Epically Large Fencing post
You all well know by now that I'm a fencer, and I LOOOOVE the sport. I thought I'd take time to introduce you guys to the athletes and a bit about the sport.
First of all there are three weapons:
Foil is probably the most difficult weapon. It's very light (less than 1 lb), and you can only score a point by touching your opponents torso. There are also rules about "right-of-way," which mean that, should two opponents touch each other at the same time, the one who attacked first gets the point. That's a gross over-simplification, but foil is not my strong suit.
More about foil.
Sabre (or Saber) is a very popular weapon, and also a lot of fun to watch. Unlike foil and epee, where you can only score points by touching your opponent with the tip of your weapon, a sabrist can score points by hitting with any part of the blade. Bouts look a lot like a swordfight.
More about sabre.
Epee (what I fence) is the most methodical of the three. Points can only be scored by touching the tip of the blade with a certain level of pressure. Also, unlike sabre and foil, a touch anywhere on the body, including legs. Epeeists tend to be taller (although I'm pretty short), and epee bouts tend to move slower than others. Because epee is so mental, many fencers start out with it.
More about epee.
How fencing works:
Fencers fight in what's known as a bout. Usually, competitions start out with 5-minute preliminary "pool" bouts, where fencers are split off into groups and each person in the group must fence every other person. These bouts go for 5 minutes, or until one fencer has earned 5 points.
After the pools, players are seeded based on how many points they score minus how many points are scored on them. They are then put into a bracket where it's determined who will fence whom and when. Fencers fight based on these brackets for 15 minute bouts, or until one opponent scores 15 points.
Players are eliminated after losing a bout, and eventually there is one winner.
More on how it works.
And now, the fencers:
The women:
Emily Cross
Event: Fencing - Women's Foil
Birthdate: October 15, 1986
Birthplace: Seattle, Wash.
Hometown: New York, N.Y.
Competition Record:
2008 - Olympic Games Silver medal in Team Foil
2008 - Member of the U.S. Olympic Team, Beijing, China
2006 - NCAA Team Champion
2006 - Junior World Champion
2005 - Junior World Champion
2005 - NCAA Individual Champion
2003 - Pan American Games (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) - silver medal
2003 - Cadet World Champion
Kelly Hurley
Event: Fencing - Women's Epee
Birthdate: April 4, 1988
Birthplace: Houston, Texas
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
Competition Record:
2008 - Member of the U.S. Olympic Team, Beijing, China
2008 - World Cup in Havana, Cuba, 20th Place Individual
2008 - U.S. National Championships, Sixth Place, Individual
2008 - Grand Prix World Cup in St. Maur, France,67th Place Individual and 12th Place Team
2008 - Grand Prix World Cup in Rome, Italy, 58th Place Individual
2008 - Grand Prix World Cup in Prague, Czech Republic, 64th Place Individual
2008 - World Cup in Barcelona, Spain, 69th Place Individual
2008 - Junior World Championships in Acireale (Catania), Italy, Gold Medal Individual and Gold Medal Team
2008 - Grand Prix World Cup in Budapest, Hungary, 107th Place Individual and 14th Place Team
2008 - Junior World Cup in Modling, Austria, 11th Place Individual
2008 - Junior World Cup in Budapest, Hungary, Fifth Place Individual
2007 - Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 14th Place Individual
2007 - Pan American Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Silver Medal Individual
2007 - World Championships in St. Petersburg, Russia, USA Team Member
2006 - World Championships in Torino, Italy, USA Team Member
2006 - World Cup in Prague, Czech Republic, 15th Place Individual
Sada Jacobson (My hometown girl!)
Event: Fencing - Women's Saber
Birthdate: February 14, 1983
Birthplace: Rochester, Minn.
Hometown: Atlanta, Ga.
Competition Record:
2008- Olympic Games, Beijing, China: Silver medal in Individual Sabre and Bronze medal in Team Sabre event.
