Fencing

2012 Olympic Fencing: A Look Back
Yahoo! Sports
Italy has long been at the top of fencing. But in 2012, it rose to the very
top. Italy won a total of seven medals, including a clean sweep of the
women's individual foil. Team Italy rounded out its fantastic week by
snatching gold in the men's team foil event.
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En garde! Fencing deserves more respect as a sport
NBCNews.com (blog)
Olympic fencing matches ended Sunday, meaning I'm starting to come off my
Olympic high. Sure, watching people like Michael Phelps or Gabby Douglas go
for gold is exciting — but to me, it's nothing compared to the sights and
sounds of two blades clashing ...
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Fencing: Could Britain be at the heart of Italy's success?
Reuters
As the Italian team's story goes, British soldiers taught prisoner of war
Ezio Triccoli to fence in South Africa's Zonderwater camp during World War
Two, and in 1947 he returned to Jesi, near the Adriatic coast, and
established one of the world's most powerful ...
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Fencing: Europe's traditional dominance shaken in London
Chicago Tribune
LONDON (Reuters) - Italy's success on the fencing piste with a leading
seven medals in the 2012 Olympic Games masks an erosion of the sport's
European domination as some unlikely nations also captured sporting glory.
Never before have a Venezuelan, ...
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Is Fourth Place Ever Good Enough in the Olympics?
Bloomberg
In the men's team foil, the last fencing event of the Olympics, Andrea
Baldini expertly delivered the final touch to give Italy victory over
Japan, 45-39, and its third gold medal. Baldini also achieved a moment of
redemption. In 2008, after his win at the European ...
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Expert Fencing Techniques – 'The Blade That Sees'
Yahoo! Sports
In Olympic fencing, a great deal of fighting occurs with absence of the
blade. Because the sense of touch can lead to faster replies from the
opponent, in the form of parries and ripostes, many fencers try to attack
without engaging blades. Often, fencers will ...
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Understanding Violations and Penalties in Competition Fencing
Yahoo! Sports
Whether during the Olympic Games, or any other competition, you may observe
the referee in a fencing bout penalize an athlete for a violation, by
waving a colored card. In any sport, the more you know about the rules and
procedures, the more you enjoy ...
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London Olympics: Quiet highlights
kypost.com
Andrea Baldini (L) of Italy competes against Kenta Chida (R) of Japan in
the gold medal match of the Men's Foil Team Fencing finals on Day 9 of the
London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL on August 5, 2012 in London. (Photo by
Lars Baron/Getty …
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Ramapo Boys Fencing Unveils Schedule
Patch.com
Ramapo Boys Fencing Coach Paul Apostol, who has begun to rouse the high
school fencers from their summertime reverie, the summer games were more
than entertainment — they were a learning experience. "Did you watch the
fencing at the Olympics?
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Olympics 2012: how to get involved in fencing
The Guardian
Fencing takes place on a strip called a "piste", and a bout consists of two
competitors trying to score a set number of "hits", usually five, inside a
time limit. In the foil class, the target area is the torso – hits on the
limbs or mask don't count – and are scored only ...
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