USA Fencing

Welcome to the hub for the 2023 Junior & Cadet Fencing World Championships, which was held April 1–9, 2023, in Plovdiv, the second-largest city in Bulgaria and its cultural capital.

Team USA led the medal county with 15 total medals, including eight golds. Read our recaps below!

Junior Women's Epee

• Hadley Husisian (Oakton, Va./Fencers Club, Princeton University, Elite Fencing Academy, DC Fencers Club)
• Ketki Ketkar (Sammamish, Wash./Cornell University, Kaizen Academy LLC)
• Faith Park (Lorton, Va./DC Fencers Club, Harvard University)
• Tierna Oxenreider (Reynoldsburg, Ohio/Columbia University)

Junior Men's Epee

• Samuel Imrek (Missouri City, Texas/Alliance Fencing Academy)

• Miles Weiss (Houston, Texas/Alliance Fencing Academy and The Ohio State University)

• Henry Lawson (New York, N.Y./Fencers Club Inc.)

• Gabriel Feinberg (Lincoln, Mass./Olympia Fencing Center and The Ohio State University)

Cadet Women's Epee

• Leehi Machulsky (San Jose, Calif./Academy of Fencing Masters (AFM))

• Sarah Gu (Warren, N.J./Medeo Fencing Club)

• Yasmine Khamis (McKinney, Texas/Alliance Fencing Academy)

Cadet Men's Epee

• Luka Loncar (Belmont, Mass./Olympia Fencing Center)

• Alexander Bezrodnov (Mountainside, N.J./Medeo Fencing Club)

• Sergei Kudriavtcev (Houston, Texas/Alliance Fencing Academy)

Junior Women's Foil

• Lauren Scruggs (Queens, N.Y./Peter Westbrook Foundation, Fencers Club Inc. and Harvard University)

• Zander Rhodes (South Orange, N.J./V Fencing Club, Le Club Touche and Columbia University)

• Ryanne Leslie (Philadelphia, PA./V Fencing Club and Piste Fencing Academy)

• Emily Jing (Roxbury, Mass./Star Fencing Academy)

Junior Men's Foil

• Samarth Kumbla (San Jose, Calif./Silicon Valley Fencing Center)
• Brandon Li (Acton, Mass./Princeton University, Marx Fencing Academy)
• Andrew Chen (Lexington, KY./Bluegrass Fencers' Club)
• Daniel Zhang (Belmont, Mass./Star Fencing Academy)

Cadet Women's Foil

• Emily Jing (Roxbury, Mass./Star Fencing Academy)

• Katerina Lung (Lexington, Mass./Moe Fencing Club LLC)

• Jia Chen (Franklin Lakes, N.J./V Fencing Club and Le Club Touche)

Cadet Men's Foil

• Roy Graham (Needham, Mass./Jovanovic Fencing)

• Castor Kao (Needham, Mass./Star Fencing Academy)

• Renzo Fukuda (San Francisco, Calif./Massialas Foundation (M Team))

Junior Women's Saber

• Magda Skarbonkiewicz (Portland, Ore./Oregon Fencing Alliance)
• Tatiana Nazlymov (Bethesda, Md./Nazlymov Fencing Foundation)
• Zoe Kim (Basking Ridge, N.J./Harvard University, Nellya Fencers Club)
• Kaitlyn Pak (Jersey City, N.J./Manhattan Fencing Center)

Junior Men's Saber

• Colin Heathcock (Palo Alto, Calif./Manhattan Fencing Center)

• William Morrill (New York, N.Y./Scarsdale Fencing Center and Fencers Club Inc.)

• Cody Walter Ji (Atlanta, Ga./Nellya Fencers)

• Lev BenAvram (Bethesda, Md./Nazlymov Fencing Foundation and Brandeis University)

Cadet Women's Saber

• Jenna Shoman (Short Hills, N.J./Manhattan Fencing Center)

• Sophie Liu (North Potomac, Md./Capital Fencing Academy)

• Hannah Lee (Wellesley, Mass./Boston Fencing Club)

Cadet Men's Saber

• William Morrill (New York, N.Y./Scarsdale Fencing Center and Fencers Club Inc.)