2008 - Member of the U.S. Olympic Team, Beijing, China
2008 - Grand Prix in Las Vegas, Nev., Fifth Place Individual and Gold Medal Team
2008 - World Cup in Havana, Cuba, Gold Medal Individual
2008 - U.S. National Championships, Bronze Medal, Individual
2008 - Grand Prix in Lamezia Terme, Italy, 33rd Place Individual and Gold Medal Team
2008 - Grand Prix in London, Great Britain, Fifth Place Individual
2008 - Grand Prix in Orleans, France, Silver Medal Individual and Gold Medal Team
2008 - Grand Prix in V. Laganes and Madrid, Spain, Fifth Place Individual
2008 - Grand Prix in Budapest, Hungary, Bronze Medal Individual
2008 - Grand Prix in Alger, Algeria, Gold Medal Individual and Gold Medal Team
2008 - Grand Prix in Klagenfurt, Austria, Gold Medal Individual
2007 - Pan American Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Silver Medal
2007 - Grand Prix in Las Vegas, Nev., Sixth Place Individual
2007 - World Cup in Havana, Cuba, Bronze Medal
2007 - World Cup in Hanoi, Vietnam, Bronze Medal
2007 - World Cup in Klagenfurt, Austria, Bronze Medal
2007 - World Cup in Orleans, France, Silver Medal
2006 - World Championships, Bronze Medal Individual
2005 - World Championships, Gold Medal Team
2004 - Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, Bronze Medal Individual
2003 - Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Gold Medal Individual
2003 - Junior World Championships, Gold Medal Individual
2003 - Senior "A" World Cup in Havana, Cuba, Gold Medal
2003 - Senior "A" World Cup in New York, N.Y., Gold Medal
2003 - Senior "A" World Cup in Orleans, France, Bronze Medal
Erinn Smart (flawless, gorgeous, etc.)
Event: Fencing - Women's Foil
Birthdate: January 12, 1980
Birthplace: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Competition Record:
2008 - Olympic Games Silver medal in Team Foil
2008 - Member of the U.S. Olympic Team, Beijing, China
2007 - Pan American Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - silver medal individual/gold medal team
2004 - Olympic Games, Athens, Greece - 17th Individual
Hannah Thompson
Event: Fencing - Women's Foil
Birthdate: November 1, 1983
Birthplace: Rochester, N.Y.
Hometown: Rochester, N.Y.
Competition Record:
2008 - Olympic Games Silver medalist in Team Foil
2008 - Member of the U.S. Olympic Team, Beijing, China
2007 - Pan American Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - silver medal individual
2005 - National Champion
Rebecca Ward (how adorable is she?)
Event: Fencing - Women's Saber
Height: 5' 7"
Weight: 135 lbs.
Birthdate: February 7, 1990
Birthplace: Grand Junction, Colo.
Hometown: Portland, Ore.
Competition Record:
2008- Won bronze medals in the individual sabre and team sabre events at the Olympic Games.
2008 - Member of the U.S. Olympic Team, Beijing, China
2008 - Grand Prix in Las Vegas, Nev., Gold Medal Individual and Gold Medal Team
2008 - U.S. National Championships, Gold Medal, Individual
2008 - Grand Prix in Lamezia Terme, Italy, Gold Medal Individual and Gold Medal Team
2008 - Grand Prix in London, Great Britain, Gold Medal Individual
2008 - Grand Prix in Orleans, France, Gold Medal Individual and Gold Medal Team
2008 - Grand Prix in V. Laganes and Madrid, Spain, Gold Medal Individual
2008 - Junior World Championships in Acireale (Catania), Italy, Tenth Place Individual and Silver Medal Team
2008 - Grand Prix in Budapest, Hungary, Fifth Place Individual
2007 - Grand Prix in Las Vegas, Nev., Gold Medal Individual and Gold Medal Team
2007 - Cadet World Championships, Gold Medal Individual
2006 - Senior World Championships, Gold Medal Individual
2006 - Junior World Championships, Gold Medal Individual, Gold Medal Team
2006 - Cadet World Championships, Gold Medal Individual
2006 - Junior World Cup Points Champion
2005 - Senior World Championships, Gold Medal Team
2005 - Junior World Championships, Gold Medal Team
Mariel Zagunis
Event: Fencing - Women's Saber
Birthdate: March 3, 1985
Birthplace: Portland, Ore.
