The first of three Grand Prix events in the Foil discipline will begin on Friday in Turin (ITA), for the Trofeo Inalpi, at the Pala Alpitour. The fields include 216 men and 171 women, with the top 10 in the world rankings entered in both competitions:
● Men:
1. Richard Kruse (GBR) ~ 2018 World Champs silver medalist
2. Alessio Foconi (ITA) ~ 2018 World Champion
3. Race Imboden (USA) ~ 2016 Olympic Team bronze medalist
4. Daniele Garozzo (ITA) ~ 2016 Olympic Champion; 2017 World Champs bronze
5. Alexey Cheremisinov (RUS) ~ 2018 World Champs Team bronze medalist
6. Andrea Cassara (ITA) ~ 2018 World Champs Team gold medalist
7. Timur Safin (RUS) ~ 2016 Olympic bronze medalist
8. Alexander Massialas (USA) ~ 2016 Olympic silver medalist
9. Jun Heo (KOR) ~ 2018 World Champs bronze medalist
10. Enzo Lefort (FRA) ~ 2017 World Champs Team bronze medalist
● Women:
1. Inna Deriglazova (RUS) ~ 2016 Olympic and 2017 World Champion
2. Alice Volpi (ITA) ~ 2018 World Champion; 2017 Worlds silver medalist
3. Lee Kiefer (USA) ~ 2018 World Champs Team gold medalist
4. Ines Boubakri (TUN) ~ 2018 World bronze medalist
5. Arianna Errigo (ITA) ~ 2017-18 Worlds bronze medalist
6. Ysaora Thibus (FRA) ~ 2018 Worlds silver medalist; 2017 Worlds bronze medalist
7. Leonie Ebert (GER)
8. Eleanor Harvey (CAN)
9. Svetlana Tripapina (RUS) ~ 2017 World Champs bronze medalist
10. Nzingha Prescod (USA) ~ 2018 World Champs Team gold medalist
This is the strongest weapon for the U.S., and the American entries also include 12th-ranked Nicole Ross in the women’s field as well. Look for results here.
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The FIE World Cup schedule is also busy, with men’s Epee action in Vancouver (CAN) and the women’s Epee tournament in Barcelona (ESP), for both individuals and teams. These fields have 198 men and 281 women (!). The top entries per the FIE World Rankings:
● Men in Vancouver:
2. Bogdan Nikishin (UKR) ~ 2018 World Champs bronze medalist
3. Ruben Limardo Gascon (VEN) ~ 2018 World Champs silver medalist
4. Dmitry Alexanin (KAZ)
5. Sang-Young Park (KOR) ~ 2016 Olympic Champion
7. Koki Kano (JPN)
8. Max Heinzer (SUI) ~ 2018 World Champs Team gold medalist
10. Kazuyasu Minobe (JPN)
● Women in Barcelona:
1. Mara Navarria (ITA) ~ 2018 World Champion
2. Man Wai Vivian Kong (HKG)
3. Young Mi Kang (KOR) ~ 2018 World Champs Team silver medalist
4. Ana Maria Popescu (ROU) ~ 2016 Olympic Team gold medalist
5. Violetta Kolobova (RUS) ~ 2016 Olympic Team bronze medalist
7. Olena Kryvytska (UKR) ~ 2017 World Champs bronze medalist
8. Yiwen Sun (CHN) ~ 2016 Olympic bronze medalist
9. Julia Beljajeva (EST) ~ 2017 World Champs bronze medalist
10. Katrina Lehis (EST)
This will be the 43rd edition of the World Cup in Barcelona, which actually began 62 years ago, back in 1957. The event has been dedicated to women’s Epee beginning in 2005.
Look for results here.
