arnisador
07-23-2008, 01:27 PM
Sticking Together, Up to a Point (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/23/sports/olympics/23fencing.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=olympic%20fencing&st=cse&oref=slogin)
One floor above the din of New York City, the clang of metal on metal and the squeak of rubber soles echo in every corner of the room at the Manhattan Fencing Club. But in the heads of the five Olympians who came to the city to prepare for Beijing, there are nothing but positive phrases, repeated like rosary prayers.
The fencers’ trance-like state allows them to shift their training to the level of instinct, because in a sport where points come and go in a matter of seconds, every moment spent overthinking is a moment wasted. These five Olympians — Tim Morehouse, Jason Rogers, Keeth Smart, James Williams and Dagmara Wozniak — arrived from all over the country to learn that skill from Yury Gelman, who has served as the United States Olympic team’s men’s sabre coach since 2000. He counts every national champion saberist since 1998 among his students.
Olympics-Fencing-U.S. women dream of sabre medals sweep (http://www.reuters.com/article/olympicsNews/idUSL2132413320080723)
American women have cut through the competition since winning gold and bronze in the individual sabre at the Athens Olympics and are now eyeing gold in the team event, fought for the first time in Beijing.
World number one Sada Jacobson, 2006 world champion Rebecca Ward and Athens gold medallist Mariel Zagunis even dream of sweeping the individual medals and winning the team title.
Background info.:
http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersComService_2_MOLT/idUSL1126728520080723
http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=olymp/news/news.aspx?id=4166823
One floor above the din of New York City, the clang of metal on metal and the squeak of rubber soles echo in every corner of the room at the Manhattan Fencing Club. But in the heads of the five Olympians who came to the city to prepare for Beijing, there are nothing but positive phrases, repeated like rosary prayers.
The fencers’ trance-like state allows them to shift their training to the level of instinct, because in a sport where points come and go in a matter of seconds, every moment spent overthinking is a moment wasted. These five Olympians — Tim Morehouse, Jason Rogers, Keeth Smart, James Williams and Dagmara Wozniak — arrived from all over the country to learn that skill from Yury Gelman, who has served as the United States Olympic team’s men’s sabre coach since 2000. He counts every national champion saberist since 1998 among his students.
Olympics-Fencing-U.S. women dream of sabre medals sweep (http://www.reuters.com/article/olympicsNews/idUSL2132413320080723)
American women have cut through the competition since winning gold and bronze in the individual sabre at the Athens Olympics and are now eyeing gold in the team event, fought for the first time in Beijing.
World number one Sada Jacobson, 2006 world champion Rebecca Ward and Athens gold medallist Mariel Zagunis even dream of sweeping the individual medals and winning the team title.
Background info.:
http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersComService_2_MOLT/idUSL1126728520080723
http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=olymp/news/news.aspx?id=4166823