For Immediate Release
30 November 2010
Saber Rattling
US Junior (Under-20) saber fencers are on the march around the world, scoring great results at the season’s first few Junior “A” World Cups.
Skyla Powers (15, Decatur, Ga./Nellya) earned a silver at a Junior Cup in Madrid, Spain on November 6. Lian Osier (19, Battle Ground, Wash./Oreg. Fenc. Alliance) won bronze over Thanksgiving weekend in Sosnowiec, Poland, and Evan Prochniak (19, Hudson, N.H./) placed fifth in the men’s event at the same competition. That finish brings Prochniak up to 12th in the international Junior World Cup standings.
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RESULTS
Men’s Saber Junior “A” World Cup
Sosnowiec, Poland, 21 Nov. 2010
119 competitors
1 SZATMARI Andras HUN
2 ILIASZ Nikolasz HUN
3T HUEBERS Richard GER
3T AFFEDE Leonardo ITA
5 PROCHNIAK Evan USA
6 BERRE' Enrico ITA
7 NUCCIO Riccardo ITA
8 VELIKIY Trofim RUS
12 BUCKLEY Sean USA
17 SPEAR Will USA
33 DOUGLAS Ewan USA
41 DOUGLAS Rhys USA
52 BAK Adrian USA
57 CHOY Jason USA
76 RYJIK Alexander USA
90 COCCIA Alexander USA
Women’s Saber Junior “A” World Cup
Sosnowiec, Poland, 20 Nov. 2010
112 competitors
1 SHATALOVA Alexandra RUS
2 KIRIYANOVA Elizaveta RUS
3T OSIER Lian USA
3T OZOLINA Alina RUS
5 VARHELYI Kata HUN
6 WATORA Martyna POL
7 KINDLER Ann-Sophie GER
8 WARSZAWSKA Pamela POL
21 RUSSO Francesca USA
46 NICHOLS Abigail USA
51 PAK Sarah USA
56 GLON Nicole USA
64 MERZA Celina USA
68 KASTOR Tiki USA
Junior “A” Women’s Saber World Cup
Madrid, Spain, 6 November 2010
70 competitors
1 EGORIAN Yana RUS
2 POWERS Skyla USA
3T DAVIES Jessica GBR
3T WILLIAMS Sophie GBR
5 GERMAN Anna RUS
6 OZOLINA Alina RUS
7 PETRAGLIA Martina ITA
8 SHATALOVA Alexandra RUS
12 RUSSO Francesca USA
18 NICHOLS Abigail USA
20 MCDONALD Margaret USA
24 LEE Allison USA
25 KASTOR Tiki USA
27 GLON Nicole USA
37 THOMPSON Kamali USA
46 PAK Sarah USA
51 GOMEZ Alisha USA
54 PALMEDO Sage USA
57 NELSON Heather USA
For More Information Please Contact:
Cindy Bent Findlay * 614.746.6733 * PR@USFencing.org
www.USFencing.org
