I’m Rivka Lipkovitz, a rising senior at Proof School. I’m interested in data science, causal inference, econometrics, mathematics, and computer science. I’ve been fencing for ten years and refereeing for three. In my free time, I enjoy modeling with my 3D printer.
Everyone thinks their weapon is the best. This is not hyperbole. If you don’t think your weapon is the best, then why are you doing it? Switch to the weapon that you think is the best. We also all believe that our weapon is the most difficult, the most fun,… Read More »Is Epee Easier Than Foil?
Sometimes in youth fencing, fencers make huge improvements, going from getting cut during pools to medalling at NACs, or from an E rating to an A rating. However, when do most of these breakthroughs happen? I have heard some coaches say that it can happen between Y12 and Y14 when… Read More »When Can Youth and Cadet Fencers Make a Breakthrough?
Most of the time when someone gets top 8 at a NAC, they get an A! This is cool, however, how often are people upgrading their ratings rather than just renewing? I analyzed the number of fencers from each rating who got into the top 8, 16, 32, and 64,… Read More »How Often Can Low Rated Fencers Advance to the Later Rounds?
For my first post, I want to look at the win probability between certain ratings. Ratings are a bit strange in fencing because everybody cares about earning a higher rating, but at the same time people also say that they don’t matter. It’s also commonly known that there is a… Read More »Unveiling Fencing’s Winning Odds by Rating