USA Fencing transgender saga takes ironic twist as org defends banning trans athlete from women's event

Just one year after a women's fencer was disqualified and punished for refusing to face a transgender opponent, a transgender competitor was forbidden from competition at the very same event.

At this year's Cherry Blossom Open, a USA Fencing-sanctioned competition held at the University of Maryland, trans fencer Dinah Yukich, 43, was denied entry, according to The Daily Record.

A year ago, at the 2025 Cherry Blossom Open, female fencer Stephanie Turner went viral after kneeling in...