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First to 15: The USA Fencing Podcast

Welcome to the official podcast of USA Fencing! In each episode, we’ll talk to someone interesting within the fencing world, including young fencers just learning the sport, coaches, experts from outside of fencing, fencing parents, referees, Olympians and Paralympians, and many more. Ready? Set? Fence!

Deep Patel on Going from Beginner to Captain to Coach

34 mins; March 16, 2026

David Sierra on the Surprising Links Between Coaching NCAA Fencers and Vet Fencers

43 mins; February 23, 2026

Corwin Duncan on Why You Fence Great in Practice but Struggle in Competition

37 mins; February 02, 2026

Peter Grandbois on Starting a Collegiate Fencing Program from Scratch

38 mins; January 26, 2026

DoGood on Turning Tournament Weekends Into Community Impact

33 mins; January 19, 2026

Rob Charlton on Why NCAA Fencing Is Within Your Reach

42 mins; January 05, 2026

Jen Oldham and Jeff Kallio on Expanding Fencing’s Global Reach

35 mins; December 15, 2025

Courtney Hurley OLY & Chris Ferrara on Building College-Ready Scholar-Athletes

39 mins; December 08, 2025

Eric Nassos on the Joys of Collegiate Club Fencing

42 mins; November 17, 2025

Ken Gauvey and Michael Hughes on Being Clubmates Who Each Donated Their Kidney

33 mins; November 10, 2025

Eric Soyka, National Parafencing Coach, on the Growth of Parafencing in the US

41 mins; November 03, 2025

Amy Wilson on Strategies That Work for Your Neurodivergent Fencers

42 mins; October 27, 2025

Ari Simmons on What Fencing Teaches About Grit and Avoiding Burnout

48 mins; October 20, 2025

Alyssa Hirsch on Telling the Untold Stories of Fencing’s Past

37 mins; October 13, 2025

Dr. Nicole Polanichka on Turning Competition Anxiety Into Confidence

39 mins; October 06, 2025

Ben Paul of Leon Paul Talks Memories from London 2012 and What’s Next in Fencing Gear

38 mins; September 29, 2025

Damien Lehfeldt, USA Fencing Board Chair, on the Difference Between Governance and Operations

38 mins; September 22, 2025

Eli Dershwitz on Why He Bought Zeta Fencing, His Childhood Club

35 mins; September 08, 2025

Supriya Nair, Live at 2025 Summer Nationals, Returns with a Neurofencing Update

30 mins; July 14, 2025

Luao Yang on the Road From Michigan to a Cadet Men’s Foil World Championship

27 mins; June 30, 2025

Will Morrill and Emilio Gonzalez on Being Teammates and On-Strip Rivals

36 mins; June 09, 2025

Princeton’s Alexandra Lee on College Fencing and Junior Worlds

34 mins; May 19, 2025

Don Anthony, Head Coach at Ohio State, on the State of Collegiate Fencing

39 mins; March 17, 2025

Alex Massialas on Continuing to Fence, Coach at Stanford and Push for LA28

47 mins; February 17, 2025

Jaelyn Liu on Becoming Team USA’s Youngest Senior Women’s Foil World Cup Winner

31 mins; January 27, 2025

The Golden Touch Ep 7 - Lauren Scruggs on Anchoring Team USA to Gold

27 mins; December 30, 2024

The Golden Touch Ep 6 - The Cadre, USA Fencing's "Team Behind the Team"

37 mins; December 23, 2024

The Golden Touch Ep 5 - The Three Training Partners Who Prepared Team USA for Gold

27 mins; December 16, 2024

The Golden Touch Ep 4 - Coaches Ralf Bissdorf and Brian Kaneshige Go Behind the Scenes

58 mins; December 09, 2024

The Golden Touch Ep 3 - Maia Weintraub on Clinching Gold as Team USA's Super Sub

22 mins; December 02, 2024

The Golden Touch Ep 2 - Jackie Dubrovich on the Joy (and Relief) of Olympic Gold

39 mins; November 25, 2024

The Golden Touch Ep 1 - Lee Kiefer on the Mountaintop Moment for Women’s Foil

38 mins; November 18, 2024

Valerie Asher on Vet Fencing in Dubai and at National Tournaments

39 mins; November 04, 2024

Tori Isaacson, on the Road From Able-Bodied Fencing to the Paris Paralympics

27 mins; September 02, 2024

Dr. Jasmine Brewster Piper on Serving as USA Fencing’s Sports Med Provider for the Paris Paralympics

23 mins; August 29, 2024

Jataya Taylor on Qualifying for the Paralympics Just Two Years After Starting Fencing

30 mins; August 26, 2024

Why These High School Students Founded Fencing for a Purpose

28 mins; July 22, 2024

Dan Berke, Creator of Fencing Time, Goes Behind the Scenes of Tournament Scheduling

50 mins; June 24, 2024

Anne Cebula on the Three-Year Plan to Making the Olympic Games

27 mins; June 10, 2024

Mitchell Saron on How His Unique Diet and Training Program Led to an Olympic Spot

23 mins; May 27, 2024

Eli Dershwitz on Winning Worlds and How He’s Approaching His Third Olympics Differently

22 mins; May 20, 2024

Elizabeth Tartakovsky on the Journey to Her First Olympic Games

33 mins; May 06, 2024

Margherita Guzzi Vincenti on Her Journey from Growing Up in Milan to Representing Team USA the Olympics

31 mins; April 29, 2024

Courtney Hurley on Her Growth Across Three Olympic Games

32 mins; April 15, 2024

Nick Itkin on Become World No. 1 and Training for the Olympic Games Paris 2024

24 mins; April 01, 2024

Brandon Rochelle, Tournament Committee Chair, Takes Us Behind the Scenes of Running a Tournament