Hometown: Beaverton, Ore.
Competition Record:
2008- Olympic Games in Beijing, China: Gold Medal in Individual Sabre and Bronze medal in Team Sabre event
2008 - Member of the U.S. Olympic Team, Beijing, China
2008 - Grand Prix in Las Vegas, Nev., 33rd Place Individual and Gold Medal Team
2008 - U.S. National Championships, Bronze Medal, Individual
2008 - World Cup in Havana, Cuba, Silver Medal Individual
2008 - Grand Prix in Tianjin, China, Bronze Medal Individual
2008 - Grand Prix in Lamezia Terme, Italy, 10th Place Individual and Gold Medal Team
2008 - Grand Prix in London, Great Britain, Silver Medal Individual
2008 - Grand Prix in Orleans, France, 33rd Place Individual and Gold Medal Team
2008 - Grand Prix in V. Laganes and Madrid, Spain, Bronze Medal Individual
2008 - Grand Prix in Budapest, Hungary, 17th Place Individual
2008 - Grand Prix in Alger, Algeria, Fifth Place Individual and Gold Medal Team
2008 - Grand Prix in Klagenfurt, Austria, Fifth Place Individual
2007 - Pan American Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Bronze Medal Individual and Gold Medal Team
2007 - Grand Prix in Las Vegas, Nev., Fifth Place Individual and Gold Medal Team
2007 - World Cup in Havana, Cuba, Gold Medal
2007 - Grand Prix World Cup in Tianjin, China, Fifth, Place Individual and Bronze Medal Team
2007 - World Cup in Hanoi, Vietnam, Bronze Medal Individual and Bronze Medal Team
2007 - World Cup in Algers, Algeria, Gold Medal
2007 - Grand Prix World Cup in Foggia, Italy, Bronze Medal
2007 - World Cup in Budapest, Hungary, Silver Medal Team
2007 - World Cup in Orleans, France, 9th Place
2007 - World Cup in London, Great Britain, Gold Medal
2006 - Grand Prix World Cup in Las Vegas, Nev., Gold Medal
2006 - World Cup in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Bronze Medal
2006 - World Cup in Klagenfurt, Austria, Bronze Medal
2006 - Grand Prix World Cup in Hanoi, Vietnam, 10th Place
2006 - World Cup in Lamezia, Italy, 10th Place
2006 - Grand Prix World Cup in Budapest, Hungary, Silver Medal
2006 - World Cup in Orleans, France, Silver Medal
2006 - FIE Overall World Cup Champion
2006 - NCAA Champion
2005 - NCAA Team Champions
2005 - World Championships in Leipzig, Germany, Gold Medal Team
2005 - World Junior Championships in Linz, Austria, Gold Medal Individual and Gold Medal Team
2004 - Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, Gold Medal Individual
Seth "Weston" Kelsey
Birthday: 8/24/1981
Event: Fencing - Men's Epee
Birthplace: Santa Monica, Calif.
Hometown: Brush Prairie, Wash.
Competition Record:
2008 - Member of the U.S. Olympic Team, Beijing, China
2007 - Pan American Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 6th Individual/bronze medal team
2004 - Olympic Games, Athens, Greece - 19th Individual/6th Team
2004 - Senior "A" World Cup, Tallin, Estonia - bronze medal
2003 - Pan American Games, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - top 8 individual and team
2003 - Senior "A" World Cup, Havana, Cuba - bronze medal
2002 - U.S. National Champion
Gerek Meinhardt
Event: Fencing - Men's Foil
Birthdate: July 27, 1990
Birthplace: San Francisco, Calif.
Hometown: San Francisco, Calif.
