Andrew Fischl

Which is to say that fencing never lacks for creative problems.

Which is to say that fencing never lacks for creative problems.

I think I heard at one point that something like half of the rules about equipment were because someone found a way to cheat with them at some point. Right.

I think I heard at one point that something like half of the rules about equipment were because someone found a way to cheat with them at some point. Right.

I think I heard at one point that something like half of the rules about equipment were because someone found a way to cheat with them at some point. Right.

So this fencer's name is Lucia Luccherini. She was accused of having this happen in the years between 2015 and 2018 when she was doing well. And a common, like, retort to that is people who are doing well have opponents who object to them doing well. But there were videos being passed around of her with dozens of clips in them of her getting hit cleanly and the machine not registering a point.

So this fencer's name is Lucia Luccherini. She was accused of having this happen in the years between 2015 and 2018 when she was doing well. And a common, like, retort to that is people who are doing well have opponents who object to them doing well. But there were videos being passed around of her with dozens of clips in them of her getting hit cleanly and the machine not registering a point.

So this fencer's name is Lucia Luccherini. She was accused of having this happen in the years between 2015 and 2018 when she was doing well. And a common, like, retort to that is people who are doing well have opponents who object to them doing well. But there were videos being passed around of her with dozens of clips in them of her getting hit cleanly and the machine not registering a point.

How was she getting away with this? How did this scheme allegedly operate? there was a person who was working with her who had a machine that was operated by either pressing a button or a switch, and when the switch was active, it would prevent her machine from registering touches scored on her.

How was she getting away with this? How did this scheme allegedly operate? there was a person who was working with her who had a machine that was operated by either pressing a button or a switch, and when the switch was active, it would prevent her machine from registering touches scored on her.

How was she getting away with this? How did this scheme allegedly operate? there was a person who was working with her who had a machine that was operated by either pressing a button or a switch, and when the switch was active, it would prevent her machine from registering touches scored on her.

And so hypothetically, if I was helping you in this way, I would have the machine active while you were fencing, and as soon as you were scored on and it blocked it, I would just deactivate the machine, and when someone tested on you, it would just work normally.

And so hypothetically, if I was helping you in this way, I would have the machine active while you were fencing, and as soon as you were scored on and it blocked it, I would just deactivate the machine, and when someone tested on you, it would just work normally.

And so hypothetically, if I was helping you in this way, I would have the machine active while you were fencing, and as soon as you were scored on and it blocked it, I would just deactivate the machine, and when someone tested on you, it would just work normally.

She ended up winning the Italian Championships, I believe, in 2018. And when this happened, there was a match earlier in the day that a person refereeing her thought a lot of strange things were happening. So during the semifinal of that tournament, this referee actually sat behind the father and recorded over his shoulder what he was doing while watching his daughter fence.

She ended up winning the Italian Championships, I believe, in 2018. And when this happened, there was a match earlier in the day that a person refereeing her thought a lot of strange things were happening. So during the semifinal of that tournament, this referee actually sat behind the father and recorded over his shoulder what he was doing while watching his daughter fence.

She ended up winning the Italian Championships, I believe, in 2018. And when this happened, there was a match earlier in the day that a person refereeing her thought a lot of strange things were happening. So during the semifinal of that tournament, this referee actually sat behind the father and recorded over his shoulder what he was doing while watching his daughter fence.

So essentially in this clip, the fencer on the left hits the fencer on the right, and you can kind of see the blade hitting target cleanly. But then if you look at the same point from the side, her dad is doing something in his pocket, which is a little bit awkward. There's no clapping or cheering. It's very graphic, the motion he's making.

So essentially in this clip, the fencer on the left hits the fencer on the right, and you can kind of see the blade hitting target cleanly. But then if you look at the same point from the side, her dad is doing something in his pocket, which is a little bit awkward. There's no clapping or cheering. It's very graphic, the motion he's making.

So essentially in this clip, the fencer on the left hits the fencer on the right, and you can kind of see the blade hitting target cleanly. But then if you look at the same point from the side, her dad is doing something in his pocket, which is a little bit awkward. There's no clapping or cheering. It's very graphic, the motion he's making.