{mosimage} US Fencer Mariel Zagunis (pictured, left) took second place at the Las Vegas Grand Prix event held June 17th-19th. Zagunis, the 2004 Olympic Gold Medal winner, lost to Poland’s Aleksandra Socha 13-15 in the gold medal bout. Bronze medalist Sada Jacobson placed 5th. The United States also took third place in the women’s sabre team competition and remains a power in both men’s and women’s sabre.
In the women’s sabre team event, Russia continued to dominate winning against China in the gold medal bout. Russia won last year’s US-hosted event, held in New York City, and is the reigning world champion for team women’s sabre. Russia is locked into first place going into the world championships in September. The United States, currently ranked 7th, has not fenced in a team event this season.
{mosimage} Sylwia Gruchala (right) won the women’s foil event, defeating Korean Mi Jung Seo. Germany defeated Russia in the women’s foil team final. Italy, fencing without Valentina Vezzali and Giovonna Trillini, only had one fencer in the top 8 and came in third in the team event. Gruchala is currently ranked 7th in women’s foil and Italy retains it’s #1 team world ranking, primarily due to winning the World Championship event last year.
The next team events will be held at the 2005 World Championships in October in Leipzig, Germany. The final individual events will be held in Havana, Cuba June 24th-28th.
Full Results are on the following pages.
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Women’s Team Foil
| Place | Country |
| 1 | Germany |
| 2 | Russia |
| 3 | Italy |
| 4 | Hungary |
| 5 | France |
| 6 | Poland |
| 7 | Japan |
| 8 | South Korea |
| 9 | United States |
| 10 | Canada |
| 11 | Puerto Rico |
Women’s Team Sabre
| Place | Country |
| 1 | Russia |
| 2 | China |
| 3 | United States |
| 4 | France |
| 5 | Italy |
| 6 | Poland |
| 7 | Romania |
| 8 | Germany |
Individual Events (Next Page)
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Women’s Sabre Individual
| Place | Name | Country |
| SOCHA Aleksandra | POL | |
| 2 | ZAGUNIS Mariel | USA |
| 3 | TOUYA Anne-lise | FRA |
| 3 | MARZOCCA Gioia | ITA |
| 5 | JACOBSON Sada | USA |
| 6 | TAN Xue | CHN |
| 7 | FEDORKINA Ekaterina | RUS |
| 8 | KLEMM Sibylle | GER |
| 9 | NETCHAEVA Elena | RUS |
| 10 | PERRUS Leonore | FRA |
| 11 | VELIKAIA Sophia | RUS |
| 12 | GHEORGHITOAIA Catalina | ROM |
| 13 | JACOBSON Emily | USA |
| 14 | WARD Rebecca | USA |
| 15 | POSTIGLIONE Mariangela | ITA |
| 16 | BERENGIER Julie | FRA |
| 17 | ZHANG Ying | CHN |
| 18 | KORMILITSYNA Svetlana | RUS |
| 19 | BUCCIONE Francesca | ITA |
| 20 | GULOTTA Loreta | ITA |
| 21 | BAO Yingying | CHN |
| 22 | BIANCO Ilaria | ITA |
| 23 | SIUKAYEVA Janna | AZE |
| 24 | KIM Hye Lim | KOR |
| 25 | OVTCHINNIKOVA Olga | CAN |
| 26 | BOND-WILLIAMS Louise | GBR |
| 27 | CHOW Tsz Ki | HKG |
| 28 | SCHNEIDER Daria | USA |
| 29 | NAKAMURA Haruko | JPN |
| 30 | HISAGAE Madoka | JPN |
| 31 | DAVIS Anika | USA |
| 32 | LEE Shin Mi | KOR |
| 33 | LUCCHINO Alessandra | ITA |
| 34 | ZHAO Yuanyuan | CHN |
| 35 | BYRNE Siobhan | IRL |
| 36 | DORON Julie | FRA |
| 37 | PROVIDENZA Valerie | USA |
| 38 | THOMPSON Caitlin | USA |
| 39 | GAILLARD Amelia | USA |
| 40 | KIM Hyung Suk | KOR |
| 41 | GRENCH Eileen | USA |
| 42 | KOENIG Susanne | GER |
| 43 | CASARES Natalia | ESP |
| 43 | VLOKA Caroline | USA |
| 45 | NICOLL Chrystall | GBR |
| 46 | BARATTA Emma | USA |
| 47 | LUPU Dorina Gabriela | ROM |
| 48 | WIECKOWSKA Irena | POL |
| 49 | AU YEUNG Wai sum | HKG |
| 50 | HUANG Haiyang | CHN |
| 51 | PAU Ming Wai | HKG |
| 52 | CUSSO Lorena | ESP |
| 53 | KANEKO Sakura | JPN |
| 54 | SAWORSKI Donna | CAN |
| 55 | KIM Keum Hwa | KOR |
| 56 | KELTNER Mera | USA |
| 57 | LACHETA Jessica | GBR |
| 58 | JOZWIAK Bogna | POL |
