FIORETTO FENCING ACADEMY

Alan Chernomashentsev

Foil

Coach Alan Chernomashentsev has over thirty years of fencing and coaching experience. He began fencing at the age of nine in Lvov, Ukraine, earned the title Master of Sport of Fencing in the Soviet Union by the age of seventeen, and graduated from the Institute of Physical Education in Leningrad, U.S.S.R. Ranked 2nd in Veteran Men’s Foil in 2018 by USA Fencing, the sport’s national governing body, he had the honor of representing Team USA at the 2018 Veteran World Championships in Livorno, Italy, achieving a 4th place finish internationally. Previous honors include: Silver Medal, North American Cup (April 2017); Bronze Medal, North American Cup (April 2016); Gold Medal, USA Fencing National Championships (July 2010); Gold Medal, North American Cup (April 2010); Bronze Medal, USA Fencing National Championships (July 2009). His deep commitment not only to his students’ performance on the fencing strip, but to their development of good character, has won him high regard and a following of students who travel from across Florida to train at the club.

Pavel Linnick

Sabre

Coach Pavel Linnik has nearly a decade of top-level sabre coaching experience. He comes to us after having coached in Atlanta, Georgia with a club renowned for sending fencers to the Olympic Games, World Championships, Pan American Games, and other marquee international competitions. Originally from St. Petersburg, Russia, he trained under Coach Alexey Nikolaev, where his skills made him a candidate for the Russian Cadet National Team before earning his 5 year coaching degree at Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health with an emphasis on fencing.

Julio Diaz

Foil

Julio Diaz has been fencing competitively for years. He is a ‘A' ranked foilist. He still fences nationally and internationally. He is a 3-time Veteran's Foil World Team member and won the Vet Pan American Games in 2015. Julio has been coaching for 25 years in all three weapons. Many of the Julio’s students have placed high on sectional, regional, and national events. A number of the students have made junior teams and received collegiate scholarships. He has placed at least two athletes in the Paralympics (wheelchair fencing) since the 2004. His students have made National and World championships and Paralympic teams. His expertise and dedication has been recognized by USA Fencing. He has coached in many World Cups and other championships. In 2012 he was named one of the coaches for the USA Wheelchair fencing team to the 2012 London Paralympics. In 2019, his student, Amanda Pirkowski, made the Cadet /Junior World Championship team for USA. Julio was selected as one of the coaches for the team. Amanda placed in the top 16 in her first world championships.

Alisa Chernomashentsev

Foil

Coach Alisa Chernomashentsev has coached young fencers at Fioretto Fencing Academy since 2014. Trained by her father, she has earned top honors in the sport, including 1st place in Division III Women’s Foil at the North American Cup, and the Gold Medal at the Florida Sunshine State Games in three consecutive years. Her placement in the Top 8 in Cadet Women’s Foil at the National American Cup and strong performances at other USA Fencing tournaments resulted in her being recruited as a NCAA athlete for the United States Air Force Academy’s collegiate fencing team. She has also been a sought after USA Fencing referee since 2010, and has directed bouts at national and international competitions. She is currently in the Doctor of Pharmacy program at Lipscomb University, and hopes to soon contribute to the health of the community-at-large, as well as the personal growth of her fencing students.