Clubs: New York Fencing Academy and New York Athletic Club
Coach: Misha Mokretsov
Family: MomGalyna and sister Caralina
Hobbies: Photography and she is slowly learning to play the guitar
How She Started Fencing: One day she decided to watch her mom fence at NYFA and ever since then, she was hooked.
Favorite Fencing Memory: During her last year in Y14, she won three medals at Summer Nationals for Y14, cadet and junior.
Something You May Be Surprised to Know: She is passionate about animals rights and has been a vegetarian for about a year.
Current U.S. Ranking: No. 5 (Junior)
Current World Ranking: No. 66 (Junior)
Junior World Championship Teams: 2021

Results

2021:

Seventh - Junior World Championships (Individual)
Ninth - Junior World Championships (Team)

2020:

Bronze - Bratislava Cadet European Cup (Team)
20th - Bratislava Junior World Cup
21st - Bratislava Cadet European Cup (Individual)
22nd - Dijon Junior World Cup
23rd - January North American Cup (Junior)
43rd - January North American Cup (Division I)

2019:

Silver - Bratislava Cadet European Cup (Team)
Bronze - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
Bronze - January North American Cup (Junior)
Fifth - November North American Cup (Junior)
Fifth - July Challenge (Cadet)
Sixth - October North American Cup (Cadet)
Eighth - July Challenge (Division I)
11th - Burgos Junior World Cup
11th - Budapest Cadet European Cup (Team)
17th - November North American Cup (Cadet)
22nd - December North American Cup (Division I)
25th - January North American Cup (Division I)
27th - Budapest Cadet European Cup (Individual)
28th - Grenoble Cadet European Cup
36th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)
38th - Bratislava Cadet European Cup (Individual)
48th - July Challenge (Junior)
51st - October North American Cup (Division I)

2018:

Silver - July Challenge (Cadet)
Silver - March North American Cup (Y14)
Bronze - November North American Cup (Junior)
Bronze - July Challenge (Junior)
Bronze - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
Bronze - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
Fifth - October North American Cup (Cadet)
Eighth - November North American Cup (Cadet)
Ninth - Klagenfurt Cadet European Cup (Team)
11th - Klagenfurt Cadet European Cup (Individual)
12th - January North American Cup (Division I)
17th - San Juan Junior World Cup
23rd - July Challenge (Division I)
29th - Luxembourg Junior World Cup
29th - USA Fencing National Championships (Division I)
31st - December North American Cup (Division I)
42nd - October North American Cup (Division I)

2017:

Silver - November North American Cup (Y14)
Bronze - Espoo Cadet European Cup (Team)
Fifth - Espoo Cadet European Cup (Individual)
Fifth - November North American Cup (Cadet)
Sixth - July Challenge (Cadet)
Sixth - March North American Cup (Y14)
Seventh - January North American Cup (Junior)
10th - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
11th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)
33rd - October North American Cup (Cadet)
34th - October North American Cup (Division I)
44th - July Challenge (Division I)
44th - USA Fencing National Championships (Division I)
56th - January North American Cup (Division I)

2016:

Gold - USA Fencing National Championships (Y12)
Gold - March North American Cup (Y12)
Fifth - November North American Cup (Cadet)
Seventh - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
Eighth - July Challenge (Cadet)
Ninth - March North American Cup (Y14)
19th - November North American Cup (Y14)
21st - Klagenfurt Cadet European Cup (Team)
28th - November North American Cup (Junior)

2015:

Silver - April North American Cup (Y12)
Eighth - April North American Cup (Y14)
10th - USA Fencing National Championships (Y12)
37th - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)

2014:

Gold - March North American Cup (Y10)
Bronze - July North American Cup (Y10)
Fifth - July North American Cup (Y12)
12th - March North American Cup (Y12)
44th - March North American Cup (Y14)

2013:

Fifth - April North American Cup (Y10)
Sixth - July North American Cup (Y10)
31st - April North American Cup (Y12)
59th - July North American Cup (Y12)

2012:

16th - July North American Cup (Y10)

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