E foil at Black Diamond, 2/1/03: 10 fencers, in two pools of five.
Everybody to move on to a DE. Went 3-1 in pool, losing to the fencer
who ended with the silver medal. Had a scare against a lefty, winning
5-4. Top 6 had a bye in the first round DE. First DE was against the
lefty I had edged out; beat him 15-14 in the DE, but this was too
close for comfort! This win put me in the semi-finals against Eric.
Eric lead by several touches, but I tied the score at 12 apiece. Eric
prevailed and beat me 15-13. I ended tied for third place, and won my
first medal (bronze). Eric's win put him in the final bout against
the fencer who beat me in the pool.