Mikaela Avakian

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)