US Men's Sabre Team takes Silver Medal in Beijing

Silver Medal for US Men's Sabre
The United States Men's Sabre Team defeated Hungary and Russia, then lost to France in the Gold medal bout.

This caps off an incredible run of 6 Olympic medals for the US fencing team in Beijing.

US Women Sabre Team takes Bronze in Beijing

The US Women's sabre team just won the Bronze medal at Beijing. Read all about it and other fencing Olympic news on Fencing.net.

US Women's Fencing Sweep

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Headline: US Women's Fencing Sweep

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Another Great Olympic Fencing Link

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WCSN.com News Story - Against the odds, Smart shines in Vegas

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Against the odds, Smart shines in Vegas
June 23th, 2008
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Two-time U.S. Olympian Keeth Smart experienced a difficult two-month period in which he faced a debilitating illness and the loss of his mother in the run-up to this summer's Olympics in Beijing.


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WCSN.com News Story - Americans place sixth in saber at Grand Prix

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Americans place sixth in saber at Grand Prix
June 24th, 2008
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Keeth Smart, Tim Morehouse, Jason Rogers and James Williams had a strong showing at the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Monday, placing sixth in the saber competition. The four men will represent the U.S. in Beijing. <a href="/article/news.jsp?ymd=20080624&content_id=67176&vkey=fencing_news&id=34033&dpre="&gt;More &gt;</a&gt;


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News of the Olympics

Seth Kelsey - Collector's Item
Written by Craig Harkins
Monday, 04 August 2008
Last March US Epee fencer Seth Kelsey found out that he was pictured on a stamp issued by the African republic of Benin.
The stamp which commemorates the upcoming 2008 Olympic Games honors different sports one of the stamp is for fencing and shows Kelsey from the 2004 Olympics.
“I totally was surprised,” Kelsey said. “I didn’t know anything about it, but I thought it was pretty cool.”
Last Updated ( Monday, 04 August 2008 )
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Italian Foilist Baldini Fails Drug Test
Written by Craig Harkins
Friday, 01 August 2008
The world's #1 ranked men's foil fencer Andrea Baldini failed a drug test and will not compete in the Beijing Olympics. The 22 year old Baldini has been removed from the Italian contingent to the Olympic Games following a positive drug test result from the European Championships in Kiev last month.
(Photo courtesy Serge Timacheff, fencingphotos.com)
Last Updated ( Friday, 01 August 2008 )
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Tim Morehouse - Olympic Update
Written by Craig Harkins
Wednesday, 30 July 2008
The US Olympic Team heads out to San Jose for final processing, a media day, and then the trip to Beijing for the Games. The men's sabre squad has been home based in New York and attending a training camp focused on both individual and team bout situations.
We caught up with Tim Morehouse to speak about the final Olympic preparations, some of his potential match ups as well as some more information about his training methods.
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Beijing (mental) Games
Written by Dr. John Heil
Tuesday, 29 July 2008
In the Beijing Olympics, Confucious meets Coubertin and Citius Altius Fortius meets the Tao Te Ching. As West comes East, and ancient tradition merges with the new world order, these Games promise to be a study in contrasts of olympian proportions. With such striking contrasts will come great tensions and perhaps conflicts, seeking resolution on a world stage beset by uncertainty and excitement.
To understand a sport, one must come to know the game - its rules and regulations, its competitors and its customs. But to fully appreciate the Olympics, it is essential to not only understand the game itself, but also the private “inner game” of the athlete and the public spectacle of the Olympics’ “outer game.”
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 30 July 2008 )