4 and then in the finals posted a 15-7 score over Di Francisca.

Lee Kiefer led the way for the United States with an 11th place finish. Kiefer made her way to the top-16 with victories over Anne Sauer (GER) and Jacqueline Dubrovich (USA) before falling in the round of 16 to Malgorzata Wojtkowiak (POL) 11-10.

The bronze medalists were Anita Blaze (FRA) and Adelina Zagidullina (RUS)

Italy took the top 2 spots and had 4 fencers in the top 10 as Martina Batini and Valentina Vezzali took 9th and 10th for Italy.

Other US fencers earning FIE points were Margaret Lu (24th), Jacqueline Dubrovich (27th), Sabrina Massialas (32nd), Nicole Ross (47th), and Jessie Laffey (61st).

Russia placed 4 fencers in the top-16 while host Italy placed 6 in the top-16. No other country placed multiple fencers in the top-16 but fencers from Germany, Korea, France, Hungary, Poland and the USA were represented.

In the team event, the United States, seeded 6th, lost in the top-16 top Japan 23-22. After their loss, the USA defeated Mexico (45-20), Canada (37-30), and China (44-35) in the placement rounds to take 9th.

Italy won out the event, posting a commanding 45-35 victory over Russia in the final, which was the closest any team got to Italy all day.

Video for the Women’s Foil Grand Prix is available via the Italian Fencing Federation’s YouTube Channel. Here is their archived video feed of the Top-16:

 

Top 64 – 2014 Torino Women’s Foil Grand Prix

Place Last First Country
1 DERIGLAZOVA Inna RUS
2 DI FRANCISCA Elisa ITA
3 ERRIGO Arianna ITA
3 IVANOVA Anastasia RUS
5 PRESCOD Nzingha USA
6 LIU Yongshi CHN
7 VEZZALI Valentina ITA
8 CINI Chiara ITA
9 GOLUBYTSKYI Carolin GER
10 GUYART Astrid FRA
11 MAITREJEAN Corinne FRA
12 THIBUS Ysaora FRA
13 BIRYUKOVA Yulia RUS
14 WAECHTER Katja GER
15 ROSS Nicole USA
16 BATINI Martina ITA
17 KOROBEYNIKOVA Larisa RUS
18 WANG Chen CHN
19 CHLEWINSKA Karolina POL
20 LELEYKO Olga A. UKR
21 DURANDO Benedetta ITA
22 OH Ha Na KOR
23 CHEN Bingbing CHN
23 SYNORADZKA Martyna POL
25 NISHIOKA Shiho JPN
26 WOJTKOWIAK Malgorzata POL
27 MYASNIKOVA Tatiana RUS
28 VARDARO Elisa ITA
29 JANG Yeaseul KOR
30 CIPRESSA Erica ITA
31 LU Margaret USA
32 VARGA Gabriella HUN
33 YAKOVLEVA Diana RUS
34 JEON Hee Sook KOR
35 ERBA Carolina ITA
36 BOUBAKRI Ines TUN
37 VOLPI Alice ITA
38 ZAGIDULLINA Adelina RUS
39 BLAZE Anita FRA
40 PALUMBO Francesca ITA
41 KNAPEK Edina HUN
42 SINYTA Alexandra UKR
43 CIPRIANI Valentina ITA
44 GEBET Gaelle FRA
45 STRANIERO Stefania ITA
46 MONACO Beatrice ITA
47 SAUER Anne GER
48 ALBOROVA Yana RUS
49 MIENVILLE Julie FRA
50 HUIN Julie FRA
51 NAM Hyun Hee KOR
52 RANVIER Pauline FRA
53 VARGA Katalin HUN
54 PIRIEVA Leyla RUS
55 HAMPEL Eva GER
56 CARACCIOLO Claudia ITA
57 HONG Seo In KOR
58 LE Huilin CHN
59 CAMMILLETTI Marta ITA
60 KIM Mina KOR
61 CALISSI Olga Rachele ITA
62 DE COSTANZO Valentina ITA
63 SAMSONOVA Kristina RUS
64 TAGLIAPIETRA Maddalena ITA

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