World News
World and FIE level fencing news.
Lee Kiefer advances to Gold Medal Bout
Lee Kiefer earned the first US medal at the 2011 Cadet and Junior World Championships by advancing to the top 4 in Cadet Women’s Foil
FIE Moving to Improve Safety in Sabre
Are current sabre gloves safe? Since 2000 the number of hand and arm injuries in sabre have increased dramatically. These injuries are occurring without broken blades as the unbroken blade pierces the fencers hand or arm to cause the injury.
Epee and Sabre World Cups this Weekend
Team USA has Men’s Sabre and Men’s Epee on the road this weekend. The sabrists head out to Budapest for their Grand Prix event and
USA Fencing Announces 2011 Cadet and Junior Worlds Team
USA Fencing announced the 32 athletes named as members of Team USA for the Junior and Cadet World Championships that will be held from March
Zagunis 3rd in London; Kharlan notches World Cup Victory
The rivalry between Ukraine’s Olga Kharlan and USA’s Mariel Zagunis is doing just fine. The Ukrainian team anchor notched the victory at the Women’s Sabre