Competition Record:
2009- Member of the Junior World Championship Team
2008 - Member of the U.S. Olympic Team, Beijing, China, 10th place
2008- Junior World Championship Team in Acireale, Italy, 5th place
2008- Summer Nationals in San Jose, CA, 1st place
2007 - 2007 World Championships in Turkey, U.S. Cadet and Junior Team
2007 - Madrid Junior World Cup, Gold Medal
2007 - Burgsteinfurt Junior World Cup, Silver Medal
2007 - Bratislaa Junior World Cup, Silver Medal
2007 - Senior Pan American Zonal Championships in Mont-Tremblant, Canada, Gold Medal
2007 - World Championships in St. Petersburg, Russia, 28th Place
2007 - NAC Senior Nationals in Tuscon, Ariz., Gold Medal
2007 - U.S. Fencing National Championships in Miami, Fla., Gold Medal
2006 - Montreal Junior World Cup, Fifth Place
2006 - U.S. Cadet and Junior Team Member
2006 - Junior Pan America Zonal Championship in San Antonio, Texas, Gold Junior and Silver Cadet
2006 - Bratislava Junior World Cup, Fifth Place
2006 - Madrid Junior World Cup, Bronze Medal
2006 - Aix-en-Provence Junior World Cup, Sixth Place
2006 - La Havana Senior Grand Prix, Seventh Place
2006 - NAC Junior Nationals in Houston, Texas, Gold Medal
2006 - U.S. Fencing Junior National Championships in Atlanta, Ga., Gold Medal
2005 - Madrid World Cup, Sixth Place
2005 - NAC in Chattanooga, Tenn., Y-14 foil, Gold Medal
2005 - U.S. Fencing Summer National Championships, Y-14 Gold Medal and Cadet Gold Medal
Keeth Smart (yes, he's Erinn's brother)
Event: Fencing - Men's Saber
Birthdate: July 29, 1978
Birthplace: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Competition Record:
2008 - Olympic Games Silver medal in Team Sabre
2008 - Member of the U.S. Olympic Team, Beijing, China
2004 - Olympic Games, Athens, Greece - 30th Individual
2004 - National Champion
2003 - Became the first U.S. Fencer ever to rank No. 1 in the world with his silver medal in World Cup competition in Athens, Greece
Timothy Morehouse (who FREAKING FOLLOWED ME ON TWITTER BEFORE I FOLLOWED HIM)
Event: Fencing - Men's Saber
Birthdate: July 29, 1978
Birthplace: New York, N.Y.
Hometown: Bronx, N.Y.
Competition Record:
2008- Olympic Games Silver medalist in Team Sabre
2008 - Member of the U.S. Olympic Team, Beijing, China
2007 - National Team Member (2004-2007)
2007 - Ranked in the top 16 in the world
2007 - Pan American Zonal Championships - silver medal individual/gold medal team
2007 - World Cup, Algeria - silver medal individual
2007 - World Championships, St. Petersburg, Russia - 15th individual
2006-2008 - Five top eight finishes at World Cups between 2006-2008
2005 - National Championships - silver medal individual
2005 - World Cup, Korea - bronze medal individual
2005 - Team World Cup, Venezuela - silver medal team
2005 - Team World Cup, Poland - bronze medal team
2004 - Replacement athlete and 4th member of the U.S. Men's Saber team for the Olympic Games, Athens, Greece
2004 - National Champion Men's Saber Team, Atlanta, Ga.
2004 - Member of the first Men's Saber team to win a World Cup, New York, N.Y.
2003 - National Championships - 7th individual
And the most beautiful man with a sword
Jason Rogers
Event: Fencing - Men's Saber
Birthdate: April 14, 1983
Birthplace: Houston, Texas
Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.
Competition Record:
2008 - Olympic Games Silver medal in Team Sabre
2008 - Member of the U.S. Olympic Team, Beijing, China
2008 - Grand Prix in Las Vegas, Nev., Sixth Place Team
2007 - Grand Prix World Cup in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Bronze Medal
2007 - U.S. National Championships, Gold Medal Team
2004 - Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, 25th Place Individual and Fourth Place Team
2004 - Grand Prix World Cup in New York, N.Y., Gold Medal Team
The most gorgeous Summer Olympics team thanks you for your time.
