Kruse vs Massialas Rio Semi-Final: Men's Individual Foil Fencing

[@jonathanhodges8752]

As someone who is a newbie at the sport, the announcers explaining the rules and the technicalities of each touch is massively helpful!

[@OlympicFoil]

Kruse the absolute quintessential BRIT, picks up Massialas's mask for him before the handshake 🙌

[@celestialtoystore]

Absolute gentleman. They don't make many like him anymore. His retirement was a sad day for British sport.

[@OlympicFoil]

@@celestialtoystore Absolutely CT

[@eltonanderson5407]

Proud of Massialas. Fenced his dad when we were young in Michigan!

[@OlympicFoil]

Yeah such an acheivement, and at such a young age! Really lighting the way forward for the USA

[@dzfz2100]

Heartbreaking for Kruse - so close to a medal

[@matibremen4735]

True.....

[@OlympicFoil]

especially heartbreaking since they nuked the british fencing funding after this too

[@dzfz2100]

@@OlympicFoil Indeed - as if they thought they had paid enough money to guarantee a medal. Very sad state of affairs. Fingers crossed that Mepstead will perform well in the games this year.

[@OlympicFoil]

I love how unpredictable the field is rn from the year off, it makes Tokyo very very exciting 😁

[@wilfbroughton6738]

@@OlympicFoil yeah, it’s such a shame, almost ended his career

[@philippebuc622]

Great fencing. Two champs who are both great technicians and respectable sportsmen. But the two obviously GB commentators commented as if they had been football commentators, often forgetting to discuss technique, and just making a lot of enthusiastic comments. Focus on Kruse, from GB, obviously.

[@OlympicFoil]

Fencing commentary can leave a lot to be desired 😅

[@inscrutablemungus4143]

@@OlympicFoil Thankfully Kruse is now in the commentary box (and he's way better than Karim or even worse, King).

[@alexthegreat38]

They said Massialas came back from 14-8 down against Avola??? Do you have video of that one?

[@OlympicFoil]

He did! They never posted the full bout, you can watch the legendary comeback in these two places: TheFoilistTV bout analysis (full footage but with commentary: www.thefoilist.tv/bouts/28/ Footage taken by a spectator: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJfZfqKBqqafnMU&ab_channel=FencingInsider (Starts at 3:04 )

[@hectorcap-hernandez5111]

Awesome!

[@271chrissy]

this is a game not a sport.

[@OlympicFoil]

Why do you say that?

[@271chrissy]

@@OlympicFoil I think anyone can play this game. What is so difficult about this.Don't get poked is about the some of the game.

[@lydiawilder5996]

@@271chrissy coming up with rules and finding things to do within those rules is just what humans do. most sports are games.

[@271chrissy]

@@lydiawilder5996 I know but where does it stop.Where is the line ?

[@ghproducts007]

@@271chrissy You could say that about any sport. Soccer is kick the ball in the net, and track is run fast. What makes it difficult is that you face opponents who have trained their entire lives. I promise you that you could fence for twenty years and not even get close to touching these guys. Any sport is just a game in the end, but that doesn't mean everyone is capable of being an Olympian.