30 mins; March 18, 2024

Live from Junior Olympics - The Importance of Women’s Fencing — Why Young Women Should Keep Fencing in College

38 mins; March 04, 2024

Nathan Anderson of Denver Fencing Center on Moving Fencing Beyond 'Niche' Status

38 mins; February 19, 2024

Mary Sola Spohn, Owner of Swordplay LA, on Choreographing Fencing for Hollywood

28 mins; February 05, 2024

Jenna Shoman on Junior and Cadet Fencing — and That Perfect Pool

29 mins; January 22, 2024

David Blake on Replay, Streaming and the Hidden Magic Behind USA Fencing Tournaments

30 mins; January 08, 2024

Jess Davis, 2024 Olympian in Modern Pentathlon, on Training for Five Sports at Once

28 mins; December 18, 2023

Nathan Jeon, Fencer and Referee, on the Journey to Becoming an FIE Ref

37 mins; December 04, 2023

Tierna Oxenreider, Junior Women’s Epee Fencer, on Collegiate Fencing and What She’s Learned

30 mins; November 20, 2023

Nzingha Prescod on Her Path to the Olympics and Founding PISTE

39 mins; October 30, 2023

Julie Seal on Veterans Fencing and the Plan for Vet Worlds

34 mins; October 09, 2023

Akhi Spencer-El on Success in Milan and the Plan for Paris

20 mins; September 25, 2023

Y-14 Fencer Supriya Nair Returns With a Neurofencing Update

23 mins; September 11, 2023

Emersyn Runions, 16-year-old Epee Fencer, on Starting a Fencing Camp for Kids With Cerebral Palsy

22 mins; August 28, 2023

Maggie Dull Takes Us Inside the Bout Committee

24 mins; August 14, 2023

Matt Tucker on Refereeing and Whether We'll Ever See a Robot Ref

35 mins; July 24, 2023

Olympian Jackie Dubrovich on Her Mental and Physical Game and the Road to Paris

25 mins; July 10, 2023

Dr. Lisa Orbé-Austin, Psychologist and Fencing Parent, on Impostor Syndrome and Upping a Fencer’s Mental Game

32 mins; June 26, 2023

Megumi Oishi, Saber Fencer at Northwestern, on Body Positivity and Fencing

33 mins; June 12, 2023

Georgina Love on Vet Fencing and the Journey to Vet Worlds in Daytona Beach

37 mins; May 29, 2023

Ralf Bissdorf, Women’s Foil Team National Coach, on the Road to Paris

42 mins; May 15, 2023

Daria Schneider on Harvard Fencing and Her Role on the USOPC Board

39 mins; May 01, 2023

Arya Chavan, 13-Year-Old Saber Fencer from Massachusetts, on Her Journey So Far

17 mins; April 10, 2023

Zach Moss, Northwestern Fencing Head Coach, on the Magic of Collegiate Fencing

36 mins; March 27, 2023

Ana Irene Delgado of the FIE Executive Committee on “Fencing for the Planet”

39 mins; March 13, 2023

Philippe Bennett on Veteran Fencing and Where the Sport Should Innovate Next

33 mins; February 27, 2023

Aleks Ochocki, Team USA's Women’s Saber National Coach, on the Future of Women’s Saber

36 mins; February 13, 2023

Jen Oldham on Coaching and Overcoming Obstacles Facing Women Fencing Professionals

37 mins; January 30, 2023

Natalie Dostert, Women’s Epee National Coach, on Why She Loves Epee

25 mins; January 16, 2023

Felicia and Iris Zimmermann on the Journey to the 2000 Olympics — and Beyond — as Sisters

33 mins; January 02, 2023

Aaron Luo on Staying in Fencing Shape and Balancing Vet Fencing With Being a Fencing Dad

35 mins; December 12, 2022

2004 Bronze Medalist Scott Rodgers on Making the Paralympics and Growing Parafencing in the U.S.

31 mins; November 28, 2022

Khalil Thompson on Overcoming Anxiety and Depression and Making the Olympics

43 mins; November 14, 2022

Laura Decker on What it Takes to Be a High-Level Fencing Referee

30 mins; October 31, 2022

Eric Momberg on What Juniors and Cadets Should Know About College Recruiting

37 mins; October 17, 2022

Sylvie Binder on Continuing Her Fencing Journey into College

25 mins; October 03, 2022

Damien Lehfeldt on How Team USA Is Using Analytics to Get an Edge

29 mins; September 19, 2022

USA Fencing CEO Phil Andrews on the Future of Our Sport

31 mins; September 05, 2022

Chris O’Loughlin on the Road to the 1992 Olympics and His Continued Success in Veteran Fencing

31 mins; August 22, 2022

Supriya Nair on Neurofencing and Whether Warming Up Really Helps You Fence Better

16 mins; August 08, 2022

Em Beihold on College Fencing, Mental Health and the Road to Songwriting Stardom

18 mins; July 25, 2022

Jeidus DeSeranno on the Journey from Y8 to a Senior World Cup — and Beyond

19 mins; July 11, 2022

Daryl Homer on the Secret to Consistently Strong Fencing

26 mins; June 27, 2022

Hadley Husisian on Qualifying for Her First Senior World Team

24 mins; June 13, 2022

Tim French on What He's Learned as a Coach

22 mins; May 30, 2022

Magda Skarbonkiewicz on Life as a Junior World Champion

18 mins; May 16, 2022

Lee Kiefer on the Road to Olympic Gold — and Beyond

23 mins; May 02, 2022

First to 15: The USA Fencing Podcast

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