Olympic Seeding

So who fences whom? Even though rankings are locked, we won’t know until a couple of days before the tournament.

Based on FIE Rankings: Fencers are initially seeded according to their FIE (International Fencing Federation) world rankings. This ensures that the highest-ranked fencers do not meet in the early rounds, rewarding success throughout the season.
Randomized Pairings: However, the seeding process is not strictly 1 vs. 32, 2 vs. 31, and so on. Two days before the competition, a draw is conducted where pairings (1/2, 3/4, 5/6, etc.) are randomized and could potentially flip, adding an element of unpredictability.

We’ll share the matchups on our Media Hub and via social media as soon as they’re set.

U.S. Olympic Fencing Team

Women’s Epee

National coach: Natalie Dostert; National assistant coach Cedric Loiseau

Anne Cebula

Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.

Club(s): New York Athletic Club, New York Fencing Academy

College: Columbia

Events: Individual & Team

Number of Games: 1st

Coach(es): Sergey Danilov

Hadley Husisian

Hometown: Oakton, Va.

Club(s): Fencers Club, Elite Fencing Academy & DC Fencers Club

College: Princeton

Events: Individual & Team

Number of Games: 1st

Coach(es): Guillermo Madrigal

Margherita Guzzi Vincenti

Hometown: Hartland, Wis.

Club(s): Ataba Fencing Club

College: Penn State

Events: Individual & Team

Number of Games: 1st

Coach(es): Abbas Fadel

Kat Holmes

Hometown: Washington, D.C.

Club(s): New York Athletic Club & DC Fencers Club

College: Princeton

Events: Team

Number of Games: 3rd (2016, 2020, 2024)

Coach(es): Zoltan Dudas

Women’s Foil

National coach: Ralf Bissdorf

Lee Kiefer

Hometown: Lexington, Ky.

Club(s): Bluegrass Fencers’ Club

College: Notre Dame

Events: Individual & Team

Number of Games: 4th (2012, 2016, 2020, 2024)

Coach(es): Amgad Khazbak

Lauren Scruggs

Hometown: Queens, N.Y.

Club(s): Peter Westbrook Foundation, Fencers’ Club

College: Harvard

Events: Individual & Team

Number of Games: 1st

Coach(es): Sean McClain

Jackie Dubrovich

Hometown: Maplewood, N.J.

Club(s): New Jersey Fencing Alliance

College: Columbia

Events: Individual & Team

Number of Games: 2nd (2020, 2024)

Coach(es): Brian Kaneshige

Maia Weintraub

Hometown: Philadelphia, Pa.

Club(s): Fencers Club & Fencing Academy of Philadelphia

College: Princeton

Events: Team

Number of Games: 1st

Coach(es): Simon Gershon, Mark Masters

Men’s Foil

National coach: Greg Massialas

Alexander Massialas

Hometown: San Francisco, Calif.

Club(s): Massialas Foundation (MTeam)

College: Stanford

Events: Individual & Team

Number of Games: 4th (2012, 2016, 2020, 2024)

Coach(es): Greg Massialas

Nick Itkin

Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.

Club(s): LA International Fencing Center

College: Notre Dame

Events: Individual & Team

Number of Games: 2nd (2020, 2024)

Coach(es): Michael Itkin

Gerek Meinhardt

Hometown: Lexington, Ky.

Club(s): Massialas Foundation (M Team), Bluegrass Fencers' Club

College: Notre Dame

Events: Individual & Team

Number of Games: 5th (2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024)

Coach(es): Greg Massialas, David Willette

Miles Chamley-Watson

Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.

Club(s): LA International Fencing Center

College: Penn State

Events: Team

Number of Games: 3rd (2012, 2016, 2024)

Coach(es): Michael Itkin

Women’s Saber

National coach: Aleks Ochocki

Elizabeth Tartakovsky

Hometown: Livingston, N.J.

Club(s): Manhattan Fencing Center

College: Harvard

Events: Individual & Team

Number of Games: 1st

Coach(es): Yury Gelman

Magda Skarbonkiewicz

Hometown: Portland, Ore.

Club(s): Oregon Fencing Alliance

College: Notre Dame (committed)

Events: Individual & Team

Number of Games: 1st

Coach(es): Adam Skarbonkiewicz

Tatiana Nazlymov

Hometown: Bethesda, Md.

Club(s): Nazlymov Fencing Foundation

College: Princeton

Events: Individual & Team

Number of Games: 1st

Coach(es): Vitali Nazlymov

Maia Chamberlain

Hometown: Menlo Park, Calif.

Club(s): Manhattan Fencing Center

College: Princeton

Events: Team

Number of Games: 1st

Coach(es): Yury Gelman

Men’s Saber

National coach: Akhi Spencer-El

Colin Heathcock

Hometown: Beijing, China

Club(s): Christian Bauer Academy & Manhattan Fencing Center

College: Harvard (committed)

Events: Individual & Team

Number of Games: 1st

Coach(es): Christian Bauer

Eli Dershwitz

Hometown: Sherborn, Mass.

Club(s): Tim Morehouse Fencing Club

College: Harvard

Events: Individual & Team

Number of Games: 3rd (2016, 2020, 2024)

Coach(es): Aleksander Ochocki

Mitchell Saron

Hometown: Ridgewood, N.J.

Club(s): Bergen Fencing Club, New York Athletic Club

College: Harvard

Events: Individual & Team

Number of Games: 1st

Coach(es): Oleg Stetsiv

Filip Dolegiewicz

Hometown: Park Ridge, Ill.

Club(s): Midwest Fencing Club & Tim Morehouse Fencing Club

College: Harvard

Events: Team

Number of Games: 1st

Coach(es): Bart Pukal

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