Sources: Google images and http://usfencing.org/
First of all there are three weapons:
Foil is probably the most difficult weapon. It's very light (less than 1 lb), and you can only score a point by touching your opponents torso. There are also rules about "right-of-way," which mean that, should two opponents touch each other at the same time, the one who attacked first gets the point. That's a gross over-simplification, but foil is not my strong suit.
More about foil.
Sabre (or Saber) is a very popular weapon, and also a lot of fun to watch. Unlike foil and epee, where you can only score points by touching your opponent with the tip of your weapon, a sabrist can score points by hitting with any part of the blade. Bouts look a lot like a swordfight.
More about sabre.
Epee (what I fence) is the most methodical of the three. Points can only be scored by touching the tip of the blade with a certain level of pressure. Also, unlike sabre and foil, a touch anywhere on the body, including legs. Epeeists tend to be taller (although I'm pretty short), and epee bouts tend to move slower than others. Because epee is so mental, many fencers start out with it.
More about epee.
How fencing works:
Fencers fight in what's known as a bout. Usually, competitions start out with 5-minute preliminary "pool" bouts, where fencers are split off into groups and each person in the group must fence every other person. These bouts go for 5 minutes, or until one fencer has earned 5 points.
After the pools, players are seeded based on how many points they score minus how many points are scored on them. They are then put into a bracket where it's determined who will fence whom and when. Fencers fight based on these brackets for 15 minute bouts, or until one opponent scores 15 points.
Players are eliminated after losing a bout, and eventually there is one winner.
More on how it works.
And now, the fencers:
The women:
Emily Cross
Event: Fencing - Women's Foil
Birthdate: October 15, 1986
Birthplace: Seattle, Wash.
Hometown: New York, N.Y.
Competition Record:
2008 - Olympic Games Silver medal in Team Foil
2008 - Member of the U.S. Olympic Team, Beijing, China
2006 - NCAA Team Champion
2006 - Junior World Champion
2005 - Junior World Champion
2005 - NCAA Individual Champion
2003 - Pan American Games (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) - silver medal
2003 - Cadet World Champion
Kelly Hurley
Event: Fencing - Women's Epee
Birthdate: April 4, 1988
Birthplace: Houston, Texas
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
Competition Record:
2008 - Member of the U.S. Olympic Team, Beijing, China
2008 - World Cup in Havana, Cuba, 20th Place Individual
2008 - U.S. National Championships, Sixth Place, Individual
2008 - Grand Prix World Cup in St. Maur, France,67th Place Individual and 12th Place Team
2008 - Grand Prix World Cup in Rome, Italy, 58th Place Individual
2008 - Grand Prix World Cup in Prague, Czech Republic, 64th Place Individual
2008 - World Cup in Barcelona, Spain, 69th Place Individual
2008 - Junior World Championships in Acireale (Catania), Italy, Gold Medal Individual and Gold Medal Team
2008 - Grand Prix World Cup in Budapest, Hungary, 107th Place Individual and 14th Place Team
2008 - Junior World Cup in Modling, Austria, 11th Place Individual
2008 - Junior World Cup in Budapest, Hungary, Fifth Place Individual
2007 - Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 14th Place Individual
2007 - Pan American Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Silver Medal Individual
2007 - World Championships in St. Petersburg, Russia, USA Team Member
2006 - World Championships in Torino, Italy, USA Team Member
2006 - World Cup in Prague, Czech Republic, 15th Place Individual
Sada Jacobson (My hometown girl!)
Event: Fencing - Women's Saber
Birthdate: February 14, 1983
Birthplace: Rochester, Minn.
Hometown: Atlanta, Ga.
Competition Record:
2008- Olympic Games, Beijing, China: Silver medal in Individual Sabre and Bronze medal in Team Sabre event.
