Portland - Olympic Fencer Meinhardt v Shaito

[rachelyuen12]

gerek meinhardt goes is in the same team as me

[Emfuser]

Ugly fencing? Would you care to elaborate on what basis you use for that judgement?

[foilist2009]

what a ugly fencing Meinhardt display on his bouts... We need replacement(s)/new blood asap.

[CyrusofChaos]

what is it about his fencing that you think is ugly? i think hes one of the smoothest foil fencers in the world, and definitely the smoothest in america...

[schokoprinz]

im a bit confused. How is it that Zain lost to depree and Meinhardt in the same tournament?

[CyrusofChaos]

well it cant happen at national, junior olympics, world cups, div I sabre tournaments, or at most local tournaments, but you can lose once and still be in the tournament because of something called repechage. they have it in all cadet and junior nacs as well as foil and epee div I events. when you lose for the first time in the top 32 but before you get to the 8, you have the chance to fence other losers to try to get back into the 8. before the 32 and after the 8 it is like a regular tournament

[schokoprinz]

Ah ok, i've heard of that. Just wasnt sure how it worked. Thanks for the clarification.

[schokoprinz]

That march attack from 6:12 on is pretty nice.

[trueflipmode]

Zain is pretty awesome. I wouldn't be surprised by this at all.

[schokoprinz]

hmm ok. I'd like to see him fence in real life. Im sure ill catch him at the next div I nac next season in Pitt, or at summer nationals. Ive fenced meinhardt already and well.. yeah

[trueflipmode]

You are aware he went to Junior worlds right? I'm a Canadian epee fencer and I know who this guy is :P

[schokoprinz]

yeah i know who he is. and yeah i know he went to worlds. he's just not a fencer i keep tabs on. and im more a fan of Castellani's style anyway. being left handed and all. Hello up there in canada

[trueflipmode]

Castellani is pretty awesome to watch!

Hi down there in the states :P

[schokoprinz]

Dude, you going to Montreal for the world cup? - cause i think i might fly up just to watch

[trueflipmode]

sure am. I live in Canada :)

[schokoprinz]

I remember that, but i didnt know if you lived near like Vancouver or Ontario, so i figured id ask. :p, you fence foil or what?

[trueflipmode]

Epee and I live in Saskatchewan, right in the middle of Canada. I'm a fencing enthusiast so I enjoy watching all weapons!

[schokoprinz]

How on earth did Shaito get 1st seed out of pools? was his pool just really easy or is he that good?. Cause i heard about some of the pools there and they were completely disgusting.

[CyrusofChaos]

zain shaito is a very good fencer and was fencing really well all day. just because he is allergic to gerek doesnt mean hes not great

[schokoprinz]

indeed. Voice doesnt translate well over the internet. Im not speakin badly about the kid. that'd make me a fool.