Direct Elimination Podcast

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  Pentathlon Olympian and World Champion turned NCAA Fencing Head Coach at Duke: Omar Elgeziry | Direct Elimination Ep. 35 18.09.2026 31мин

  Duke Fencing Head Coach Omar Elgeziry on why there's no luck in college fencing, and the meditation secret behind every Duke practice. The Fencing Podcast of All Fencing Podcasts. In this episode, you'll discover: • Why Omar believes college fencing structurally eliminates luck, and how the round-robin format changes everything an international fencer thinks they know • The guided visualization and meditation sessions Omar runs at the start and end of every Duke practice, and why he keeps d...
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  Áron Szilágyi: Back-to-Back-to-Back Olympic Champion Who Says Losing at Paris Olympics Was Actually Liberating | The Will to Win Ep. 1 14.09.2026 36мин

  3× Individual Olympic champion Áron Szilágyi on the Achilles injury that changed everything and why losing at Paris felt like freedom. The Fencing Podcast of All Fencing Podcasts. In this episode, you'll discover: • What Szilágyi is looking forward to in his upcoming competitions and seasons • How his first career injury forced him to rebuild his identity around small wins like walking and footwork, not gold medals • What it felt like to finally lose at the Olympics, and why 'liberating' is...
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  USA Fencing CEO Phil Andrews on Growing Fencing in America: NCAA Programs, Marketing Push & the Road to LA 2028 | Direct Elimination Ep. 34 06.07.2026 37мин

  USA Fencing's CEO, Phil Andrews, reveals influencer and K-pop deals, a sport-saving radio campaign & what the sport's growth strategy is as we approach the LA 2028 Olympic Games. This episode will surprise you. The Fencing Podcast of All Fencing Podcasts. In this episode, you'll discover: • How USA Fencing became the ninth most mentioned brand on US radio in December (the only sport ever to achieve it) and why that matters more than Paris 2024 medal counts for long-term growth • The ful...
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  Jerry Simmons on How to Raise a World Champion Fencer | Direct Elimination: Special Father's Day Edition 21.06.2026 1ч 16мин

  What does it actually take to raise a World Champion fencer? Jerry Simmons reveals the parenting philosophy no one talks about. The Fencing Podcast of All Fencing Podcasts. In this episode, you'll discover: • Why Jerry and his wife never pressured their children about results, rankings, or college scholarships — and how that restraint became the foundation of their success • The hotel room meditation lesson in France that Jerry taught a 15-year-old Ari the week of competition, and what happ...
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  The Fencer Who Wrote Our Theme Song: Colin Campbell | Direct Elimination Ep. 33 12.06.2026 1ч 21мин

  Colin Campbell wrote the Direct Elimination theme song on sticky notes during construction breaks — and he's a Notre Dame fencing champion. The Fencing Podcast of All Fencing Podcasts. In this episode, you'll discover: • How Colin wrote, performed, and produced the Direct Elimination theme song — including the bossa nova chord progression, fencing-inspired lyrics, and his stacked harmony technique • The concrete parallels between competitive fencing and the arts: adaptability, attack planni...
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  Our Wildest Fencing Season Yet — End of Season Recap 05.06.2026 1ч 23мин

  The Fencing Podcast of All Fencing Podcasts. Ari beat Olympic and world champion Masaru Yamada at the Medellín Fencing World Cup, Stephen and the New York Athletic Club won the Senior National Team Championship, and somehow we still squeezed in three weddings, a sponsor visit, a full-reset hike in the mountains above Medellín, and a tarmac wait that almost cost us a flight to Switzerland. This is the end of the 2025–2026 fencing season — every win, every loss, and what it taught us heading i...
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  NCAA Fencing Champion & Paris Olympian Elizabeth Tartakovsky on Women's Saber Fencing, Harvard & Finding Joy Again | Direct Elimination Ep. 32 30.05.2026 53мин