2008 - Member of the U.S. Olympic Team, Beijing, China
2008 - Grand Prix in Las Vegas, Nev., Fifth Place Individual and Gold Medal Team
2008 - World Cup in Havana, Cuba, Gold Medal Individual
2008 - U.S. National Championships, Bronze Medal, Individual
2008 - Grand Prix in Lamezia Terme, Italy, 33rd Place Individual and Gold Medal Team
2008 - Grand Prix in London, Great Britain, Fifth Place Individual
2008 - Grand Prix in Orleans, France, Silver Medal Individual and Gold Medal Team
2008 - Grand Prix in V. Laganes and Madrid, Spain, Fifth Place Individual
2008 - Grand Prix in Budapest, Hungary, Bronze Medal Individual
2008 - Grand Prix in Alger, Algeria, Gold Medal Individual and Gold Medal Team
2008 - Grand Prix in Klagenfurt, Austria, Gold Medal Individual
2007 - Pan American Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Silver Medal
2007 - Grand Prix in Las Vegas, Nev., Sixth Place Individual
2007 - World Cup in Havana, Cuba, Bronze Medal
2007 - World Cup in Hanoi, Vietnam, Bronze Medal
2007 - World Cup in Klagenfurt, Austria, Bronze Medal
2007 - World Cup in Orleans, France, Silver Medal
2006 - World Championships, Bronze Medal Individual
2005 - World Championships, Gold Medal Team
2004 - Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, Bronze Medal Individual
2003 - Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Gold Medal Individual
2003 - Junior World Championships, Gold Medal Individual
2003 - Senior "A" World Cup in Havana, Cuba, Gold Medal
2003 - Senior "A" World Cup in New York, N.Y., Gold Medal
2003 - Senior "A" World Cup in Orleans, France, Bronze Medal
Erinn Smart (flawless, gorgeous, etc.)
Event: Fencing - Women's Foil
Birthdate: January 12, 1980
Birthplace: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Competition Record:
2008 - Olympic Games Silver medal in Team Foil
2008 - Member of the U.S. Olympic Team, Beijing, China
2007 - Pan American Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - silver medal individual/gold medal team
2004 - Olympic Games, Athens, Greece - 17th Individual
Hannah Thompson
Event: Fencing - Women's Foil
Birthdate: November 1, 1983
Birthplace: Rochester, N.Y.
Hometown: Rochester, N.Y.
Competition Record:
2008 - Olympic Games Silver medalist in Team Foil
2008 - Member of the U.S. Olympic Team, Beijing, China
2007 - Pan American Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - silver medal individual
2005 - National Champion
Rebecca Ward (how adorable is she?)
Event: Fencing - Women's Saber
Height: 5' 7"
Weight: 135 lbs.
Birthdate: February 7, 1990
Birthplace: Grand Junction, Colo.
Hometown: Portland, Ore.
Competition Record:
2008- Won bronze medals in the individual sabre and team sabre events at the Olympic Games.
2008 - Member of the U.S. Olympic Team, Beijing, China
2008 - Grand Prix in Las Vegas, Nev., Gold Medal Individual and Gold Medal Team
2008 - U.S. National Championships, Gold Medal, Individual
2008 - Grand Prix in Lamezia Terme, Italy, Gold Medal Individual and Gold Medal Team
2008 - Grand Prix in London, Great Britain, Gold Medal Individual
2008 - Grand Prix in Orleans, France, Gold Medal Individual and Gold Medal Team
2008 - Grand Prix in V. Laganes and Madrid, Spain, Gold Medal Individual
2008 - Junior World Championships in Acireale (Catania), Italy, Tenth Place Individual and Silver Medal Team
2008 - Grand Prix in Budapest, Hungary, Fifth Place Individual
2007 - Grand Prix in Las Vegas, Nev., Gold Medal Individual and Gold Medal Team
2007 - Cadet World Championships, Gold Medal Individual
2006 - Senior World Championships, Gold Medal Individual
2006 - Junior World Championships, Gold Medal Individual, Gold Medal Team
2006 - Cadet World Championships, Gold Medal Individual
2006 - Junior World Cup Points Champion
2005 - Senior World Championships, Gold Medal Team
2005 - Junior World Championships, Gold Medal Team
Mariel Zagunis
Event: Fencing - Women's Saber
Birthdate: March 3, 1985
Birthplace: Portland, Ore.
