Fencing. “Competitions like that, we need more”, the reasons for the success of Vaujany’s Master

“It was not easy to get back in the bath, but it feels so good! After a year and a half without competition, I wanted to do well. “Behind her mask, still required, Emma Lauvray displayed a smile that did not tarnish the results of her day: three defeats and a 13th place in this Master épée dames de Vaujany. “There weren’t a lot of people there, but the family was there and also the people from the club. It’s nice to see them again in real life. “

Like the young international under 20 from Isère, the event concocted by Grenoble Parmentier satisfied fencers too long weaned from real sensations. “The World Cup in Kazan (end of March) gave us the adrenaline rush,” remarked his club partner, Océane Tahé, senior internationals. “But it’s hard to train every day without having a goal. To re-compete, in addition at home, it was great! “

Of the three girls from Grenoble Parmentier, Tahé was the best performer on Sunday with her 4th place final. “It’s always frustrating to finish at the foot of the podium. But the way I shot was interesting. In the semifinals, I am happy with what I produced against Nathalie Moellhausen (seed n ° 1). And in the final for 3rd place, there was a bit of fatigue. And then, we know each other by heart (with Alexandra Louis-Marie)… we train together at INSEP (in Paris), it’s always tight. In any case, I really enjoyed myself. “

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Moellhausen: “We’re like lionesses in a cage! “

“Having fun” was also Aliya Luty’s leitmotif, happy to shoot in a room where she built herself as a swordsman; but who struggled to re-mobilize, after his quarterback loss against Lauren Rembi (future finalist). Despite the disappointment of Kazan in March (no Olympic qualification), the Grenobloise is not on vacation. Before participating in the French U21 championships (July 3 and 4 in Colmar, like Lauvray), she will take the management of Dax for an Olympic preparation course, as a sparring partner of Coraline Vitalis (the only French qualified for Tokyo) .

The Olympic dream, Nathalie Moellhausen will live it live. And the Brazilian – who has lived in Paris for fourteen years – had come to Isère while thinking of Tokyo. “Competitions like that, we need more at the moment. We’re like lionesses in a cage! We really need to find new sensations, ”slipped the 4th in the world, who won her three assaults and the Master.

“Beyond the result, I came to test everything I have been working on for a year: new techniques, new movements. A big thank you to the organization for that. I had a lot of fun and more, in a lovely setting. “

If Moellhausen is adorned with gold this summer in Japan, Vaujany and Grenoble Parmentier will say to themselves that they will have contributed (a little) …

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