I’ve dreamt of the Olympics ever since I can remember, and even with a lifetime of imagining what it would be like and feel like, I never expected for it to be to the extent of overwhelmingly beautiful and tragic as it was. I’m still making sense of all the emotions and the experiences, but if I had to sum up everything I’m feeling post Games in one word, it’s gratitude.
Less than 3 months before competing at the Olympics I tore my ACL. Never did I ever imagine it would be possible to comeback to a place where I’d feel good and confident about my fencing from this kind of an injury in the timeframe I had. And it absolutely would not have if it weren’t for SO MANY PEOPLE giving so much to help me get to where I strived to be.
I wish I could write a novel filled with love letters to every single person who was so wildly important in helping me stay on my feet (figuratively and literally). To all of my family, friends, sports med, trainers, coaches, training partners, USA fencing staff, and so so many more—I owe so much to all of you.
And to the women’s foil team, @leetothekiefer , @jackiedubrovich , and @nicoleross_usa , a specific thank you for letting me be a part of something so incredibly special, and for everything you’ve all put in and helped me learn over the many years we’ve known each other. I have the deepest love for you all.
Nicole—with everything life throws at you, you handle it all with such strength and grace—all while showing so much love for those around you.
Jackie—you have so much passion and fire. I truly admire the heart you put into everything you do and cherish our memories together.
Lee—you invest so much of yourself into those you love, I don’t know how you ever have anything left. Yet you still shine so bright and are an inspiration to all of us.
I still have a lot of personal disappointment and am a bit heartbroken. But I feel so lucky to have been a part of an experience so extraordinary and am so proud of what everyone fought through and accomplished 💙🇺🇸
Ok that’s it thank you for coming to my long and sappy TEDtalk ✌️
Meet Sabrina: Olympic Fencer, mental health advocate, and a Flare fan 🤺
In our latest My Audio World blog, Sabrina shares her journey of Olympic fencing to rebuilding herself after injury, all while training for LA 2028.
💬 It’s a story of resilience, focus, and the power of tuning into your body, your goals, and the sounds that shape your world.
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Thank you for choosing me, Kenobi 🖤 You’re truly my one in a million kitty. You fought until the end. You’ll always be my best friend. I love you forever.
Sometimes I hate what I post on social media because I feel like I mostly only post fun/exciting/adventurous times when those are really just tiny snippets of my life. And I know that’s how a lot of social media is as a whole, and why it can feel so draining because it’s so far from how everyday life is. I feel like a cringe master supreme writing this let alone posting it—but frickin whatever. I just want to be my silly sad self. I’ve been having a really tough week. I started knitting and that has been nice. And I crafted this little kitty plushie at 1 am from an old fencing t shirt. He came out looking more like a devil—but I think I kind of like it more this way. He’s now my emotional support demon kitty and he wanted to say hi to you all 🐱👿♥️👋
A very merry Thanksgiving coastal camping getaway 🌊🌅 On this episode of top notch camping culinary cuisine includes first-timer freshly shucked oysters (a new fave activity, please refer to an excited oyster shucking supreme Sabrina face👹🗡️and oyster shell graveyard pics for evidence) and the literal BEST loaded campfire baked potatoes 🥔 And still waiting for my dogs’ big modeling break I mean look at those pups tell me they aren’t super doggy models 🐺🐕
Northeast camping road trip!! 🚐🏕️ Escapades started in Massachusetts —> Maine —> New Hampshire —> Vermont —> and finished up in upstate New York. Beautiful autumnal foliage colors 🍂 paired with stuffing my belly full of the local delicacies 🤤 made for excellent adventuring. MUST HAVES include blueberry ice cream 🫐, alllll the lobsta 🦞, maple creemees 🍁🍦, and Vermont cheddar 🧀. And whoopie pies—best paired with a local cider by the campfire 🔥 Do not recommend this trip for anyone trying to lose weight lol
Treasured pockets of joy 🙂🌅✨ @lindsayshortie captured these moments makin me feel kinda like a perrtty lady when I haven’t been feeling all that great about myself, and also took sick photos of the doglets making them look like super models
HERE we go again 🔪😅 IM TIRED OF THIS GRANDPA 😒🕳️👴🏼(if you don’t not recognize this reference go watch the movie Holes immediately) (and in case you were wondering this is my OTHER ACL getting reconstructed) teehee
Happy holidays from the zoo on the move—floofs taking over the mountain for good, soon it will be the whole world mwah hah ha haha ho ho ho merry Christmas 🏔️🌲👹🎅
I competed in my first fencing competition in 8 months and I did NOT do well. Prepare yourself for a big dump of authentic realness—please skip over if you are disinterested or are feeling judgey haha
I went into the event knowing I would not feel as prepared as I would like to, and that I would not feel like my body was in its best fencing shape—but I wanted to go anyways. In a way, despite the worst result I’ve had in many years, it felt better than I had expected and better than I’ve felt fencing in quite some time. I just wish I had more time to play 😅
My priority since my last fencing competition has been to devote my time and energy diligently towards learning and growing as a person. A lot of that has been working on some pretty severe mental health challenges that I’m inclined to generalize and say most, if not all, athletes experience to a certain degree, but also I don’t want to speak for others. A lot of this work has been asking myself what sounds fun—and then just doing it. This has included a lot of adventuring in the outdoors, expressing myself through different forms of creativity, working on my passions, and in general placing myself in settings where I feel safe to simply be myself.
I miss Buckie. I think about him all the time, and especially yesterday. Seeing and catching up with beloved members of the fencing community makes me wonder what he’d think and say if he’d seen everything that’s been going on—the pains and glories. Wish more than anything I could cheers an ice cold Corona with him. Sometimes I kind of feel a lot like him and want to build a camper van, get the motorcycle I’ve been wanting for forever, and venture out into the world. Adventure into the world. Maybe once I’ve retired from fencing 😉
Bringing this to a close, even though this result was one of my personal worsts, it felt like a very valuable experience nonetheless. I’m excited to continue to build myself as a fencer from the ground up and apply all the learning and growing I’ve done as a person to my fencing. All of the love to my beloved fencing family and community 💚 (and beyond!)
Everyone is going to make fun of me and that’s ok but this is a video of me talking to/narrating and personifying a praying mantis that landed on me when I went camping last week. She’s a gorgeous gorgeous girl and I just wanted the world to see!! ✨🪲 Justice for misunderstood creatures!! Are they really that scary or are we just scared? 🧐
My nature adventuring content is going to be simmering down as I begin to shift more energy into returning to my athlete lifestyle—but even in that I’m hoping to build myself up from the growth and learning I’ve done the past several months. Like new little sprouts in the earth 🌱 and we’ll see how they grow within the realms of my fencing world! 🤺
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