• Cody Walter Ji (Atlanta, Ga./Nellya Fencers)

• Taylor Chon (Carrollton, Texas/Globus Fencing Academy)

• Men’s Epee Coach: Franco Cerutti
• Women’s Epee Coach: Natalie Dostert
• Men’s Saber Coach: Terrence Lasker
• Women’s Saber Coach: Adam Skarbonkiewicz
• Men’s Foil Coach: Greg Massialas
• Women’s Foil Coach: Ralf Bissdorf
• Sports Med: Peggy Chin & Tomy Ton; from Mt. Sinai: Catherine Mills & Deborah Pacik
• Chief of Mission: Saul Mendoza
• Team Captain: Ben Bratton
• Armorers: Brian Rosen & Al Merritt
• Media: Bryan Wendell
• Team Leader: Kaitlyn Litten

Junior Women’s Saber

• Gold: Magda Skarbonkiewicz
  • Oregon Fencing Alliance
  • Coaches: Adam Skarbonkiewicz, Ian Farr, Jefferson Larson
• 8th: Zoe Kim
  • Harvard University, Nellya Fencers Club
  • Coaches: Daria Schneider, Terrence Lasker
• 12th: Tatiana Nazlymov
  • Nazlymov Fencing Foundation
  • Coaches: Fikrat Valiyev and Vitali Nazlymov
• 81st: Kaitlyn Pak
  • Manhattan Fencing Center
  • Coach: Aliaksei Likhacheuski

Junior Men’s Saber

• Gold: Colin Heathcock
  • Christian Bauer Academy, Manhattan Fencing Center
  • Coach: Christian Bauer
• 13th: Lev BenAvram
  • Nazlymov Fencing Foundation, Brandeis University
  • Coaches: Fikrat Valiyev, Vitali Nazlymov, Matthew Zich
• Tied-23rd: William Morrill
  • Scarsdale Fencing Center, Fencers Club Inc.
  • Coach: Achiko Lortkipanidze
• 35th: Cody Walter Ji
  • Nellya Fencers
  • Coach: Terrence Lasker

Cadet Women’s Saber

• Bronze: Jenna Shoman
  • Manhattan Fencing Center
  • Coaches: Sergey Isayenko, Yury Gelman
• 6th: Sophie Liu
  • Capital Fencing Academy
  • Coaches: Dariusz Gilman, Elliott Clinton
• T-45th: Hannah Lee
  • Boston Fencing Club
  • Coach: Matthew Zich

Cadet Men’s Saber

• Gold: Will Morrill
  • Scarsdale Fencing Center, Fencers Club Inc.
  • Coach: Achiko Lortkipanidze
• Bronze: Taylor Chon
  • Globus Fencing Academy
  • Coaches: Hyo Kun Lee, Andrew Fischl, Bernard Witek
• 19th: Cody Walter Ji
  • Nellya Fencers
  • Coach: Terrence Lasker

Junior Women’s Saber — Team Event

• 5th Place, Team USA
  • Magda Skarbonkiewicz
    • Oregon Fencing Alliance
    • Coaches: Adam Skarbonkiewicz, Ian Farr, Jefferson Larson 
  • Tatiana Nazlymov
    • Nazlymov Fencing Foundation
    • Coaches: Fikrat Valiyev and Vitali Nazlymov
  • Zoe Kim
    • Harvard University, Nellya Fencers Club
    • Coaches: Daria Schneider, Terrence Lasker
  • Kaitlyn Pak
    • Manhattan Fencing Center
    • Coach: Aliaksei Likhacheuski

Junior Men’s Saber — Team Event

• Gold, Team USA
  • Colin Heathcock
    • Christian Bauer Academy, Manhattan Fencing Center
    • Coach: Christian Bauer
  • William Morrill
    • Scarsdale Fencing Center, Fencers Club Inc.
    • Coach: Achiko Lortkipanidze
  • Cody Walter Ji
    • Nellya Fencers
    • Coach: Terrence Lasker
  • Lev BenAvram
    • Nazlymov Fencing Foundation, Brandeis University
    • Coaches: Fikrat Valiyev, Vitali Nazlymov, Matthew Zich

