Posts Tagged ‘James Williams’
Olympic Fencer James Williams lets some Random Guy Interview him on a Bus
May 9, 2012Ever a man of the people, our very own James (Jaim-o) Williams allowed himself to be interviewed on camera during his bus ride to practice a few years ago. My only regret is not finding this gem until now!
PS James will be fencing at Fencing Masters on June 26 in NYC. Tickets: www.fencingmastersnyc.com
Check out my fan page on FB right now for an offer to get a free ticket! www.facebook.com/timmorehouseusa
Gold Silver and Bronze for the Manhattan Fencing Center!
December 13, 2011
My teammate Daryl Homer took home the gold with James Williams 2nd and myself 3rd. All three of us train at Manhattan Fencing Center under Yury Gelman. Jeff Spear was also 3rd from the NYAC.
This was tournament was the start of the 2nd half of Olympic qualification. We compete again in Portland, Oregon in January and then move on the world cups.
NEW YORK WORLD CUP OF FENCING BEGINS TOMORROW!
June 23, 2011
Here we go! GO TEAM USA! Wish us LUCK!
PRESS RELEASE ON EVENT:
From June 24 to June 26, 2010, the New York Athletic Club will partner with the US Fencing Association and the World Fencing Federation, to host one of only ten international Olympic Qualification events for London 2012. All matches will be held at the New York Athletic Club’s venerable location on Central Park South.
Two-time Olympic gold medalist and the top ranked fencer in the world Mariel Zagunis, 2008 Olympic silver medalists James Williams and Tim Morehouse, and the rest of the US team will compete for spots on the 2012 US Olympic Team. The competition will also feature hundreds of the best fencers in the world and Olympic hopefuls from over 30 countries for individual and team qualification events. This is the first time a fencing world cup will be held at the New York Athletic Club since the 1980s and is the first international Olympic qualification event for any sport ever to be held at the club.
FOR MORE INFO: NYAC.Fencing.Club@gmail.com
or at US Fencing Website: www.usfencing.org
Villa De Madrid Fencing World Cup in Pictures
May 17, 2011
US Olympian James Williams (right) fencing against Lapkes of Belarus (left) in the round of 64.
Pictures by Hugo Diaz-Reganon.
Whole Album:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2059666258223.126996.1441663374
Team USA Men’s Saber 6th Place at Moscow World Cup
March 20, 2011
Moscow, Russia — In the final world cup before Olympic qualification kicks off, team USA men’s saber finished 6th. The team, consisting of Tim Morehouse, James Williams, Daryl Homer and Jeff Spear, defeated Ukraine 45-43 to advance to the top-8, before falling to Italy to make the top-4, 45-38. The team then defeated Olympic zonal rival Canada 45-42 in a very tough match. The day ended with a loss to Romania and a 6th place finish.
James Williams followed up on his top-8 performance in the individual with strong fencing in the team, although against Canada he turned his ankle badly and was forced to the bench for the final round.
The next time team USA takes the piste at a world cup at the end of April it will count for London 2012 qualification! Will be a tough battle for the team, but looking forward to the challenge. The next competition is USA National Championships in mid-April.
** A big change will also be announced soon to the USA Olympic qualification system for the London 2012 team…more to come on this!
** Ben Igoe was home resting after surgery on his ankle. He will be back in action at USA national championships.
Team USA Men’s Saber in Italy for World Cup #2
February 17, 2011
We’ve just arrived in Padua, Italy for the second world cup of the season.
12 USA men’s saber fencers will be competing. I’ll be posting results as best I can from here!
The competition starts tomorrow with pools and DEs to the top-64. There will be a team event on Sunday.
Cool Fencing Video of the Day: Olympians Fencing in the streets of NYC for VMAN Magazine
February 15, 2011A short video of our day shooting around NYC for VMAN Magazine. We’re wearing top designers mixed in with our fencing gear!
The fencer’s are Jaime Marti of Spain, James Williams and myself!
VMAN Magazine | Olympic fencers wear Spring 2011 collections. Tim Morehouse, James Williams & Jaime Marti photographed by Cedric Buchet & styled by Sabina Schroeder
February 5, 2011
VMAN Magazine Spring 2011 Edition. Olympic fencers wear Spring 2011 collections. Tim Morehouse, James Williams & Jaime Marti photographed by Cedric Buchet & styled by Sabina Schroeder.
We shot this in November ’10 right after the Fencing Masters NYC while Jaime Marti was still in NYC. The shoot was a lot of fun. We went all over NYC fencing in some pretty nice threads: Prada, Calvin Klein, Dolce and Gabana to name a few!
World Cup Circuit #1 | Plovdiv, Bulgaria Starts Tomorrow
February 4, 2011
The 2011 International men’s saber Fencing Season kicks off tomorrow morning with the start of the world cups in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Team USA has 7 fencers here: Daryl Homer, Tim Morehouse, James Williams, Ben Igoe, Dan Bak, Jeff Spear and Mike Etropolski along with coach Yury Gelman. Andrew Fischl was a last minute scratch after he injured his knee last week.
This season’s schedule is different from the past. First, there will be only 8 international senior tournaments in each weapon. In the past, men’s saber had 14-15 world cups with varying strengths. With only 8, every country will attend (should) each world cup, making for no easy competitions.
The Plovdiv, Bulgaria World Cup is also the first of 3 grand prix tournaments. They will count as 1.5 of a regular world cup. Meaning, they will award more points for Grand Prix events.
Team events are now help with the “regular” world cups. Countries may only send 8 fencers to a grand prix and 12 to a “regular” world cup. However, because most countries have more than 8 strong fencers, and because of the reduced numbers, it should mean that the “regular” world cups will likely be stronger and larger than the Grand Prix ones.
Will post results from day tomorrow. There are 135 total competitors. 119 compete tomorrow with pools and preliminaries for 48 spots into the second day of 64.
