Interview with Michael Pederson

Michael Pederson coached the US Women’s Foil Team to a silver medal at the Beijing Olympics and most recently led the Junior Women’s Foil Team to a gold medal at the 2009 Junior World Championships. He has recently taken the position of the Director of High Performance for US Fencing.

In this interview we talk about the transition for national foil coach to high performance director, performance expectations for the US team in the London Olympic cycle, what to look for in 2012, as well as the challenges that the US faces in getting the cadets and juniors transitioned up to the senior competitive level.

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Transcription will follow soon.