I am sure that now more than ever we need to celebrate our last competition results, cherish these happy moments, take a look at these happy faces and know IT ALL WILL COME BACK! We WILL go to competitions, we WILL gather together and we WILL re-open schools, stores, restaurants, and, of course, fencing clubs!
Let’s first wash our hands, and then clap them together for February competition winners!
(Sorry if we did not get all of the photos this time. )
Here are all February competition results:
Battle of the Bay DIV1A ROC Feb 1
Great result at the Battle of the Bay Division 1A ROC Men’s Epee event, which was a very strong A4 tournament! Congratulations to Bartosz Kuligowski for a Bronze medal and A rating, Hansel Desouza for 5th place and A rating, Paul Kim for 9th place and renewing his B rating!! Also, Yakov Shur renewed his C rating and Thijmen De Jong renewed his D rating. Congratulations to the fencers, coaches, and their parents!
Div 1 Men Epee :
3 place KULIGOWSKI Bartosz A20
5 place DESOUZA Hansel S. A20
9 place KIM PAUL B20
SHUR Yakov renewed his rating C 20
DE JONG Thijmen renewed his ratingD20
LOUIE Jason renewed his rating E20
Great result at the Battle of the Bay Division 1A ROC Men’s Epee event, which was a very strong A4 tournament! Congratulations to Bartosz Kuligowski for Bronze medal and A rating, Hansel Desouza for 5th place and A rating, Paul Kim for 9th place and renewing his B rating!! Also Yakov Shur renewed his C rating and Thijmen De Jong renewed his D rating. Congratulations to the fencers, coaches and their parents!
Div I-A Women's Épée:
1 place MACHULSKY Leehi A20
2 place TAYLOR Audrey Y.
5 place GEBALA Natalie Brooke A.
6 place CHEN Lefu
POPOVICI Alina renewed her E20 rating!
Another great result at the Battle of the Bay ROC in the Women’s Epee event: AFM final and 4 in top 8! Congratulations to Leehi Machulsky for winning Gold and renewing her A, Audrey Taylor for winning Silver, Natalie Gebala for 5th place and Lefu (Katherine) Chen for 6th place! Congratulations also to Alina Popovici for earning her E rating! Congratulations to the fencers, their parents, and coaches! Great job girls!
Div I-A Women's Foil:
5 th place MOSKOVSKAYA Anastasiya
SYC - Portland Super Youth Circuit -Feb 7
Y14 WE :
8 place YIN Grace
Congratulations to Grace Yin for medalling with 8th place in Y14 Women’s Epee event in Portland SYC! Great job!
Y14 WF:
3rd place - SUN Chien-Yu
Congratulations to Cheryl Sun for bronze medal and new rating C in Y14 Women's Foil event in Portland SYC. Congratulations to the coaches and parents!
Y10 MF:
3 place - WU Alber Y.
Congratulations to Alber Wu for bringing home Bronze in Y10 Men’s Foil event at Portland SYC this weekend! Congratulations to the coaches and the parents!
Y10 WE:
2 place - BLANCO Ariia
Congratulations to Ariia Blanco for winning a Silver medal at the SYC - Portland Super Youth Circuit in Youth 10 Women’s Epee category! Way to go!
Y12 WE:
3 place - PACHECO Evangeline
8 place - BLANCO Ariia
Congratulations to Evangeline Pacheco for winning Bronze and to Ariia Blanco for winning 8th place in Y12WE in Portland Super Youth Circuit last weekend! Way to go girls! Thank you, coach Dima, for the coaching and help on the strip during the event!
Y10 Women Foil:
2 place Prisha Maniktala
3 place Emma Liu
Congratulations to Prisha Maniktala for Silver and Emma Liu for Bronze in Y10 Women's Foil category at Portland SYC!
TFC's February 2020 Fence-A-Thon Feb 9
Senior Mixed Épée
3 place - CAI Kevin and renewed his B20
LEVITSKY Jonathan renewed his C20
(Sorry, we did not get photos from this competition)
Junior Olympics 2020
Women Epee Team - WE ARE USA VICE-CHAMPIONS!
We are United States Vice Champions in Junior Women’s Epee! Congratulations to the AFM team of Audrey Chu, Audrey Taylor and Priscilla Leang for winning a Silver medal in the USA Fencing Junior Olympics in Women’s Epee! The team event is the national championship event for the junior teams and it is AFM highest team result up to date! Congratulations to the fencers and their coaches! Way to go girls!
Once again, congratulations to Audrey Chu, Audrey Taylor, Priscilla Leang, and Leehi Machulsky for winning a Silver Medal at Junior Epee Team at Junior Olympics National Championship! Girls, we are so proud of you! Congratulations to AFM fantastic epee coaches! Dima, thank you for the great strip coaching out there! Well done, go AFM!
4th Annual Sword in the Stone RYC & RJCC- Feb21
Y-14 Women's Épée:
8 place - SHARMA Sanvi + earned her E20 rating!
Congratulations to Sanvi Sharma for medalling with 8th place and earning her E rating in Y14 Women’s Epee event at the 4th Sword in the Stone RYC and RJCC!
Cadet Men's Épée :
3 place ZHANG Alec + earned his D20 rating
Great day for Alec Zhang with two Bronze medals (in Cadet and Y14 Men’s Epee events) and two times earning D rating in 4th Sword in the Stone RYC and RJCC! Congratulations Alec to you, your parents and coaches!