  Paris Olympian Elizabeth Tartakovsky opens up about women's saber fencing, chasing the Olympics, and what comes after the dream. The Fencing Podcast of All Fencing Podcasts. In this episode, you'll discover: • How Elizabeth Tartakovsky went from getting kicked out of ballet to becoming a Paris Olympian in women's saber fencing • The mental game of defending your best-ever season when Olympic qualification is on the line • What legendary coach Yury Gelman taught her that had nothing to do wi...
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  "I Will Go Through Fire for My Students" - Olympic Coach Igor Gantsevich on Coaching, Immigration & Dynamo Fencing Club | Direct Elimination Ep. 31 16.05.2026 1ч 23мин

  Igor Gantsevich took Dynamo Fencing Club and built it into 500+ members after injuries ended his career. His family is the immigrant story driving Canadian fencing forward. The Fencing Podcast of All Fencing Podcasts. In this episode, you'll discover: • How Igor pivoted from a career-ending wrist injury to building one of North America's largest fencing clubs — with 500+ members, 30 full-time staff, three Vancouver locations, and a new USA location coming soon • The father-son coaching dyna...
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  3x Olympian Kat Holmes Used Game Theory to Win a World Championship Gold | Direct Elimination Ep. 30 09.05.2026 57мин

  3-time Olympian & World Champion Kat Holmes used game theory to win. She qualified for the Olympics while surviving medical school on zero sleep. This is an elite competitor. The Fencing Podcast of All Fencing Podcasts. In this episode, you'll discover: • How Kat used her Princeton thesis on Nash equilibrium to develop an overtime fencing strategy that helped anchor Team USA to the 2018 World Championship title • What it actually looked like to train for the Olympics while complet...
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  World Fencing League Debut: What Happens Next? 04.05.2026 52мин

  World Fencing League finally debuted with the most eyes on fencing since Paris. We break down every match, the $10K prizes, and why the tech disappointed. The Fencing Podcast of All Fencing Podcasts. In this episode, you'll discover: • Why the WFL debut may be the biggest moment for fencing since the Paris Olympics and what it still needs to fix to become a real league • How $10,000 per match compares to winning an entire World Championship, and what that prize structure means for athlete m...
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  World Fencing League: Publicity Stunt or Fencing's Future? 24.04.2026 41мин

  World Fencing League debuts, but is it fencing's future or just hype? We break down Miles Chambley-Watson, blade tracking tech & bold predictions. The Fencing Podcast of All Fencing Podcasts. In this episode, you'll discover: - Why Miles Chamley-Watson is both the perfect and most controversial choice as the face of the World Fencing League, and what his various sponsorships says about fencing's mainstream potential. - How Dentsu's blade tracking technology works, what it means for spec...
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  Mohamed El-Sayed: The Story of Super Mo and His Rise to World Fencing Dominance | Direct Elimination Ep. 29 17.04.2026 1ч 27мин

  Mohamed El-Sayed has emerged from young underdog to the #1 Ranked Men's Epee Fencer in the World. He explains the "One Man Job" mindset that he credits this success to. The Fencing Podcast of All Fencing Podcasts. In this episode, you'll discover: • How Mohamed El-Sayed cleared his furniture, trained alone for 8–9 months during COVID, and emerged as Egypt's national number one — the turning point that launched everything • Why Mohamed says he's genuinely in love with every part of the proce...
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  Jackie Dubrovich: Olympic Gold, Then What? Life After Paris 2024 | Direct Elimination Ep. 28 10.04.2026 54мин

  Jackie Dubrovich won Olympic gold with USA fencing in Paris 2024 — then walked away. What happens when the dream is done? The Fencing Podcast of All Fencing Podcasts. In this episode, you'll discover: • How Jackie balanced a full-time corporate 9-to-5 with elite Olympic training — and why she says she couldn't physically do it again at 31 • What it's really like to be coached by your husband, share an Olympic gold medal moment with him, and still come home to the same person that night • Th...
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  We Competed at the Astana Epee World Cup — Here's How it Went | Strategy, Upsets & Team USA Epee Rising 07.04.2026 1ч 4мин

