Cool Olympic Picture of the Day: The London 2012 Olympic Medals!

Some info from the website offthebench.nbcsports.com/2011/07/28/london-unveils-new-olympic-medals/

At 400 grams, 85 millimeters in diameter and seven millimeters thick, it is the heaviest Olympic medal ever.

The rear of the London medals show the controversial 2012 Games logo over a ribbon representing the River Thames through the middle of London, and a pick-up sticks geometric figure that officials say represents the energy of athletes and a sense of pulling together.

But now, the sordid underbelly of this story:

Gold medallists might be a little disappointed, however, to discover that their medals are actually 92.5 percent silver and contain just 1.34 percent gold, extracted from Rio Tinto’s Kennecott Copper Mine near Salt Lake City.

What do you think of the medals? Like them?

A Preview of Things to Come…

Fencing Masters Project

Harnessing the Power of Athletes to grow fencing and change lives.

More info Coming Soon…

Celebrating One Year to the London Olympics at the UN with Carl Lewis and Secretary General Ban Ki Moon

The countdown is on! They unveiled a clock at the UN today that will countdown until the London Olympics begin.

I’m back to training Aug 1!

Fencing Demo at Lincoln Center to Celebrate One Year until London Olympics!

Jeff Spear and I are doing a fencing demo to help celebrate one year until the London Games!

Cool Fencing Video: TANGO FENCING!

I love this!

Maybe the creator can do break dance fencing also? What other dances would go well with fencing??

US Olympic Team “It Takes You” Commercial

This is airing on all United and Continental flights in July as well as on NBC and its affiliates right now.

Fencing News: French Fencer Vincent Anstett Sponsored by Audi

This picture of French saber fencer Vincent Anstett came across my facebook newsfeed and got me wondering what it was for?  I checked out his website and found that Audi is now sponsoring him…

Update: spoke with Anstett and they are sponsoring him with a free car while he trains.

That’s a pretty cool sponsorship.  Go Fencing.

According to my Google Translator from his website:

 Heading: Vincent Anstett News: AUDI, partnership-oriented rings

The concession Audi Automobiles KROELY Paul now joins the group of partners who will accompany me throughout the years with the aim of the London Olympics in 2012. This is a great pride for me and I hope to be worthy of their confidence in me

This is the month of April that the first contacts have been forged at the launch party of the new A6 which I attended with some children of Strasbourg University Club. We have proposed a show of LudoEscrime individual lesson with a musical background. Exercise far from easy as the intensity was great!
We quickly realized that the “mark of the rings” shared common values ​​with a lot of fencing and it’s almost natural that the adventure lasted.

So the wheel of a beautiful Audi TT that I could prepare for thisOlympic season. I hope it will provide elegant, flexible andaggressive in my game and these rings then take me to other more colorful than in London.

Here is the link to his website and please feel free to let me know if I’m off!

http://vincentanstett.blogspot.com/2011/07/audi-un-partenariat-tourne-vers-les.html?spref=fb

Glow in the Dark Fencing Anyone?

This Nike sneaker got me thinking that some glow-in-the-dark fencing outfits and shoes might look pretty cool, no?

Thoughts on logistics? Pros/Cons? Ever been attempted?

Cool Fencing Picture of the Day: Team USA Men’s Foil!

United Airlines Magazine

I feel very fortunate and excited to be a participant in the US Olympic Committee’s national fundraising campaign.  This advertisement is running in the United and Continental airlines magazine this month!

There is also a commercial airing on TV right now as well.

Go Fencing!