Tim Morehouse Fencing Club Foil Program Excels at Neil Lazar RYC/RJCC!

This past weekend, the foil fencers from Tim Morehouse Fencing Club delivered an exceptional performance at the Neil Lazar RYC competition, showcasing their skill, determination, and hard work. Under the expert guidance of Coaches Slava Grigoriev, Mohamed Essam, and Eddie Grigoriev, our fencers stood out among the competition, earning medals in an impressive eight events. Their dedication and teamwork continue to elevate the TMFC standard, proving once again why we are a force to be reckoned with in foil fencing in the New York City metro region and beyond.

Y14 Women’s Foil: Anastasia Roberts (5th) Kai De Castro (8th)

Cadet Men’s Foil: Ethan Chen (Silver), Luca Ghedini (5th)

Y12 Men’s Foil: Misha Grigoriev (6th)

Junior Women’s Foil: Ella Zhu (Silver)

Y10 Men’s Foil: Ziyue Lin (5th)

Junior Men’s Foil: Jonah Lee (Bronze)

Cadet Women’s Foil: Amabel Wang (Silver), Eleanor Li (Bronze)

Y12 Women’s Foil: Ella Zhu (Bronze), Amelia Youm (5th)

We’d like to extend a huge congratulations to all of our foil fencers on their impressive showing in Connecticut and we look forward to their successes that will follow in the rest of the season!

Tim Morehouse Fencing Club’s Saber Fencers Shine at Neil Lazar RYC/RJCC

This weekend, Tim Morehouse Fencing Club’s saber fencers showcased their talent and hard work at the Neil Lazar RYC/RJCC tournament. The event was a great success, with several of our athletes earning top positions and demonstrating the dedication they've put into their training. We’re so excited to have started the 2024-2025 season with more than a dozen medals across all events! Below are the medalists from each saber event:

Y12 Women’s Saber: Charlotte Choi (5th)

Y14 Men’s Saber: Marcus Pinto (Gold), Aram Clark (Bronze), Miles Chambers (7th)

Junior Men’s Saber: Matthew Fields (Bronze) Connor Chung (7th)

Y12 Men’s Saber: Miles Chambers (Gold), William Lucas (Silver) Aidan Song (Bronze)

Junior Women’s Saber: Brynnley McKee (5th)

Y10 Women’s Saber: Nia Maluki (Gold), Chloe Chen (Silver), Anika Von Marie Kabiling (5th)

Cadet Men’s Saber: Christopher Ao (8th)

We’d like to give a shoutout to not only our medalists but ALL of the fencers who represented Tim Morehouse Fencing Club on the regional stage this past weekend. As we celebrate the outstanding achievements of our saber fencers at this early-season competition, we are filled with excitement for what's to come. With Premier ROC coming up this weekend, we know our athletes are more motivated than ever to build on their success and continue making us proud. Here's to even more incredible performances and bringing home more medals as the season unfolds. Go TMFC!

Follow Tim Morehouse Fencing Club Olympians (And, The 7 Best Resources for Following Fencing at the Paris Olympics)

Tim Morehouse Fencing Club is proud to announce that six of our club members are competing at the 2024 Paris Olympics! As the excitement builds, here’s how you can follow the action and support our athletes without missing a moment.

Meet Our Paris Olympians:

• Ziad Elsissy (Saber) - Team Egypt

• Eli Dershwitz (Saber) - Team USA

• Amer Mohammad (Saber) - Team USA

• Sabrina Fang (Foil) - Team Canada

• Mohammad Essam (Foil) - Team Egypt

• Filip Dolgeiwicz (Saber) - Team USA

How to Watch and Follow the Action:

Given our Olympians are representing different teams and countries, tracking all their matches can be a bit challenging. Here are some excellent resources to keep you updated:

1. Peacock TV: For comprehensive coverage in the United States, you can stream all fencing events live. Authenticate with your cable subscription to access the streams at NBCOlympics.com.

2. NBCOlympics.com:This streaming service will provide live coverage of every Olympic event, including fencing. You will still need to subscribe and log in at Peacock TV to watch.

3. Olympics.com: The official Olympics website offers detailed schedules and live streaming options for all events. Follow the fencing events on their fencing page.

Men’s Saber kicks things of tomorrow…here is the schedule for the first round and following rounds!

Fencing Schedule for Men’s Saber

Round of 32: (4:30am-8:30am EST)

• Ziad Elsissy 6:30am

• Colin Heathcock 6:30am

• Mitchell Saron 6:45am

• Amer Mohammad 7:20am

• Eli Dershwitz- 7:45am

The Round of 16: 9am-10:15am
Round of 8: (10:15am-11:15am)
Round of 4: 1:50pm-Start
Bronze Medal: 3:05pm
Gold Medal: 3:55pm

WHERE TO WATCH:
Team USA matches should be on the Peacock Network but …

Watching all the matches for athletes not on Team USA you should utilize the NBC Olympics Stream: (CLLICK HERE):
(Either one will require a paid membership to Peacock.)

Day 1 of Fencing (July 27, 2024)
Men’s Saber Individual Bracket (Click Here)

Good luck to our champions!

7 Great Resources for Following Fencing at the Paris Olympics

To follow the fencing matches at the 2024 Paris Olympics, you have several great options:

1. Cyrus of Chaos (Facebook/Youtube/Instagram): Cyrus of Chaos is one of the best resources for the sport of fencing. He always has a great eye for the practical things you need to watch and enjoy fencing. He has posted great brackets and overviews of the competition. Start with his facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CyrusofChaos

   (The only problem I have with Mr. Chaos is he picked Ziad to lose in the first round. Sorry bro. Ziad all the way!)

2. NBC and Peacock (United States): NBC will provide extensive coverage of the fencing events, available both live and on-demand. You can watch fencing on the USA Network, CNBC, and E!. For streaming, subscribe to Peacock or authenticate with your cable subscription on NBCOlympics.com or the NBC Sports app​ (NBC Olympics)​.

3. Olympics.com (Global): The official Olympics website offers detailed schedules and streaming options for all events. You can find the full fencing schedule and live streams on their dedicated fencing page​ (Paris 2024 Olympics)​.

4. Tech Radar: (TechRadar)​​ : a great website for finding free streaming links from many places in the world

5. NBCOlympics.com: This website offers live streaming of all Olympic events, including fencing. You can authenticate with your cable subscription to access the live streams. Visit NBCOlympics.com for comprehensive coverage​ (NBC Olympics)​​ (NBC Sports)​.

6. GOOGLE! If you just Google “Paris Olympics 2024 Fencing Schedule” you get an easy to use breakdown of the event son each day and timings. (Image pasted below!)

7. Wikipedia: Below is an image of the brackets they created. Very clear and straight forward!

Let’s go Team USA and Tim Morehouse Fencing Club Olympians!