Alexandra Lee (left, third from left), Chin-Yi Kong (second from left) and Leehi Machulsky (right) medaled at the Junior World Championships.
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Fencers Earn Four Medals at Junior World Championships
April 15, 2025 | Women's Fencing
Tiger fencers brought home four medals from the Junior World Championships that wrapped on Tuesday in Wuxi, China, with saber Alexandra Lee taking silver individually and gold with Team USA, foil Chin-Yi Kong winning gold with Team USA, and épée Leehi Machulsky winning bronze with Team USA.
Lee's individual silver came first, with the Princeton sophomore going 5-1 in the pool round and then winning five straight bouts to make the final. In the team competition two days later, Lee and the U.S. won all five of their bouts, starting with a 45-23 win over Thailand in the round of 32, then a 45-40 win over Germany in the round of 16, a 45-42 win over Italy in the quarterfinals, a 45-27 win over Uzbekistan in the semis, and a 45-24 win over France in the final to win gold. Lee had two bouts in the final, outscoring her French competitors 10-1 to help the U.S.'s total.
In the team foil competition, Kong and the U.S. opened with a 45-32 win over Greece in the round of 32, a 45-18 win over Moldova in the round of 16, a 43-15 win over Poland in the quarters, a 45-34 win over Canada in the semis, and a 45-44 win over Italy in the final. Kong placed 12th of 151 competitors in the individual event.
In the team épée competition, which closed the Junior Worlds on Tuesday, Machulsky and Team USA posted a 45-23 win over India in the round of 32, a 38-36 win over Spain in the round of 16, a 45-43 quarterfinal win over South Korea, and a 45-43 loss to Ukraine in the semis before a 45-42 win over Switzerland to take bronze. Machulsky competed three times in the bronze-medal match, out-touching her first opponent 5-2 before helping the U.S. keep its lead with a 2-2 draw in her second bout and a 3-3 draw in her third. In the individual event, Machulsky placed 19th of 173 fencers.
Complete results are available here.
Lee's individual silver came first, with the Princeton sophomore going 5-1 in the pool round and then winning five straight bouts to make the final. In the team competition two days later, Lee and the U.S. won all five of their bouts, starting with a 45-23 win over Thailand in the round of 32, then a 45-40 win over Germany in the round of 16, a 45-42 win over Italy in the quarterfinals, a 45-27 win over Uzbekistan in the semis, and a 45-24 win over France in the final to win gold. Lee had two bouts in the final, outscoring her French competitors 10-1 to help the U.S.'s total.
In the team foil competition, Kong and the U.S. opened with a 45-32 win over Greece in the round of 32, a 45-18 win over Moldova in the round of 16, a 43-15 win over Poland in the quarters, a 45-34 win over Canada in the semis, and a 45-44 win over Italy in the final. Kong placed 12th of 151 competitors in the individual event.
In the team épée competition, which closed the Junior Worlds on Tuesday, Machulsky and Team USA posted a 45-23 win over India in the round of 32, a 38-36 win over Spain in the round of 16, a 45-43 quarterfinal win over South Korea, and a 45-43 loss to Ukraine in the semis before a 45-42 win over Switzerland to take bronze. Machulsky competed three times in the bronze-medal match, out-touching her first opponent 5-2 before helping the U.S. keep its lead with a 2-2 draw in her second bout and a 3-3 draw in her third. In the individual event, Machulsky placed 19th of 173 fencers.
Complete results are available here.
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