Julia Richey, Royal Arts Academy - Photo by Gary Gardiner/SmallTown Stock

It’s a great week for Julia Richey to celebrate. She’s opening a new fencing academy this weekend in Columbus and she celebrates her arrival in America from Russia ten years ago.

The last year was also a highlight for the 13-year member of the Russian National Fencing Team and chairwoman of the Arnold Fencing Classic at the Arnold Sports Festival. The Arnold Fencing Classic hosted the first FIE Fencing Championship to take place in the USA. The FIE, the world governing body for fencing, usually holds its qualifying championships in Europe. On the strength of the Arnold Fencing Classic, the group’s USA event was very successful and worthy of a repeat in coming years, especially as the Summer Olympics gets closer.

Julia’s fencing academy, located just off Broad Street at Taylor Station Road, creates a new educational space for fencers. With her new partners and coaches, Tim Mills and Anatolii  Verlusky, the school expands on the success of her coaching style for children and young adults.

Her arrival in New York ten years ago, a fresh immigrant from Russia, began a new stage of her life that has brought great changes and an appreciation for the success of the business opportunities she’s enjoyed since that day in 1999.

We wish her continued success.

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