Junior Women’s Foil

• Gold: Zander Rhodes
  • V Fencing Club, Columbia University
  • Coaches: Serge Vashkevich, Vladimir Lyshkovski
• Silver: Lauren Scruggs
  • Peter Westbrook Foundation, Harvard University
  • Coach: Sean McClain
• 6th place: Emily Jing
  • Star Fencing Academy
  • Coaches: Kai Zhao, Tamer Tahoun, Shuang Meng
• 78th place: Ryanne Leslie 
  • V Fencing Club, PISTE Fencing Academy
  • Coaches: Serge Vashkevich, Vladimir Lyshkovski

Junior Men’s Foil

• Bronze place: Samarth Kumbla
  • Silicon Valley Fencing
  • Coaches: Aleksei Muruhin, Andre Raisch, Vil Nagimov
• 10th place: Brandon Li
  • Princeton University, Marx Fencing Academy
  • Coach: Ralf Bissdorf
• 19th place: Andrew Chen
  • Bluegrass Fencers' Club
  • Coach: Amgad Khazbak
• 37th place: Daniel Zhang
  • Star Fencing Academy
  • Coaches: Kai Zhao, Tamer Tahoun, Shuang Meng

Cadet Women’s Foil

• Bronze: Emily Jing
  • Star Fencing Academy
  • Coaches: Kai Zhao, Tamer Tahoun, Shuang Meng
• 6th place: Jia Chen
  • V Fencing Club
  • Coaches: Serge Vashkevich and Vlad Lyshkovski
• Tie-42nd: Katerina Lung
  • Moe Fencing Club
  • Coaches: Matteo Zennaro, Elif Sachs, Jason Sachs

Cadet Men’s Foil

• 18th place: Roy Graham
  • Jovanovic Fencing Club
  • Coach: Bojan Jovanovic
• 48th place: Renzo Fukuda
  • Massialas Foundation (MTeam)
  • Coaches: Greg Massialas, Cole Harkness, Lenny Orinsheyn
• 69th place: Castor Kao
  • Star Fencing Academy
  • Coaches: Kai Zhao, Tamer Tahoun, Shuang Meng

Junior Women’s Foil — Team Event

• Gold: Team USA
  • Lauren Scruggs
    • Peter Westbrook Foundation, Harvard University
    • Coach: Sean McClain
  • Zander Rhodes
    • V Fencing Club, Columbia University
    • Coaches: Serge Vashkevich, Vladimir Lyshkovski
  • Ryanne Leslie
    • V Fencing Club, PISTE Fencing Academy
    • Coaches: Serge Vashkevich, Vladimir Lyshkovski
  • Emily Jing
    • Star Fencing Academy
    • Coaches: Kai Zhao, Tamer Tahoun, Shuang Meng

Junior Men’s Foil — Team Event

• Gold: Team USA
  • Samarth Kumbla
    • Silicon Valley Fencing
    • Coaches: Aleksei Muruhin, Andre Raisch, Vil Nagimov
  • Brandon Li
    • Princeton University, Marx Fencing Academy
    • Coach: Ralf Bissdorf
  • Andrew Chen
    • Bluegrass Fencers' Club
    • Coach: Amgad Khazbak
  • Daniel Zhang
    • Star Fencing Academy
    • Coaches: Kai Zhao, Tamer Tahoun, Shuang Meng

Junior Women’s Epee

• Gold: Hadley Husisian
  • Fencers Club, Princeton University
  • Coach: Guillermo Madrigal
• 33rd: Faith Park
  • DC Fencers Club, Harvard University
  • Coaches: Janusz Smolenski, Adam Maczik
• 39th: Ketki Ketkar
  • Kaizen Academy LLC, Cornell University
  • Coaches: Yasser Eldarawani, Susan Jennings, Ariana Klinkov
• 41st: Tierna Oxenreider
  • Columbia University
  • Coaches: Alex Zurabishvili, Michael Aufrichtig

Junior Men’s Epee

• Bronze: Samuel Imrek
  • Alliance Fencing Academy
  • Coaches: Andrey Geva, Natalie Dostert, Dorian Jimenez
• 17th: Gabriel Feinberg
  • Olympia Fencer Center, The Ohio State University
  • Coaches: Daniel Hondor, Katarzyna Dabrowa
• 37th: Miles Weiss
  • Alliance Fencing Academy, The Ohio State University
  • Coaches: Andrey Geva, Lewis Weiss and Kasia Dabrowa
• 59th: Henry Lawson
  • Fencers Club
  • Coaches: Guillermo Madrigal, Dwight Smith

