Fencing, three medals for Italy in Vancouver

Another spectacular Italian night for Italian foil: in Vancouver in the women’s event Martina Favaretto triumphs with Arianna Errigo in bronze, then silver in the men’s event by Davide Filippi. Italy’s CT Simone Vanni won three medals in Canada in the individual competitions of the penultimate World Cup stage before the European Championships in Genoa.

At her first time as number 1 in the FIE ranking, Martina Favaretto confirms class and “hunger” for victory, climbing for the seventh time in her career on the top step of the podium, thanks to her success in the final over Olympian Lee Kiefer from whom a few weeks ago she took away the leadership of the world ranking, while with her third place in Canada puts in her 61st personal medal in the Cup Olympic flag-bearer Arianna Errigo, in a women’s competition that saw Carlotta Ferrari close to a step from the podium. There was also a great blue tally among the men, with Davide Filippi’s silver, thus achieving the best result in his career, yielding only to the U.S. Massialas.

The test of Martina Favaretto and Arianna Errigo began in the round of 64 with successes, respectively, over the U.S. Eyer (15-5) and Japan’s Tsuji (15-12). In the round of 32 the two blues then prevailed against China’s Han (15-8) and France’s Nayl (15-10). In the round of 16, the Venetian of the Fiamme Oro overcame France’s Nayl 15-10 while the Carabinieri’s holder won 15-6 over Hungary’s Pasztor. So it came down to the assaults for the podium: in the quarterfinals Favaretto beat France’s Ranvier 15-8 while Errigo won the Italian derby against Carlotta Ferrari 15-5. In the semifinals, another all-Italian match saw Martina beat her captain with a score of 15-9, thus decreeing Arianna Errigo’s bronze. The perfect day for the 23-year-old from Noale then ended with a 15-11 success against Lee Kiefer in the final, thus allowing Favaretto to win her seventh Cup competition and confirm herself as the world’s No. 1 evermore.
She stopped one step short of the podium Carlotta Ferrari, achieving a career-best result among the “bigs.” The 21-year-old from Como of the Aeronautica Militare beat French Roger (15-10) and Canadian Guo (15-11), before certifying her entry into the “top 8” thanks to a 15-6 win in the tricolor derby against Camilla Mancini. In the quarters, as mentioned, for the stop against Arianna Errigo.As for the other azzurre on the platform today, 10th position for world champion Alice Volpi, and among the best 16 also Aurora Grandis (14th ) and precisely Camilla Mancini (16th), followed by 17th Anna Cristino, 19th Elena Tangherlini, 20th Martina Batini, 40th Martina Sinigalia.

The Italian women’s team was in the top 16.

Among the men, in a test in which Filippo Macchi was absent for precautionary purposes, second step of the podium for Davide Filippi. The 27-year-old from Padova, Italy, of the Italian Army overcame Japan’s Iimura by a score of 15-11 and then by 15-8 over Korea’s An. In the round of 16 the last hit was decisive for the Italian who beat 15-14 the Hungarian Dosa. Still a heart-stopping success in the quarters Davide Filippi got the better of two-time Olympic champion Ka Long Cheung of Hong Kong at the last hit (15-14). The Venetian foilist then gained access to the very final by beating France’s Pauty with a score of 15-11. It was only in the final act that Davide Filippi was outscored 15-8 by the U.S. Massialas and won his first silver medal in the World Cup by climbing the podium for the third time.
There were five, in total, Italian foilists among the top 16 in Canada: stops in the round of 16 for Guillaume Bianchi who finished 9th, for Damiano Di Veroli, 14th after winning the derby with world champion Tommaso Marini, and again for Alessio Di Tommaso (15th) and Tommaso Martini (16th).
Next came Tommaso Marini (17th), Alessio Foconi (18th), Damiano Rosatelli (22nd), Giulio Lombardi (26th), Lorenzo Nista (27th), Francesco Ingargiola (30th) and Edoardo Luperi (46th)

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Tomorrow the two team trials that will conclude the foil World Cup stage in Vancouver. CT Simone Vanni’s Italy in women’s foil will take the platform – in the round of 16 against the winner between Chile and Brazil – with the quartet composed of Anna Cristino, Arianna Errigo, Martina Favaretto and Elena Tangherlini. In the men’s event, the Italian team, which will debut in the round of 16 against one of Austria or Spain, will line up with Guillaume Bianchi, Davide Filippi, Alessio Foconi and Tommaso Marini.