Canadian Fencing Federation – Canadian fencers were in action all over the world this past weekend.  In the important Olympic Qualification run, Men’s Sabre athlete Joseph Polossifakis (Laval, QC) continues to stretch his lead in the zone with another medal performance at a Satellite tournament.  Polossifakis earned silver at the FIE Satellite event in Istanbul, Turkey, losing a close 15-13 in the final. 

Women’s Sabre athlete Gabriella Page (Blainville, QC), also competed in Istanbul in the FIE Women’s Satellite tournament and finished with a bronze medal, earning important Olympic qualification points. 

Meredith Giroux (Edmonton, AB) also had a good tournament, finishing 6^th in the same event. Meanwhile, in the Men’s Epee Satellite tournament in Stockholm, Jean Lelion (Montreal, QC) finished 10^th.

Many of Canada’s top up-and-coming fencers were in St. Louis, Missouri for the North American Cup (NAC) from January 8-11, 2016.  The event featured Senior Division 1 and Junior competition in all weapons.  Canada came away with three silver medals and eight other top 16 finishes.

Following is a summary of the top performers:

Division 1 Men’s Epee (286 competitors) – Marc-Antoine Blais-Belanger (Montreal, QC) – Silver

Junior Women’s Epee (130 competitors) – Alexanne Verret (Quebec, QC) – Silver

Junior Men’s Foil (173 competitors) – Daniel Gu (Edmonton, AB) – Silver

Division 1 Women’s Epee (175 competitors) – Malinka Hoppe Montanaro (Montreal, QC) – 6^th

Junior Men’s Epee (201 competitors) – Dylan French (Richmond, BC) – 9^th

Division 1 Men’s Epee (286 competitors) – Pascal Heidecker (Gatineau, QC) – 12^th

Division 1 Women’s Epee (175 competitors) – Cindy Gao (Toronto, ON) – 12^th

Junior Women’s Foil (132 competitors) – Ariane Bilodeau (Outremont, QC) – 12^th

Division 1 Women’s Sabre (118 competitors) – Alison Doyle (Canadian living in US) – 13^th

Junior Men’s Sabre (150 competitors) – David Brown (Canadian living in US) – 14th

Division 1 Women’s Epee (175 competitors) – Alexanne Verret (Quebec, QC) – 16^th

 

Congratulations to all!

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