So I was looking at the Fencing Olympic Qualifying Rankings today. Was incredibly shocked to see how many Canadian athletes are currently in qualifying positions. Here's a rundown:
(I believe if you qualify a team, you also qualify three athletes individually, but if anyone wants to correct me on that )
# = Rank in OQR
Women's Team Foil (3) - Eleanor Harvey, Jessica Guo, Sabrina Fang
Women's Foil - Eleanor Harvey (#7), Jessica Guo (#20), Sabrina Fang (#29)
Notably no Kelleigh Ryan, as she can't seem to find her previous form.
Women's Team Epee (4) - Ruien Xiao, Leonora MacKinnon, Marie-Frederique Millette
Women's Epee- Ruien Xiao (#10), Leonora MacKinnon (#56, qualified through team event), Marie-Frederique Millette (#92, qualified through team event)
Women's Sabre (1) - Pamela Brind'Amour (#12)
Next highest Canadian is Tamar Gordon (#38), don't know where Gabriella Page is though.
Men's Team Foil (4) - Blake Brozus, Maximilien Van Haaster, Patrick Liu
Men's Foil- Blake Brozus (#31, qualified through team event), Maximilien Van Haaster (#34, qualified through team event), Patrick Liu (#35, qualified through team event)
Alex Cai doesn't seem to feature on the Olympic Rankings.
Men's Epee (1) - If Venezuela qualifies as one of the top-ranked nations, Canada will most likely grab the continental quota. For now, only Nicholas Zhang is expected to compete in Paris.
Men's Team Sabre (4) - Fares Arfa, Shaul Gordon, Francois Cauchon
Men's Sabre- Fares Arfa (#27), Shaul Gordon (#38, qualified through team event), Francois Cauchon (#46, qualified through team event)
We qualified 9 for Tokyo 2020, and right now are in a position to qualify 14 for Paris 2024. Of course, it's still early stages though, anything can change.