USA Fencing

(Chicago, Ill.) – USA Fencing will be streaming the final rounds of the Absolute Fencing Gear® Korfanty World Cup live from the University of Illinois at Chicago on Saturday and Sunday at www.usfencing.org.

The broadcast on Saturday will begin at 6:30 p.m. Central Time and will include semifinal and final rounds of the men’s and women’s individual saber competition.

Competition on Sunday will feature the gold medal finals for the men’s and women’s team events with at 6:30 p.m. (time subject to change).

Fencing fans can follow live results throughout the weekend at www.usfencing.org.

Athletes competing this weekend include:

• Mariel Zagunis (Beaverton, Ore.), two-time Olympic Champion and four-time Senior World Champion
• Aron Szilagyi (HUN), 2012 Olympic Champion and 2013 Senior World bronze medalist
• Jiyeon Kim (KOR), 2012 Olympic Champion and 2013 Senior World bronze medalist
• Olga Kharlan (UKR), 2012 Olympic bronze medalist and 2013 Senior World Champion
• Diego Occhiuzzi (ITA), 2012 Olympic individual silver medalist and team bronze medalist
• Nikolay Kovalev (RUS), 2012 Olympic bronze medalist and 2013 Senior World silver medalist
• Sofya Velikaya (RUS), 2012 Olympic silver medalist and 2011 Senior World Champion
• Veniamin Reshetnikov (RUS), 2013 Senior World Champion
• Tiberiu Dolniceanu (ROU), 2013 Senior World bronze medalist
• Irene Vecchi (ITA), 2013 Senior World bronze medalist

In addition to Zagunis, the following U.S. athletes advanced to the table of 64 on Saturday:

• Dagmara Wozniak (Avenel, N.J.), 2012 Olympian and three-time Senior World team medalist
• Ibtihaj Muhammad (Maplewood, N.J.), three-time Senior World team medalist
• Daria Schneider (New York City, N.Y.), two-time Senior World team medalist
• Eliza Stone (Chicago, Ill.), 2013 Senior World team medalist
• Daryl Homer (Bronx, N.Y.), 2012 Olympian and two-time World Cup medalist
• Monica Aksamit (Matawan, N.J.), 2009 Senior World team member
• Ben Igoe (Staten Island, N.Y.), three-time Senior World team member
• Eli Dershwitz (Sherborn, Mass.), three-time Junior World medalist
• Andrew Mackiewicz (Westwood, Mass.), 2014 Junior World team medalist
• Evan Prochniak (Hudson, N.H.), 2010 Junior World team medalist  
• Jonah Shainberg (Rye, N.Y.), 2013 Pan American Team Champion
• Kamali Thompson (Teaneck, N.J.), 2013 World University Games team member
• Faizah Muhammad (Maplewood, N.J.), 2011 World University Games team member
• Loweye Diedro (New York City, N.Y.), 2014 Division I Nationals bronze medalist
• Claudia Kulmacz (Saddle River, N.J.), 2013 Junior Olympic Champion
• Tara Hassett (Beaverton, Ore.), three-time Junior Olympic medalist
• Regina O’Brien (Wellesley Hills, Mass.), 2014 Junior Olympic U17 bronze medalist