Local Fencing Club Brings Home 11 Medals in World Competitions in the Past 2 Weeks

HOUSTON, TX -- Today, fencers from Houston’s own Alliance Fencing Academy brought home a GOLD and SILVER medal in Men’s and Women’s Team events adding to the 3 BRONZE medals in Men’s and Women’s Individual events of the previous day at the Trofeo Maestro Dario Codarin Tournament held October 31-November 1, 2026 in Klagenfurt, Austria. This European Cadet Circuit event is a worldwide competition and an important pathway to qualify fencers for the Cadet/Junior World Championships in April 2027. More than 250 fencers from 25 countries competed in each of the Men’s and Women’s Individual events at the Trofeo Maestro Dario Codarin Tournament this weekend.In the Men’s Individual Epee event, 16-year-old Houstonian Kyle Elhusseini placed 3rd among 271 competitors from 25 countries.In the Women’s Individual Epee event, Houstonians 14-year-old Helena Holden and 16-year-old Vivian Liscum took bronze medals among 258 competitors from 25 countries. In the Women’s Team Epee event, Vivian Liscum helped Team USA bring home the GOLD medal.In the Men’s Team Epee Event, 16-year-old Miron Lioznyansky of The Woodlands helped Team USA bring home the SILVER medal. The latest medals add to the 6 medals Alliance Fencers earned at the Junior World Cup Competition in Costa Rica a week ago. In Costa Rica, Houston’s Alliance Fencing Academy athletes brought home 2 GOLD medals in the Junior World Cup competition in both Men’s and Women’s Team events. Houston fencer Chloe Tolsma took GOLD in the Junior Women’s Epee Team competition and Memorial High School Senior Caleb Eskridge took GOLD in the Junior Men’s Epee Team competition. Alliance fencers Tolsma, Elijah Imrek, and Jonathan Barg picked up an additional 3 individual medals at the same competition October 22-25, 2026 in San Jose, Costa Rica. Alliance Fencing Academy was founded in 2004 by Andrey Geva. Geva was the United States Olympic Coach for the 2016 Olympics in Rio, and the 2020/1 Olympics in Tokyo. Alliance Fencing Academy is the largest epee fencing club in the United States with over 550 students at its three locations in Houston, The Woodlands and Katy.