Hometown: Beaverton, Ore.
Competition Record:
2008- Olympic Games in Beijing, China: Gold Medal in Individual Sabre and Bronze medal in Team Sabre event
2008 - Member of the U.S. Olympic Team, Beijing, China
2008 - Grand Prix in Las Vegas, Nev., 33rd Place Individual and Gold Medal Team
2008 - U.S. National Championships, Bronze Medal, Individual
2008 - World Cup in Havana, Cuba, Silver Medal Individual
2008 - Grand Prix in Tianjin, China, Bronze Medal Individual
2008 - Grand Prix in Lamezia Terme, Italy, 10th Place Individual and Gold Medal Team
2008 - Grand Prix in London, Great Britain, Silver Medal Individual
2008 - Grand Prix in Orleans, France, 33rd Place Individual and Gold Medal Team
2008 - Grand Prix in V. Laganes and Madrid, Spain, Bronze Medal Individual
2008 - Grand Prix in Budapest, Hungary, 17th Place Individual
2008 - Grand Prix in Alger, Algeria, Fifth Place Individual and Gold Medal Team
2008 - Grand Prix in Klagenfurt, Austria, Fifth Place Individual
2007 - Pan American Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Bronze Medal Individual and Gold Medal Team
2007 - Grand Prix in Las Vegas, Nev., Fifth Place Individual and Gold Medal Team
2007 - World Cup in Havana, Cuba, Gold Medal
2007 - Grand Prix World Cup in Tianjin, China, Fifth, Place Individual and Bronze Medal Team
2007 - World Cup in Hanoi, Vietnam, Bronze Medal Individual and Bronze Medal Team
2007 - World Cup in Algers, Algeria, Gold Medal
2007 - Grand Prix World Cup in Foggia, Italy, Bronze Medal
2007 - World Cup in Budapest, Hungary, Silver Medal Team
2007 - World Cup in Orleans, France, 9th Place
2007 - World Cup in London, Great Britain, Gold Medal
2006 - Grand Prix World Cup in Las Vegas, Nev., Gold Medal
2006 - World Cup in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Bronze Medal
2006 - World Cup in Klagenfurt, Austria, Bronze Medal
2006 - Grand Prix World Cup in Hanoi, Vietnam, 10th Place
2006 - World Cup in Lamezia, Italy, 10th Place
2006 - Grand Prix World Cup in Budapest, Hungary, Silver Medal
2006 - World Cup in Orleans, France, Silver Medal
2006 - FIE Overall World Cup Champion
2006 - NCAA Champion
2005 - NCAA Team Champions
2005 - World Championships in Leipzig, Germany, Gold Medal Team
2005 - World Junior Championships in Linz, Austria, Gold Medal Individual and Gold Medal Team
2004 - Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, Gold Medal Individual
Seth "Weston" Kelsey
Birthday: 8/24/1981
Event: Fencing - Men's Epee
Birthplace: Santa Monica, Calif.
Hometown: Brush Prairie, Wash.
Competition Record:
2008 - Member of the U.S. Olympic Team, Beijing, China
2007 - Pan American Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 6th Individual/bronze medal team
2004 - Olympic Games, Athens, Greece - 19th Individual/6th Team
2004 - Senior "A" World Cup, Tallin, Estonia - bronze medal
2003 - Pan American Games, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - top 8 individual and team
2003 - Senior "A" World Cup, Havana, Cuba - bronze medal
2002 - U.S. National Champion
Gerek Meinhardt
Event: Fencing - Men's Foil
Birthdate: July 27, 1990
Birthplace: San Francisco, Calif.
Hometown: San Francisco, Calif.
