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# Neighborhood Fencer To Compete in the Olympics (Touché!)
- URL: https://bklyner.com/neighborhood-fencer-to-compete-in-the-olympics-touche-parkslopestoop/
- Published: 2012-06-26T21:19:44.000Z
- Updated: 2012-06-26T21:19:44.000Z
- Author: Rachel Silberstein
- Tags: Fencing, Olympics, Race Imboden, #API-Imported

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*photo credit: Nicole Jomantas via [U.S.A. Fencing](http://usfencing.org/news/2012/01/17/imboden-van-brummen-and-spear-close-out-portland-nac-with-gold/46211?ref=bklyner.com)*

19-year-old Park Sloper [Race Imboden](http://usfencing.org/athletes/race-imboden?ref=bklyner.com), who, among other triumphs, has one of the best names ever, is headed to the Olympics to compete for the US fencing team in men’s foil, says the Brooklyn Eagle.

> “Fencing has always been a European thing and the European guys have dominated,” Imboden said in a recent interveiw. “But now the U.S. is starting to be in the mix of guys who are top competitors in the world. Being so young, I want to show people that Americans can mix with these guys, individually and \[as\] a team.”

Certainly, we’ll be watching. (Assuming we can find a channel broadcasting — the Eagle tactfully points out that the fencing scene is “somewhat underappreciated” on this side of the Atlantic.)