  We competed at the Astana Epee World Cup in Kazakhstan — and Team USA beat Olympic champion Hungary. Full recap inside. The Fencing Podcast of All Fencing Podcasts. In this episode, you'll discover: • What it's actually like to compete at an international epee World Cup in Kazakhstan — the culture, the food, and the competition floor • How Team USA Men's Epee finished sixth and pulled off a landmark overtime win over Olympic champion Hungary, signaling real program growth on the world stage...
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  Olympic Fencer Soren Thompson: Going From "Career-Ending" Injury to Self-Coaching Success | Direct Elimination Ep. 27 20.03.2026 1ч 45мин

  Olympic fencer Soren Thompson tore his hamstring so badly he could barely walk—then self-coached his way back to the 2012 Games. His unconventional philosophy changed how he approached elite performance. The Fencing Podcast of All Fencing Podcasts. In this episode, you'll discover: • How Soren became the first American to reach Olympic top 8 in men's epee since 1956—despite growing up in San Diego with limited resources • The complete hamstring rupture that was initially misdiagnosed and ne...
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  Olympic Champion Fencer Romain Cannone on Winning Gold and his Sudden Departure from the Sport | Direct Elimination Ep. 26 13.03.2026 1ч 26мин

  Romain Cannone went from Olympic alternate to Olympic gold in Tokyo. He reveals the flow state & fencing culture that made it possible, and why he walked away at his peak. The untold American-French story. The Fencing Podcast of All Fencing Podcasts. In this episode, you'll discover: • How straddling American and French fencing systems created the perfect Olympic champion • What a true flow state feels like in competition—seeing opponents in slow motion and becoming immune to mind games •...
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  The Real Cost of Becoming an Elite Athlete: Dylan Nollner on Sacrifice & Mentality | Direct Elimination Ep. 25 06.03.2026 59мин

  What does it cost to become USA's #1 fencer? Dylan Nollner reveals the sacrifices, mental training, and why he walked away at his peak performance. The Fencing Podcast of All Fencing Podcasts. In this episode, you'll discover: • How transcendental meditation and Coach Aladar Kogler's pillars create flow states in sport, and specifically fencing • Why retiring at #1 in the USA made more sense than pursuing Olympic dreams • The hidden costs of competitive fencing: missed weddings, delayed car...
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  Unplanned Episodes 2: We Finally Faced Each Other in Direct Elimination | Cincinnati NAC Recap & Youth Sports Parenting 27.02.2026 55мин

  Stephen and Ari finally faced each other in direct elimination at NAC Cincinnati. We break down the match, mental prep challenges, and youth sports parenting. The Fencing Podcast of All Fencing Podcasts. In this episode, you'll discover: • The moment Stephen and Ari finally fenced each other in competition and how they approached the mental game of facing a close friend • Why focus and mental preparation can make or break your tournament performance, even against familiar opponents • The in...
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  Unplanned Episodes 1: The World Fencing League Can Change Everything... 27.02.2026 55мин

  The Fencing Podcast of All Fencing Podcasts. After an unplanned hiatus, Ari and Stephen return to Direct Elimination with a commitment to authenticity, consistency, and real conversations about fencing. From their original failed league project to witnessing history at the World Cups, this episode marks a fresh start for the podcast that refuses to take itself too seriously. In this episode, you'll discover: • Why Ari and Stephen took a break from posting and what they're doing differently ...
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  NCAA All-American Fencer Em Beihold on Becoming Someone She's Proud Of | Direct Elimination Ep. 24 20.02.2026 1ч 21мин

  Em Beihold went viral but struggled with deep depression. The NCAA All-American fencer turned full-time artist reveals how imposter syndrome follows you—even at the top. 🎙️ EPISODE 23 | EM BEIHOLD The Fencing Podcast of All Fencing Podcasts. In this episode, you'll discover: • How imposter syndrome manifests differently in fencing vs. music careers—and why success doesn't eliminate self-doubt • The critical importance of balance: why Em credits having both fencing and music for her mental hea...