Competition Record:
2009- Member of the Junior World Championship Team
2008 - Member of the U.S. Olympic Team, Beijing, China, 10th place
2008- Junior World Championship Team in Acireale, Italy, 5th place
2008- Summer Nationals in San Jose, CA, 1st place
2007 - 2007 World Championships in Turkey, U.S. Cadet and Junior Team
2007 - Madrid Junior World Cup, Gold Medal
2007 - Burgsteinfurt Junior World Cup, Silver Medal
2007 - Bratislaa Junior World Cup, Silver Medal
2007 - Senior Pan American Zonal Championships in Mont-Tremblant, Canada, Gold Medal
2007 - World Championships in St. Petersburg, Russia, 28th Place
2007 - NAC Senior Nationals in Tuscon, Ariz., Gold Medal
2007 - U.S. Fencing National Championships in Miami, Fla., Gold Medal
2006 - Montreal Junior World Cup, Fifth Place
2006 - U.S. Cadet and Junior Team Member
2006 - Junior Pan America Zonal Championship in San Antonio, Texas, Gold Junior and Silver Cadet
2006 - Bratislava Junior World Cup, Fifth Place
2006 - Madrid Junior World Cup, Bronze Medal
2006 - Aix-en-Provence Junior World Cup, Sixth Place
2006 - La Havana Senior Grand Prix, Seventh Place
2006 - NAC Junior Nationals in Houston, Texas, Gold Medal
2006 - U.S. Fencing Junior National Championships in Atlanta, Ga., Gold Medal
2005 - Madrid World Cup, Sixth Place
2005 - NAC in Chattanooga, Tenn., Y-14 foil, Gold Medal
2005 - U.S. Fencing Summer National Championships, Y-14 Gold Medal and Cadet Gold Medal
Keeth Smart (yes, he's Erinn's brother)
Event: Fencing - Men's Saber
Birthdate: July 29, 1978
Birthplace: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Competition Record:
2008 - Olympic Games Silver medal in Team Sabre
2008 - Member of the U.S. Olympic Team, Beijing, China
2004 - Olympic Games, Athens, Greece - 30th Individual
2004 - National Champion
2003 - Became the first U.S. Fencer ever to rank No. 1 in the world with his silver medal in World Cup competition in Athens, Greece
Timothy Morehouse (who FREAKING FOLLOWED ME ON TWITTER BEFORE I FOLLOWED HIM)
Event: Fencing - Men's Saber
Birthdate: July 29, 1978
Birthplace: New York, N.Y.
Hometown: Bronx, N.Y.
Competition Record:
2008- Olympic Games Silver medalist in Team Sabre
2008 - Member of the U.S. Olympic Team, Beijing, China
2007 - National Team Member (2004-2007)
2007 - Ranked in the top 16 in the world
2007 - Pan American Zonal Championships - silver medal individual/gold medal team
2007 - World Cup, Algeria - silver medal individual
2007 - World Championships, St. Petersburg, Russia - 15th individual
2006-2008 - Five top eight finishes at World Cups between 2006-2008
2005 - National Championships - silver medal individual
2005 - World Cup, Korea - bronze medal individual
2005 - Team World Cup, Venezuela - silver medal team
2005 - Team World Cup, Poland - bronze medal team
2004 - Replacement athlete and 4th member of the U.S. Men's Saber team for the Olympic Games, Athens, Greece
2004 - National Champion Men's Saber Team, Atlanta, Ga.
2004 - Member of the first Men's Saber team to win a World Cup, New York, N.Y.
2003 - National Championships - 7th individual
And the most beautiful man with a sword
Jason Rogers
Event: Fencing - Men's Saber
Birthdate: April 14, 1983
Birthplace: Houston, Texas
Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.
Competition Record:
2008 - Olympic Games Silver medal in Team Sabre
2008 - Member of the U.S. Olympic Team, Beijing, China
2008 - Grand Prix in Las Vegas, Nev., Sixth Place Team
2007 - Grand Prix World Cup in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Bronze Medal
2007 - U.S. National Championships, Gold Medal Team
2004 - Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, 25th Place Individual and Fourth Place Team
2004 - Grand Prix World Cup in New York, N.Y., Gold Medal Team
The most gorgeous Summer Olympics team thanks you for your time.
Sources: Google images and http://usfencing.org/