Brooklyn, NY (April 2, 2018) – First-time Junior World Championship Team member, 17-year-old, Alan Temiryaev, took 12th place in the individual epee competition on the first day of the Junior and Cadet World Championships in Verona, Italy.
Temiryaev, a member of last year’s Cadet World Team, defeated Marin Atanasov (BUL), 15-11, and Fynn Fafard (CAN), 14-11, to advance to the 32.
“I just came in feeling really confident. I was inspired by some other fencers who believe that if you believe you can do it, then you can do it,” Temiryaev said. “That was my mentality, especially against Fafard, where the score was touch for touch. I just believed I had to be stronger and more dominant and if I just believed in myself like I did, I just got those touches. It’s all about confidence and pulling through.”
After easily taking the bout against Goncalo Alves (POR), 15-5, Temiryaev faced Davide Di Veroli (ITA), the 2017 Cadet World Champion. Temiryaev kept the bout close, but at 9-8, Di Veroli put up three straight single touches and used the momentum to win, 15-10. Di Veroli went on to claim the silver in the event. Temiryaev will be back in action on Monday as part of the Cadet World Team.
“This is my first Junior World Championships and I hope there will be many more. I’m quite pleased with my result,” Temiryaev said. “Of course we would have wanted to do more and achieve as much as possible, but you know your limits and then for next year you work harder to achieve those limits.”
Temiryaev is a student at New York Fencing Academy in Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY. He has been training with Coach Misha Mokretsov since he began fencing at age 10.
New York Fencing Academy (NYFA) was founded in 2010 by owner and head coach Misha Mokretsov and is located in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY. NYFA has quickly become a center for excellence in epee, with one of the strongest competitive epee programs in the country. NYFA has been ranked #1 in youth epee and Fencing Club of the Year by National Fencing Club Rankings, and has produced National and World Champions, and has members on the USA cadet and junior national teams and French junior national team. NYFA provides private lessons, group classes, day camps, and the biggest Summer epee camp in the US. Visit http://www.fencenyfa.com for more info.
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Alan Temiryaev (left) 12th in World Championships Juniors Verona, Italy 1 april 2018 pc: Trifiletti / Bizzi
NYFA is in the Top 10 National Fencing Clubs based on the rolling National Medal Count for this season, even though we only compete in 1 weapon! (source: National Fencing Club Rankings) Go NYFA!
Congratulations to all of our athletes who fenced in the March NAC and other recent events!
Top 32 results at the North American Cup in Baltimore, MD:
Congratulations to all of our athletes who are competing in world, national, and local competitions and making us proud. Below are our recent top results.
We also want to wish the best of luck to Alan Temiryaev who will be going to the World Championships in April for the 2nd year in a row. Go Alan!
WORLD CUPS
Alan Temiryaev – 8th at the Junior World Cup in Serbia
Romain Cannone – 15th at the Senior World Cup in Vancouver
Anton Chmut – 43rd out of 223 at his first Junior World Cup
JUNIOR OLYMPIC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS – Top 32
Chmut, Temiryaev, Vaysberg – Silver in Junior Team
Here’s a round-up of the fantastic results our fencers earned in the last two months. We’ve got more SYC and NAC champions and a new NYFA achievement with silver in senior men’s team! We’re proud of everyone for their strong fencing, from our youngest kids to our teens to our vets! Go NYFA!
Capitol Clash SYC & RCC:
Caralina Khrol – Gold & C2018 in Y12
Skyler Liverant – Bronze & B2018 in Cadets
Elizabeth Zigalo – Bronze in Y10
Anna Temiryaev – 6th & E2018 in Y12
Alexandra Rakhovski – 6th in Y10
Ethan Zaydman – 8th in Y10
January NAC:
Sam Bekker – Gold & A2018 in ME Classification, 32nd in Juniors
Chmut, Liverant, Temiryaev, Vaysberg – Silver in Senior Team
Bennett Cohen – 10th in ME Classification
Jaclyn Khrol – 12th in Div I
Alan Temiryaev – 14th in Div I
Nathan Vaysberg – 14th in Juniors
Jordan Liverant – 15th in WE Classification
Anton Chmut – 30th in Juniors
Skyler Liverant – 31st in Juniors
December NAC:
Bennett Cohen – 5th & A2017 in Div I Classification