The most unprecedented Olympic Games in history are over The 2020 Games are the fourth Olympic Games to be held in Japan, following the Tokyo 1964 (Summer), Sapporo 1972 (Winter), and Nagano 1998 (Winter) games. Tokyo is the first city in Asia to hold the Summer Games twice. Delayed for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Games were characterized by a somber... Read More
Richmond, VA More than 1,500 athletes competed in Richmond, VA this past weekend, in the penultimate tournament before the Tokyo Olympic Games next month. Four qualifiers for the 2021 U.S. Épée Olympic Fencing Team have competed in the Division I events in Richmond: Kelley and Courtney Hurley, 2012 Olympic team bronze medalists and 2018 Senior World Team Champions Kat Holmes, 2018 Senior... Read More
First national competition of the year ended on Monday, in Charlotte, NC. The event was held at the Charlotte Convention Center and brought together some of the best fencers in the US and abroad. Division I, Junior, Senior Team and Wheelchair events have gathered a big crowd of fencers to compete for the titles, over four days of fencing. Here are our students best... Read More
Kansas City, MO February 17-20, 2017 Nearly 2,000 of the best young fencers in the nation traveled to Kansas City, MO, to compete in the Junior Olympic Championships, this past weekend. This tournament will determine the final selection events for the 2017 Junior and Cadet World Championship Team, where the top athletes in each weapon will compete against athletes from over 40 nations, from April 1-10 in... Read More
Another amazing Y10 Mixed Epee series has wrapped up this Sunday at Olympia Fencing Center. Twenty two competitors from three fencing clubs have crossed weapons and ambitions, to gain even more points for the grand finale! This events only get bigger, as the young epeeists grow fonder of the importance of competing and both kids and parents learn the rules of the... Read More
Great news are coming our way, from the Cadets World Cup, in Bratislava! Olympia’s Robert Hondor had an amazing performance on Sunday, as part of the US teams. Team USA 2: Hondor, Daroian, Dinkins, Mecke – Silver medal! They fenced: Slovakia: 45-25, Japan: 45-30, Romania: 45-36 and Hungary: 45-41, only to lose to the Team USA 1 (Piskovatskov, Lombardo, Chmut), in the final. Jonas... Read More
Many Gold medals, Silver, Bronze and ratings change happened this weekend, as Olympia's fencers had great results in two competitions, during this weekend. Thrust Fall RJCC, Suffern, NY • Cadet Men's Epee: Robert Hondor, 1st place Michael Corban, 7th • Cadet Men's Foil: Paul Gaudet, 11th Place • Junior Men's Epee: Michael Corban, 7th, earned his A rating! Robert Hondor, 12th • Junior Women's Epee: Becca Barnes, 5th • Junior... Read More
452 participants from 30 nations have participated for the Cadets competition: 239 fencers in Men’s Epee and 213 in women’s event. Olympia’s Junior fencer, Robert Hondor, takes 15th place among 239 fencers, in the men’s competition! Robert was one of the six Americans in top 16, from a group of 20 qualified. In the women’s event, Olympia’s Emily Vermeule takes 20st place. She had... Read More
