For Immediate Release
11 January 2011
USA Juniors Earn Silver, Two Bronze
USA Fencing juniors continued their winning ways around the globe last weekend at FIE Junior World Cups in Europe. Race Imboden (17, Brooklyn, N.Y./Empire United) captured his second Junior “A” Cup medal of the season, a silver at Alpe Adria Cup men’s foil competition in Lignano, Italy. Brian Kaneshige (17, Maplewood, N.J./Empire United) won bronze in Lignano, and two more Americans – Nobuo Bravo (16, San Francisco, Calif./Massialas) and Alexander Massialas (16, San Francisco, Calif./Massialas) – placed sixth and seventh, crowding out all other nations in the top eight.
In addition, Skyla Powers (15, Decatur, Ga./Nellya) won a bronze at the same event in the women’s saber competition. This is her second medal in as many competitions; she also won a silver at a Junior “A” Cup in Madrid in November.
Also this weekend, Grace Neveau (19, San Francisco, Calif./Golden Gate Fencing) placed sixth at a Junior “A” Women’s Epee cup in Dijon, France.
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RESULTS
Jan. 8-9, 2011
Alpe Adria Cup, Junior “A” Men’s Foil
Lignano, Italy, 8 January 2011
113 competitors
1 TRANI Francesco ITA
2 IMBODEN Race USA
3T ROSOWSKY Husayn GBR
3T KANESHIGE Brian USA
5 LUPERI Edoardo ITA
6 BRAVO Nobuo USA
7 MASSIALAS Alexander USA
8 SERRI Cedrik FRA
14 CALDWELL Turner USA
28 CHANG Jerry USA
30 NUNZIATO Robert USA
31 DUDEY Michael USA
37 GOLDSTEIN Jeremy USA
66 PENSLER Alexander USA
95 CHEN Rodney USA
Alpe Adria Cup, Junior “A” Women’s Saber
Lignano, Italy, 8 January 2011
110 competitors
1 VARHELYI Anna HUN
2 CIARAGLIA Marta ITA
3T POWERS Skyla USA
3T SHATALOVA Alexandra RUS
5 KIRIYANOVA Elizaveta RUS
6 BOULAY Beline FRA
7 TITOVA Ekaterina RUS
8 MARTON Anna HUN
24 THOMPSON Kamali USA
27 RUSSO Francesca USA
51 KASTOR Tiki USA
58 GOMEZ Alisha USA
61 MERZA Celina USA
66 MCDONALD Margaret USA
69 PALMEDO Sage USA
79 PINESCHI Anastasia USA
85 KULMACZ Claudia USA
89 GLON Nicole USA
91 LEE Allison USA
Alpe Adria Cup, Junior “A” Men’s Saber
Lignano, Italy, 9 January 2011
125 competitors
1 SZABO Matyas GER
2 AFFEDE Leonardo ITA
3 OKUNEV Artur RUS
3 GIANI Amedeo ITA
5 HONEYBONE James GBR
6 AUGUSTE POGGIOLI Aurelien FRA
7 KINDLER Maximilian GER
8 BARRUYER Philemon FRA
22 PROCHNIAK Evan USA
26 BAK Adrian USA
31 RYJIK Alexander USA
40 BUCKLEY Sean USA
46 SPEAR Will USA
66 DOUGLAS Rhys USA
72 COCCIA Alexander USA
78 DUKHVALOV Denis USA
88 GOKEA Rienzi USA
92 MILLS Michael USA
93 WIEST Michael USA
Tournoi de la ville de Dijon
Junior “A” Women’s Epee
Dijon, France, 9 January 2011
124 competitors
1 JACOB Louise FRA
2 BAKHAREVA Yulia RUS
3T BRIASCO Brenda ITA
3T REMBI Lauren FRA
5 FIAMINGO Rossella ITA
6 NEVEU Grace USA
7 KOCK Catharina FIN
8 SANTANDREA Federica ITA
9 HOLMES Katharine USA
21 KOPECKY Lydia USA
23 BARNA Isabella USA
28 BAZARBAYENA Dina USA
29 SAFFORD Hannah USA
37 ABEND Audrey USA
38 SEVERSON Ashley USA
42 BASSA Francesca USA
51 VAN LOON Nina USA
60 PETERSON Emma USA
100 WASHINGTON Isis USA
For More Information Please Contact:
Cindy Bent Findlay * 614.746.6733 * PR@USFencing.org
www.USFencing.org
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