Word: foils
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...women’s foil went undefeated, rolling past Duke by a 9-0 count despite the absence of world-class foilist Emily Cross...
...same tally in the other two weapons, however, as Duke proved unable to match up with Harvard in the foil and the epee...
...rust, as things started off poorly. The squad lost three bouts in a row after senior Daniel Sachs continued his recent hot streak with a victory, but pulled out a 6-3 win. After a tough 5-4 loss on Thursday, the men’s foil rebounded with an impressive 8-1 victory behind co-captain Sam Cross. The squad was riddled with injuries this past week and had to do without sophomore Kai Itameri-Kinter until Saturday, missing from Harvard action due to a national competition. The women’s foil continued to impress despite its young...
...Brandeis Judges on the road in Waltham, Mass. The women’s team (5-1) won easily by a score of 22-5, while the men’s team (5-0) took its match, 19-8. The women claimed victory across the board, winning the epee, foil, and saber. They were led by junior saber fencer Alexa Weingarden, who won all three of her bouts and was only touched twice the entire match. Crimson coach Peter Brand referred to Weingarden as a “very consistent, very smart fencer, and a real competitor...
Every small child dreams of one day standing atop the podium with a United States flag, a bouquet of flowers, and a medal around the neck, listening to the sounds of the Star Spangled Banner. With the beginning of the 2008 Summer Olympics training in fencing, junior foil fencer Emily Cross may be able to realize that dream. Last month the New York, N.Y. native decided to move her life from the world of books and Harvard Square to a life among the international circuit of weapons. “I made the decision to try to qualify over...