The 43rd FIE
Fencing World Cup
The Fencing World Cup is an international fencing competition held by the International Fencing Federation. In each weapon (Men's and Women's Épée, Sabre and Foil), three Grand Prix, five World Cup events and several satellite events are conte ...
began in October 2013 and concluded in July 2014 at the
2014 World Fencing Championships held in
Kazan
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. The World Cup medals were awarded during the FIE's gala dinner in
Rome
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at
Palazzo Colonna on 22 November 2014.
Season overview
Several high-profile fencers returned to competition after post-
London 2012
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breaks, including Romania's
Simona Gherman
Simona Gherman (née Alexandru; born 12 April 1985) is a retired Romanian épée fencer, European champion in 2012 and 2016. She was twice team World Champion in 2010 and 2011 and five-time team European Champion in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, and 20 ...
, Italy's
Mara Navarria
Mara Navarria (; born 18 July 1985) is an Italian right-handed épée fencer, 2018 individual world champion, two-time Olympian, and 2024 team Olympic gold medalist.
Early and personal life
Navarria, whose paternal grandfather was from Sicily ...
and Russia's
Sofiya Velikaya.
The season saw the domination of Italy in women's foil. In individual foil,
Arianna Errigo win her fourth World Cup series in women's foil, the third time in a row.
Three other Italians,
Elisa Di Francisca,
Martina Batini and
Valentina Vezzali, follow her in the individual rankings. The four of them form the so-called “Dream Team”, which won every World Cup tournament of the season, the continental and the world championships.
Olha Kharlan maintained her domination over women's sabre, winning the continental championship, the World Championships and the World Cup for the second time in a row.
In épée veteran
Emese Szász won her second series after her
2009–10 crown.
The men's events were dominated by Asian countries. Korea's
Gu Bon-gil was the first non-European to win the men's sabre series, pipping to the post his fellow countryman
Kim Jung-hwan by only six points.
Russia maintained however a tenuous lead in men's team sabre. In foil China's
Ma Jianfei broke
Andrea Cassarà's string of victories. In épée 19-year-old
Park Sang-young, who ranked third, proved the revelation of the season.
2013–14 saw France's return to form, with veteran
Ulrich Robeiri winning the men's épée series, young
Enzo Lefort placing second in foil, and France taking the lead in team men's épée and foil.
The season was also marked by Ukraine's
boycott
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of the men's and women's Moscow World Cup in protest at the death of a Ukrainian soldier in the
Simferopol incident.
Individual épée
Top 10
Men's épée
Women's épée
Individual foil
Top 10
Men's foil
Women's foil
Individual sabre
Top 10
Men's sabre
Women's sabre
Team épée
Top 10
Men's team épée
Women's team épée
Team foil
Top 10
Men's team foil
Women's team foil
Team sabre
Top 10
Men's team sabre
Women's team sabre
References
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