Canadian Fencers Take Home Four Medals at the North American Cup
Canadian Fencing Federation – Fencing Weekend Wrap Up: Nov. 13, 2018
Canada’s up-and-coming fencers were in action this past weekend at the North American Cup competition in Kansas City, Missouri in Junior, Cadet and Y14 events.
Canada came away with 29 top 16 results, including four (4) medals and 17 top eight results. Sabrina Fang from Edmonton Fencing Club won gold in Y14 women’s foil, while Alexander Wu (HuaHua Fencing Club, Toronto) won silver in Y14 Men’s Foil. Jessica Guo (HuaHua Fencing Club, Toronto) took bronze in Cadet Women’s Foil and David Gornovsky of Sword Players in Toronto took bronze in Cadet Men’s Epee.
Following is a summary of the top 16 performances:
|
Androsyuk |
Alexander |
10th |
Cadet Men’s Epee |
SWP, Toronto |
|
Broszus |
Blake |
12th |
Junior Men’s foil |
CDN in US |
|
Cauchon |
Francois |
5th |
Junior Men’s sabre |
BRE, Montreal |
|
Ding |
Heidi |
5th |
Y14 Women’s Epee |
DYN, Richmond |
|
Ding |
Heidi |
7th |
Cadet Women’s Epee |
DYN, Richmond |
|
Dong |
Darren |
8th |
Cadet Men’s foil |
CDN in US |
|
Fang |
Sabrina |
1st |
Y14 Women’s foil |
EFC, Edmonton |
|
Gordon |
Tamar |
5th |
Y14 Women’s Sabre |
DYN, Richmond |
|
Gordon |
Tamar |
16th |
Cadet Women’s Sabre |
DYN, Richmond |
|
Grams |
Steven |
7th |
Junior Men’s Epee |
CDN in US |
|
Gornovsky |
David |
3rd |
Cadet Men’s Epee |
SWP, Toronto |
|
Guo |
Jessica |
10th |
Junior Women’s foil |
HHF, Toronto |
|
Guo |
Jessica |
3rd |
Cadet Women’s foil |
HHF, Toronto |
|
Guo |
Shirley |
5th |
Cadet Women’s Epee |
VGO, Toronto |
|
Guo |
Shirley |
7th |
Junior Women’s Epee |
VGO, Toronto |
|
Hsieh Jarov |
Seraphim |
14th |
Junior Men’s Epee |
DYN, Richmond |
|
Liu |
Linda |
13th |
Junior Women’s Epee |
VGO, Toronto |
|
Pan |
Jack |
12th |
Y14 Men’s Sabre |
DYN, Richmond |
|
Poon |
Simon |
6th |
Cadet Men’s foil |
TFC, Toronto |
|
Rong |
Derek |
10th |
Y14 Men’s Epee |
DYN, Richmond |
|
Szabo |
Domonkos |
6th |
Y14 Men’s Epee |
SWP, Toronto |
|
Townsend |
Avery |
9th |
Y14 Men’s Epee |
DYN, Richmond |
|
Vinnitchouk |
Ted |
6th |
Cadet Men’s Epee |
TFC, Toronto |
|
Wu |
Alexander |
2nd |
Y14 Men’s foil |
HHF, Toronto |
|
Wu |
Catherine |
16th |
Cadet Women’s foil |
HHF, Toronto |
|
Yan |
Yuheng |
8th |
Y14 Men’s Epee |
VGO, Toronto |
|
Zhao |
Howard |
9th |
Cadet Men’s Epee |
DYN, Richmond |
|
Zhao |
Howard |
6th |
Junior Men’s Epee |
DYN, Richmond |
|
Zhou |
Heidi |
14th |
Y14 Women’s Epee |
DYN, Richmond |
Wheelchair Fencer Pierre Mainville (St.-Colomban, QC) competed at the IWAS Wheelchair World Cup event in Tbilissi and finished in 8th place in Sabre B, losing to the eventual gold medalist in the quarter-finals.
Congratulations to all fencers!
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