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Find Your Stop on the 2025–26 USA Fencing Listening Tour

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by Bryan Wendell

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — We’re hitting the road again! 

The 2025–26 Listening Tour is an opportunity for athletes, parents, coaches, officials, and fans to share their ideas and feedback directly with USA Fencing’s leadership. CEO Phil Andrews will be traveling to several USA Fencing national tournaments (and a few key cities) throughout the season to meet one-on-one with members of our fencing community. 

Check out the schedule below and sign up to chat with Phil at a location near you:

  • Salt Lake City (October North American Cup): Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, 8 a.m. to noon. 
  • San Francisco Bay Area (Burlingame), Calif. (Community Visit): Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. 
  • Los Angeles (Community Visit): Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. 
  • New York City (Community Visit): Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. 
  • Kansas City, Mo. (Junior Olympics): Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, 8 a.m. to noon. 
  • National Harbor, Md. (Community Visit): Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. 
  • Salt Lake City (FIE Senior Saber World Cup): Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, 8 a.m. to noon. 
  • Boston (Community Visit): Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. 
  • Cincinnati (February North American Cup): Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, 8 a.m. to noon. 
  • Cleveland (March North American Cup): Sunday, March 8, 2026, 8 a.m. to noon. 
  • Bradenton, Fla. (World Abilitysport World Cup): Saturday, May 30, 2026, 8 a.m. to noon. 
  • Portland, Ore. (2026 Summer Nationals & July Challenge): Sunday, July 5, 2026, 8 a.m. to noon. 

Please note that all sessions are in local time for the city listed. 

If you can’t attend in person, you can always email Phil at p.andrews@usafencing.org. We look forward to hearing from you, sharing ideas and experiences — thank you for helping us shape the future of USA Fencing!