Club: West Coast Fencing Academy
Coach: Nikolay Kovalev
Family: Parents Michael Avakian and Marina Manvelyan, brother Alex Avakian
Hobbies: studying french, going to art museums and hanging out with friends
How She Started Fencing: Her dad inspired her to start fencing after watching the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Favorite Fencing Memory: Winning the Y12 National Championship and receiving a huge trophy
Something People Would be Surprised to Know: Her guilty pleasure is heavy metal (System of a Down, and Rammstein in particular)
Current U.S. Ranking: No. 9 (Junior), No. 18 (Senior)
Cadet World Championship Teams: 2019

Results

2019:

Gold - Moedling Cadet European Cup
Gold - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
Bronze - July Challenge (Junior)
Sixth - January North American Cup (Junior)
10th - Cadet World Championships
11th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)
11th - January North American Cup (Division I)
14th - Segovia Junior World Cup
24th - October North American Cup (Division I)
30th - July Challenge (Division )

2018:

Gold - Eislingen Cadet European Cup (Team)
Silver - Sofia Cadet European Cup (Team)
Silver - October North American Cup (Cadet)
Bronze - Eislingen Cadet European Cup (Individual)
Fifth - Moedling Cadet European Cup
Fifth - December North American Cup (Division I)
Fifth - November North American Cup (Cadet)
Fifth - July Challenge (Cadet)
Seventh - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
Ninth - Godollo Cadet European Cup (Team)
10th - November North American Cup (Junior)
16th - January North American Cup (Junior)
18th - July Challenge (Junior)
23rd - July Challenge (Division I)
27th - Sofia Cadet European Cup (Individual)
29th - October North American Cup (Division I)
35th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)
40th - January North American Cup (Division I)

2017:

Bronze - USA Fencing National Championships (Division IA)
Bronze - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
Seventh - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
Eighth - December North American Cup (Division I)
12th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)
17th - July Challenge (Cadet)
21st - July Challenge (Division I)
24th - November North American Cup (Junior)
26th - November North American Cup (Cadet)
33rd - Konin Cadet European Cup
34th - Moedling Cadet European Cup
34th - January North American Cup (Division I)
48th - January North American Cup (Junior)
58th - July Challenge (Junior)

2016:

Bronze - November North American Cup (Y14)
Fourth - Eislingen Cadet European Cup (Team)
10th - November North American Cup (Junior)
13th - March North American Cup (Y14)
19th - November North American Cup (Cadet)
23rd - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)
26th - July Challenge (Junior)
29th - July Challenge (Cadet)
32nd - October North American Cup (Cadet)
35th - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
42nd - January North American Cup (Junior)
47th - October North American Cup (Division I)
56th - January North American Cup (Division I)

2015:

Gold - USA Fencing National Championships (Y12)
Gold - April North American Cup (Y12)
Bronze - November North American Cup (Cadet)
Ninth - October North American Cup (Cadet)
17th - April North American Cup (Y14)
24th - October North American Cup (Division II)
32nd - July Challenge (Cadet)
51st - November North American Cup (Junior)
51st - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
57th - October North American Cup (Division I)

2014:

14th - November North American Cup (Y14)
18th - July North American Cup (Y12)
25th - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
41st - November North American Cup (Cadet)
54th - July North American Cup (Cadet)

2013:

Silver - July North American Cup (Y10)
Bronze - April North American Cup (Y10)
27th - July North American Cup (Y12)
32nd - April North American Cup (Y12)

2012:

35th - July North American Cup (Y10)

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