(note that the linked video has been sized down for quicker online loading)
Relive this classic showdown between a pair of former NCAA women's foil champions – Harvard fifth-year senior Emily Cross ('05 NCAA champ) and Penn State junior Doris Willette ('07 champion) – who also were members of the four-fencer team that comprised the U.S. women's foil contingent at the 2008 Olympic Games, in Beijing. Willette held leads of 3-1, 4-2 and 6-4, but Cross surged to a 7-6 lead before Willette tied the bout late in the third period. Cross had "priority" during the 1:00 overtime (meaning she would be declared the winner, if no touch was scored in OT) – but Willette won in the most thrilling fashion (8-7), scoring her touch with only 0:01 left on the clock (winning touch included in the footage).
CF360 founder/editor Pete LaFleur was on hand to document portions of the Cross-Willette bout, along with the other women's foil foil semifinal and both women's epee semifinals (all of which took place at the same time!). More great video is coming to the site – all linked on the EXCLUSIVE VIDEO tab (we also will provide a heads-up on the CF360 Blog whenever new video/photos are posted).
CLICK HERE for video footage of the Cross-Willette semifinal bout (video includes lead-in with series of still photos, which also are included below).
CLICK HERE for the Cross-Willette "photo/video weblog."