Fencing

We were too busy watching the competition in Torino to take many photos of the fencing. Here are a few shots from each of the weapons and some of Team NZ.

Trillini (ITA) during the DEs.

Timea Nagy (the eventual winner of the WE) of Hungary in the pools.

Jeannet (FRA) checks his epee tip.

Cassara (ITA) vs Marcilloux (FRA).

Men's sabre.

Russian sabreur during the one minute break.

Team NZ

Monique

Fi

Lydia

Jess

Kathlene

A Cahan. Possibly Jared.

Andreas

Kyle

Day off in Torino

We had a day off in Torino, where we walked with no particular plan in mind. We started from the same piazza that the opening ceremony had been in. On the way we found the Royal Armoury; Torino's famous landmark, the Mole, where we had the scariest lift ride ever (the lift goes up through the centre of the pyramidal shaped building in open space); saw some amazing architecture; had some great pizza; wandered beside the river Po; and came across a 19th-century replica of a medieval village which housed Italy's fattest cat.

Wheelchair Fencing

This was the first time I had seen whelchair fencing. They are amazing.

Oval Lingotto

The venue for the World Championships was the Oval Lingotto, which was used for the speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics. It was a 10-15 minute walk from the Olympic Village. The building was divided into four areas: a warm up area with pistes and boxes; vendors' stalls/wheelchair fencing; the DE area with the four coloured pistes and the finals piste; and the pools pistes (25 pistes).