Cadet Women’s Epee

• 18th: Leehi Machulsky
  • Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM)
  • Coaches: Zhanna Bikkina, Slava Novoselov, Dima Chumak, Carmine Carpenito
• 19th: Yasmine Khamis
  • Alliance Fencing Academy
  • Coaches: Andrey Geva, Natalie Dostert, Dorian Jimenez
• 34th: Sarah Gu
  • Medeo Fencing Club
  • Coaches: Yakov Danilenko, Fiona Fong, Alex Van Den Bergh

Cadet Men’s Epee

• 19th: Sergei Kudriavtcev
  • Alliance Fencing Academy
  • Coaches: Andrey Geva, Sasha Smerdin, Dorian Jimenez
• 31st: Alexander Bezrodnov
  • Medeo Fencing Club
  • Coaches: Yakov Danilenko, Fiona Fong, Alex Van Den Bergh
• Tie-36th: Luka Loncar
  • Olympia Fencing Center
  • Coaches: Julian Rueda, Daniel Hondor

Junior Women’s Epee — Team Event

• Team USA: Silver
  • Hadley Husisian
    • Fencers Club, Princeton University
    • Coach: Guillermo Madrigal
  • Ketki Ketkar
    • Kaizen Academy LLC, Cornell University
    • Coaches: Yasser Eldarawani, Susan Jennings, Ariana Klinkov
  • Faith Park
    • DC Fencers Club, Harvard University
    • Coaches: Janusz Smolenski, Adam Maczik
  • Tierna Oxenreider
    • Columbia University
    • Coaches: Alex Zurabishvili, Michael Aufrichtig

Junior Men’s Epee — Team Event

• Team USA: 4th
  • Samuel Imrek
    • Alliance Fencing Academy
    • Coaches: Andrey Geva, Natalie Dostert, Dorian Jimenez
  • Gabriel Feinberg
    • Olympia Fencer Center, The Ohio State University
    • Coaches: Daniel Hondor, Katarzyna Dabrowa
  • Miles Weiss
    • Alliance Fencing Academy, The Ohio State University
    • Coaches: Andrey Geva, Lewis Weiss and Kasia Dabrowa
  • Henry Lawson
    • Fencers Club
    • Coaches: Guillermo Madrigal, Dwight Smith

Here's where the past 10 Junior & Cadet Fencing World Championships have been held:

2014 - Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2015 - Tashkent, Uzbekistan
2016 - Bourges, France
2017 - Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2018 - Verona, Italy
2019 - Toruń, Poland
2020 - The event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021 - Cairo, Egypt
2022 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2023 - Plovdiv, Bulgaria

• Live Results on Fencing Time
• Live Video from the FIE
• USA Fencing Instagram
• USA Fencing Point Standings

Team USA won 15 medals at the 2022 Junior & Cadet Worlds in Dubai.

Gold and World Champion:

• Hadley Husisian - Junior Women's Epee Individual
• Lauren Scruggs - Junior Women's Foil Individual
• Magda Skarbonkiewicz - Junior Women's Saber Individual
• Junior Women's Foil Team (Maia Weintraub, Zander Rhodes, Lauren Scruggs, Rachael Kim)
• Samuel Imrek - Cadet Men's Epee Individual
• Magda Skarbonkiewicz - Cadet Women's Saber Individual

Silver:

• Siobhan Sullivan - Cadet Women's Saber Individual
• Honor Johnson - Junior Women's Saber Individual
• Junior Men's Epee Team (Henry Lawson, Skyler Liverant, Justin Haddad, Gabriel Feinberg)

Bronze: 

• Ketki Ketkar - Junior Women's Epee Individual
• Junior Women's Epee Team (Hadley Husisian, Sarah Gu, Faith Park, Ketki Ketkar)
• Chase Emmer - Junior Men's Foil Individual
• Andrew Chen - Cadet Men's Foil Individual
• Cody Ji - Cadet Men's Saber Individual
• William Morrill - Cadet Men's Saber Individual