Great Britain and Egypt earned medals in Men’s Epee and Women’s Sabre featured an all-Russia final.
Philip Marsh (GBR) started the day slowly. He went 4-2 in the preliminary rounds and held a +/- of only +4. It was enough to get him seeded in the top half of the field for the elimination round and took over the #8 seed with a 15-8 victory over Andrea Vallosio (ITA) in the round of 64.
Marsh survived a quarter-final bout against 49th seed Matyas File (HUN), winning 15-14. He then defeated 5th seed Nikita Glazkov (RUS) and met Egypt’s Ayman Alaa El Din Fayz in the final. Marsh won the gold medal bout 15-13.
The US fencers earned two top-32 and one top-64 result. Edward Kelley placed 18th, James Kaull 24th, and Michael Raynis 43rd.
Top Results: Junior Men’s Epee
1. GBR MARSH Philip
2. EGY ALAA EL DIN FAYZ Ayman
3. FIN LAHTINEN Alexander
3. RUS GLAZKOV Nikita
5. FRA MAYA Sylvain
6. UKR MAKIYENKO Yevgeniy
7. ISR FREILICH Yuval Shalom
8. HUN FILE Matyas
18. USA KELLEY Edward
24. USA KAULL James
43. USA RAYNIS Michael
Russians in Finals of Junior Women’s Sabre
In Junior Women’s Sabre, the Russian team served notice they are building a program for the future by placing 3 women in the top-8. Dina Galiakbarova (RUS) would defeat her teammate Yana Egorian (RUS) 15-9 in the final. The third Russian, Alexandra Shatalova, took 7th.
Skyla Powers held the top placement for the US team today, making the top-8. Powers started the day with an uncharacteristic 2-3 campaign in the preliminary round. She battled back from her low seed and won three elimination bouts to get her to the quarter-finals. In the round of 8 she met Martina Petraglia (ITA) and lost 15-11.
Francesca Russo made the top-16 and placed 13th and Lian Osier placed 19th after making it to the round of 32.
Junior Women’s Sabre Results
1. RUS GALIAKBAROVA Dina
2. RUS EGORIAN Yana
3. ITA PETRAGLIA Martina
3. HUN MARTON Anna
5. HUN VARHELYI Anna
6. KAZ POCHEKUTOVA Tamara
7. RUS SHATALOVA Alexandra
8. USA POWERS Skyla
13. USA RUSSO Francesca
19. USA OSIER Lian
