Torino Grand Prix 2019 Individual Men's Foil Finals' Highlights

Fencing Highlights
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Jan 25, 2025
Is it usually that far ahead at this level?
No, it doesn't, but...
You would expect these two to end up with a fairly close contest, but in Tokyo, 15...
He knows these fencers so intimately, and you lose a touch just as Alessio...
We've got a replay of it here.
Yeah, he slips a little bit, but I would be surprised if he waited to...
Good action, but just missing when the...
Again, since he landed his long attack...
He tried to do that, he just had to...
Good discipline by Reiss to not counterattack until the very end.
Just make sure there was no chance of getting hit.
Beautiful.
Oh, touch.
He took a roll, you know...
This could easily change direction again.
Coney picks up the blade.
And the Bolivians hit back from...
Nothing between these two.
Great touch by Reiss.
But he's up against an Italian.
Nice and beautiful.
I mean, it really lived up to its billing as well.
Yeah, I mean, both fencers, right from the get-go, really focused.
Yeah, well, we all are underway.
Brayson Bowden is a gold medalist as well.
And Giorgio Avila, no mean feat.
One thing you can definitely say about Garek, very acrobatic, very athletic.
Always with a touch from Simic.
It's an action that you try to use against the lefties as well.
But not able to finish the attack.
Oh, and a good change.
Really making that hard for him to hit something.
So mobile, Chung, isn't he?
Moving around all over the place today.
There you go.
Garek needs to utilize more if he wants to stay there.
Unfortunately, being off target.
This is where...
Oh, and...
And he's doing all these lovely speed steps at the end.
And just a nice little disengage.
And very, very dangerous.
Another foreflick to the chest.
It's a spring in Garek Meinhardt's step.
Just stepping in.
Chung getting that one on the shoulder.
Is the most effective option in my opinion.
Chung now on the attack.
He's so strong at that.
It's a game plan, not necessarily guaranteed.
Coming off the line is not going to work for Meinhardt.
So he's pinging to the back line.
Oh, that's a good one right here.
Garek picks up the blade.
And a couple of looks around.
And then holding it up.
Can't bore you.
But...
When there's such little room for error.
It's the attack.
And he gets caught right in preparation.
But I do...
And I think...
Race feels confident.
He's been a bit of a thorn in the side of your team.
Maybe three in a row or...
Oh, that's what he said before the bout.
This is a tennis vernacular.
But Reiter...
Very good at that.
You know, as I said before.
What I expect him to do is just take the initiative.
A really commanding performance so far by Mboden.
And the rock.
On the spikes with the parry.
And you know, it makes it a lot harder for Mboden.
Way for racing Mboden this season.
A lovely Para-Rapid Final of the gold medal match here in Turin 2018.
He's been bubbling away with race for a couple of months.
I'm not saying for one second that Mohamed Fajani is wrong.
Of course, this is what I expected racing.
To come out strong and be ready off the line.
So you can actually...
His leg is very disciplined.
I'm more excited.
My fencer was doing so well.
And another one!
A lot easier to grab his blade.
Because Cim is so tall.
It's really hard to grab it.
And the last two touches he's able to do that effectively.
He's not able to pick up the blade.
Right on the back line.
Somehow getting off the line.
Oh, he's gone over it.
He's off the strip.
He's gone over the line.
And that puts Mboden within two.
One more point.
And there it is.
He picks up the blade.
And racing Mboden is the champion of Turin.
