Fencing FIE World Championships 2023

[Vektor 3,325]

Biggest disappointment for us so far, Battai is already out with some very lackluster fencing... Something broke in her recently, I don't know what, but she isn't fencing well lately. I might not even put her in the starting team if Szűcs appears more reliable. 

[Illya 511]

Not so easy, but win for Kharlan, which obviously are very needed for Ukraine. 

 

15:7 and Olya into the R32

[Vektor 3,325]

And the nightmare continues, Márton is also out in the R64... Our women's sabre team is in terrible shape. 

[Vektor 3,325]

And here comes the controversy, something happened between Kharlan and Smirnova (maybe she simply didn't want shake hands) and the Russians aren't letting it go. 

[Vektor 3,325]

I think the Russians are trying to disqualify Kharlan with a black card...

[Illya 511]

1 minute ago, Vektor said:

I think the Russians are trying to disqualify Kharlan with a black card...

Absolutely, this girl is so weak that she tries to disqualify Olga. This is an essense of russian sport

[Vektor 3,325]

Just now, Illya said:

Absolutely, this girl is so weak that she tries to disqualify Olga. This is an essense of russian sport

This will be a huge international controversy if they will actually do it. FIE would throw their entire existence in question. If they aren't crazy, they will let Kharlan advance. 

[Styrka 206]

17 minutes ago, Vektor said:

I think the Russians are trying to disqualify Kharlan with a black card...

This could take forever..

[Vektor 3,325]

This is insane, Smirnova is sitting on the piste. The competition is haulted on the red piste for 20 minutes now... FIE are a bunch of fucking clowns. IOC should take notice, this is the kind of drama you don't want at the Olympic Games. For the love of God, DO NOT LET RUSSIANS COMPETE. We don't need this in Paris. 

[Matteo92 98]

I hope they just let Kharlan advance and manage to go on without using the red piste, even if it means going long. Smirnova can sit there all week for all I care.