Fencing EFC European Championships 2025

[copravolley 498]

Batini is in 4, but the result of our entire squad is terrible. France did better than us today + Italy's 2 most dangerous rivals (looking at the ranking): Lacheravay and Pasztor are in 1/2. Our fencers let us down, apart from Batini.

[Benolympique 2,414]

3 Medals 

 

2 gold : Eva Lacheray and Rémi Garrigue

 

1 Bronze : Patrice

 

 

 

Great Day 

 

 

[copravolley 498]

Under Cerioni everything fell apart in the last Olympic year - before there were a lot of medals at the World and European Championships. Now it's much worse, but maybe it will be better at the Olympics? I'm only worried that apart from Favaretto we don't have anyone young at a high level, because people like Errigo, Volpi, or Batini have been in the team for 10-15 years.

 

Sabre is a more serious problem - here we are counting less and less: in women's not at all, in men's individual the last medal was won for us by veteran Samele in 2024. The competition in the world is getting bigger and bigger, and we are left behind. France has shown that thanks to investments in domestic games it is possible to stay in the top. In our country, without a radical increase in money for fencing and for all the sport in general, there will be a very painful decline in results in the next few Olympic cycles.

Edited June 14 by copravolley

[Illya 585]

Roman Svichkar is our newly crowned European Champion in men's epee, first in 31 years, fantastic result (which reminds me of Kharkova, she also won her title in the first postolympic year). 

And silver for Komashchuk, she beated huge names like Gkontoura and Szucz and makes Ukraine now one of the leaders in the medal table. Also now our fencers won at least one medal in every type of weapon during this season 

[copravolley 498]

After 2 days of the European Championships at home: 0-1-2, and France - our only serious rival here - 3 gold. Personally, I don't care about the European Championships in the post-Olympic years, but with this form in foil women, we will a probably disaster at the World Championships. 

[phelps 8,279]

Today's good: Matteo Galassi, junior World silver medallist a few weeks ago and now also senior European silver medallist at his first major event among the big boys

 

Cuomo and Santarelli, still better than expected

 

Today's bad: Davide Di Veroli, just another wasted chance for the defending champion

 

the usual sh*t: the women's sabre...no personality, no results...one moment of light followed by the usual darkness (when it's a good day)

inconclusive, irritating...and nothing changes despite all the recent mixing up of the federation and of the team staff

[Benolympique 2,414]

3 hours ago, copravolley said:

After 2 days of the European Championships at home: 0-1-2, and France - our only serious rival here - 3 gold. Personally, I don't care about the European Championships in the post-Olympic years, but with this form in foil women, we will a probably disaster at the World Championships. 

There are still the teams, and maybe France-Italy duels.

[phelps 8,279]

finally, the first gold medal for  

 

even if it came from the most unexpected guy and once again we experienced some disappointing outings despite the 4 medals won Today (in particular, Marini and Macchi threw their chances away with some poor performances, given their supposed status and standard)

[phelps 8,279]

 in both Today's Gold Medal matches 

 

women's Team Foil:  vs  for Gold (and  vs  for Bronze)

 

men's Team Sabre:  vs  for Gold (and  aka vs  for Bronze)

[copravolley 498]

3 hours ago, phelps said:

 in both Today's Gold Medal matches 

 

women's Team Foil:  vs  for Gold (and  vs  for Bronze)

 

men's Team Sabre:  vs  for Gold (and  aka vs  for Bronze)

In the fight with France in the medal table the key is gold in the women's foil today. It will be a fight for double the stakes. In sabre, defeating Hungary will be difficult.

Edited June 17 by copravolley