Dec. 17^th – Fencing Weekend Roundup

It was a busy weekend for Canadian Fencers who were competing around the world.  Canadians came away from the weekend with a Junior World Cup gold medal, four medals at the North American Cup and another 18 top 16 finishes.

In her first year of eligibility to compete in Junior FIE competitions, thirteen year old Jessica (Zi Juan) Guo (HHF, Toronto, ON) took home gold at the Women’s Foil Junior World Cup in Havana, Cuba.  Guo defeated fellow Canadian Tinney Mak (Canadian living in the US) 11-4 in the quarter-finals and went on to defeat Xiao-Qing Tsai from Taipei 15-9 in the semi-finals.  Guo faced Amita Berthier from Singapore and won 15-12 in the final to take gold.  It was a strong showing for Canada’s Junior Women’s Foil athletes with Ying Cao (TFC, Toronto, ON) finishing 5^th, Tinney Mak in 8^th, Jane Caulfield (EFC, Edmonton, AB) in 9^th, Annie Lin (TFC, Richmond Hill, ON) in 11^th and Sabrina Fang (EFC, Edmonton, AB) finished 14^th.

Canada’s Junior Men’s Foil athletes were also in Havana for the World Cup and had three top 16 finishes. Blake Broszus (Canadian living in the US) came 10^th, while Patrick Liu (Canadian living in the US) was 12^th and Simon Poon (TFC, Toronto, ON) was 14^th.

Canada’s wheelchair fencers were in Kyoto, Japan for a World Cup and Pierre Mainville (St. Colomban, QC) had Canada’s top placing, finishing 13^th in Men’s Sabre B.

Many Canadian fencers travelled to the Senior and Veterans North American Cup in Cincinnati, Ohio this past weekend.  Canadians came away with four medals:

Francois Ouimet, SPA, Montreal, QC, Senior Men’s Epee – GOLD

Loic Beaulieu, SPA, Sherbrooke, QC, Senior Men’s Epee – BRONZE

Kelleigh Ryan, OTT, Ottawa, ON, Div. 1 Women’s Foil – BRONZE

Lisa Huzel, CFA, Toronto, ON, Veteran Women’s Epee – BRONZE

In addition, the following fencers finished top 16:

Kira Belaoussoff, SWP, Toronto, ON, Div. 2 Women’s Epee – 5^th

Gaby Weisz, BFC, Toronto, ON, Veteran’s 70+ Men’s Foil – 8^th

Catherine Wu, HHF, Toronto ON, Div. 2 Women’s Foil – 9^th

Fares Arfa, Laval, QC, Div. 1 Men’s Sabre – 10^th

Zygmunt Jakubek, CAR, Ottawa, ON, Vet 60+ Men’s Sabre – 10^th

Lisa Huzel, CFA, Toronto, ON, Vet 50+ Women’s Epee – 11^th

Ted Vinnitchouk, TFC, Toronto, ON, Div. 1 Men’s Epee – 11^th

Fynn Fafard, DYN, Roberts Creek, BC, Div. 1 Men’s Epee – 16^th

Mike Krasnich, DYN, Vancouver, BC, Vet 50+ Men’s Sabre – 16^th

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