Y-14 Women's Foil:
5 place - SUN Ruoxi
Congratulations to Cici Sun for medalling with 5th place in Y14 Women’s Foil in the 4th Sword in the Stone RYC and RJCC!
Junior Women's Épée:
6 place - PACHECO Naomi D20
Cadet Women's Foil:
2 place - GEBALA Gabrielle Grace A.
6 place - SUN Ruoxi
Y-14 Men's Épée:
3 place - ZHANG Alec D20
Y-12 Women's Épée:
8 place - ZHEREBCHEVSKA Veronika
Congratulations to Veronica Zherebchevska for meddaling with 8th place in the Y12 Women’s Epee event at the 4th Sword in the Stone RYC and RJCC!
Junior Men's Épée
PARK Elliot - E20
Cadet Women's Épée
3 place PACHECO Naomi and earned her D20 rating!
Great day for Naomi Pacheco with two medals: 6th in Junior Women’s Epee and Bronze in Cadet Women’s Epee and two times earning D rating in 4th Sword in the Stone RYC and RJCC! Congratulations Naomi to you, your parents and coaches!
Y-12 Women's Foil:
1 place - GEBALA Gabrielle Grace
Double final for Gabrielle Gebala in 4th Sword in the Stone RYC and RJCC! Gabrielle took Silver in Cadet Women’s Foil and Gold in Y12 Women’s Foil! Way to go Gabrielle! Congratulations to you, your coaches and parents!
Rocky Mountain RYC #2
Y-12 Women's Épée:
3 place - WAGLE Vaishali
6 place - BLANCO Ariia
And our fencers continue to win in another RYC - this time in Colorado! Congratulations to Vaishali Wagle for winning Bronze inY12 Women’s Epee event in Rocky Mountains RYC!
Y12 Men Foil :
1 place - LEVY Jacob
Congratulations to Jacob Levy for winning Gold in Y12 Men’s Foil and Silver in Y14 Men’s Foil in Rocky Mountains RYC! Congratulations to parents and coaches too! Great job Jacob! Happy for your first Gold medal!
Y14 Men Foil :
2 pace - LEVY Jacob
Y12 Women Foil :
2 place - DENG Melissa
Y10 Mixed Foil :
1 place - DENG Melissa
Y10 Mixed epee :
1 place - BLANCO Ariia
5 place - SIMHADRI Sanjana
Congratulations to Ariia Blanco for winning Gold in Y10 Epee event in the Rocky Mountains RYC! Great job Ariia!
Y14 Women Epee :
6 place - SIMHADRI Meghana
Seattle International Veteran’s Cup
While our young fencers fence in RYC and RJCC, our veteran fencers competed in the Seattle International Veteran’s Cup and brought home some good results! Congratulations to Oscar Estell for taking Silver and earning his B rating in the Men's Foil event!
USA Fencing Baltimore SJCC Tournament FEB28
Junior Men's Épée:
5 place - SHARMA Sanil, and once again, he renewed his A20 rating!
Congratulations to Sanil Sharma for medalling with 5th place and renewing his A rating in Junior Men’s Epee event in the Baltimore SJCC! Great job Sanil, way to go!
1st Annual Vegas Epee Only RYC & RJC March 7
Y-14 Women's Épée:
6 place + E rating - LEE Kaitlyn M.
Congratulations to Kaitlyn Lee for medalling with 6th place and earning her E rating in Y14 Women’s Epee event in the 1st Annual Vegas epee RYC and RJC!
Bay Cup at TFC: Y10, Y12, Y14 Foil
Y-14 Women's Foil:
3 place - WANG Celine
3 place - FUNG Emma
Congratulations to Celine Wang and Emma Fung for Bronze medals in Y14 Women’s Foul Bay Cup event! Congratulations to the parents and coaches too!
Y10 men Foil :
DERRICK Blake - Bronze medal!
Congratulations to Blake Derrick for Bronze in Y10 Men’s Foil event in the Bag Cup today!
Y10 Women Foil :
2 place GILLIS-PADE Neallie
3 place CUI Alivia
Congratulations to Neallie Gillis-Pade for Silver and Alicia Cui for Bronze in Y10 Women’s Foul Bay Cup! This photo looks the most appropriate for the International Women’s Day
Y12 Women Foil :
1 place - SUN Ruoxi
2 place - MANIKTALA Prisha
AFM Final in Y12 Women’s Foil in the Bay Cup tournament! Congratulations to Ruoxi (Cici) Sun for taking Gold and Prisha Maniktala for Silver! Congratulations to the coaches and parents too!
Y12 Men Foil :
1 place - LEVY Jacob
2 place - CHIRASHNYA Daniel
3 place - RANJITH Yash
3 place - WU Lucas
AFM Podium Sweep in Y12 Men’s Foil Bay Cup tournament! Congratulations to Jacob Levy for Gold, Daniel Chirashnya for Silver, Yash Ranjith and Lucas Wu for Bronze! Congratulations to the fencers, their coaches and parents! Way to go!
Way to go! We will be there again, no worries! We will train now, stay positive and compete once everything gets back to normal life!
Stay in shape! Stay positive!