Btw, I actually have fenced an Olympian, *once*. She was something like an alternate for a less big team, like Paraguay; she never actually got to compete in the Olympics. This made her really bitter.
Tbf I probably wasn’t trained enough to have a chance, but I didn’t even come close to scoring on her, she beat me with no effort. My takeaway remains that these athletes really are the best in the world, and I do mean all of them. They’re fucking amazing!
@Leucrotta My diving coach when I was in high school was an alternate for the US Olympic team when she was younger. Training under her was awesome.
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