| 59 | ROH Kyung Ae | KOR |
| 60 | WOZNIAK Dagmara | USA |
| 61 | PELEI Andreea | ROM |
| 62 | JOUKOVA Margarita | RUS |
| 63 | SASSINE Sandra | CAN |
| 64 | PAGANO Rosanna | ITA |
| 65 | POUTEIL-NOBLE Eve | FRA |
| 66 | KUBISSA Stefanie | GER |
| 67 | PARKER Sarah janae | USA |
| 68 | BENAD Sandra | GER |
| 69 | TSUI Wan yi | HKG |
| 70 | VIGNAUX Pascale | FRA |
| 71 | AGUSTSDOTTIR Thorbjorg | ISL |
| 71 | ESIMAJE Jacqueline | NGR |
| 73 | CHICHON Vanesa | ESP |
| 74 | JEKIC Mihaela | CAN |
| 75 | LUPIEN Katy | CAN |
| 75 | CLOUTIER Julie | CAN |
| 77 | DANION Marie-catherine | FRA |
| 78 | SASCHENBRECKER Wendy | CAN |
| 79 | NAVARRO Araceli | ESP |
| 80 | NAKAYAMA Seira | JPN |
| 81 | SHIMADA Natsuko | JPN |
| 82 | JACOBSON Jackie | USA |
| 82 | DAVIDSON Beth | GBR |
| 84 | JELLISON Eva | USA |
| 84 | LEE Mi Seon | KOR |
| 86 | OGAWA Naoko | JPN |
| 87 | KARPINSKA Katarzyna | POL |
| 88 | GIROUX Meredith | CAN |
| 89 | HUTCHISON Joanna | GBR |
| 90 | LARIOS Angelica | MEX |
| 91 | PASCU Bianca | ROM |
| 92 | BASELIS Angela | MEX |
| 93 | KRAUJALAS Marina | USA |
| 94 | LEE Sei Eun | KOR |
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Women’s Foil Individual
| Place | Name | Country |
| GRUCHALA Sylwia | POL | |
| 2 | SEO Mi Jung | KOR |
| 3 | MUELLER Anja | GER |
| 3 | YOUCHEVA Ekaterina | RUS |
| 5 | SUGAWARA Chieko | JPN |
| 6 | BOIKO Svetlana | RUS |
| 7 | ROUZAVINA Ianna | RUS |
| 8 | SALVATORI Ilaria | ITA |
| 9 | GRANBASSI Margherita | ITA |
| 10 | MOHAMED Aida | HUN |
| 11 | KNAPEK Edina | HUN |
| 12 | WUILLEME Adeline | FRA |
| 13 | LAMONOVA Eugyenia | RUS |
| 14 | NIKICHINA Viktoria | RUS |
| 15 | KAWANISHI Maki | JPN |
| 16 | SEIGNEUR Celine | FRA |
| 17 | MAITREJEAN Corrine | FRA |
| 18 | CIPRIANI Valentina | ITA |
| 19 | VARGA Katalin | HUN |
| 20 | NECKERMANN Caroline | GER |
| 21 | CROSS Emily | USA |
| 22 | MOUMAS Melanie | FRA |
| 23 | FUJIWARA Hitomi | JPN |
| 24 | IKEHATA Kanae | JPN |
| 25 | SIMONCELLI Marta | ITA |
| 26 | NAM Hyun Hee | KOR |
| 27 | WAECHTER Katja | GER |
| 28 | KRYCZALO Katarzyna | POL |
| 29 | KONAKA Ai | JPN |
| 30 | ICHIKAWA Michiko | JPN |
| 31 | MAKISHITA Yoko | JPN |
| 32 | BINGENHEIMER Sandra | GER |
| 33 | VARGA Gabriella | HUN |
| 34 | DI FRANCISCA Elisa | ITA |
| 35 | JUN Hee Sok | KOR |
| 36 | SUZUKI Sayaka | JPN |
| 37 | ZIMMERMANN Iris | USA |
| 38 | WOJTKOWIAK Malgorzata | POL |
| 39 | RYBICKA Anna | POL |
| 40 | GUYART Astrid | FRA |
| 41 | HUIN Julie | FRA |
| 42 | THOMPSON Metta | USA |
| 43 | DAOUST Elise | CAN |
| 44 | LEE Hye Sun | KOR |
| 45 | THERRIEN Annie-Claude | CAN |
| 46 | FUENTES Euridice | MEX |
| 47 | NOTT Adrienne | USA |
| 48 | HUET Gwenaelle | FRA |
| 49 | CAMMILLETTI Marta | ITA |
| 50 | DURANDO Benedetta | ITA |
| 51 | MROCZKIEWICZ Magda | POL |
| 52 | KWAN Monica | CAN |
| 53 | JENNINGS Susan | USA |
| 54 | PIGLIAPOCO Claudia | ITA |
| 55 | GONZALEZ Mariana | VEN |
| 55 | BOUCHARD Louise Helene | CAN |
| 55 | THOMPSON Hanna | USA |
| 58 | SVENGSOUK Jocelyn | USA |
| 59 | WILLETTE Doris | USA |
| 60 | NEMECEK Samantha | USA |
| 61 | DATOO Camille | GBR |
| 62 | KNAUER Lindsay | USA |
| 63 | KANESHIGE Christina | USA |
| 64 | PINEDA Joselina | VEN |
| 65 | MARTINEZ Dayana | VEN |
| 66 | ANDREWS Bethany | USA |
| 67 | ACOSTA Zacha | PUR |
| 68 | ALICEA Pilar | USA |
| 69 | AMENT Andrea | USA |
| 70 | O’MALLEY Nora | CAN |
| 71 | WACKER Jessica | USA |
| 72 | FALLER-GALLERNEAU Anne-florence | FRA |
| 73 | STEIN Ariel | USA |
| 74 | BATSON Alysa | USA |
| 75 | FALCON Janet | USA |
| 76 | SACHS Elif z | USA |
| 77 | BOWYER Jocelyn | GBR |
| 78 | HENVICK Allison | USA |
| 79 | PARRILLA Luisa | PUR |
| 80 | ALVAREZ HERNANDEZ Isabel Patrici | COL |
| 80 | RAMJING Charmaine | GBR |
| 82 | COMERFORD Shannon | CAN |
| 83 | BASS Krystal | PUR |