Michaela JOYCE
🇺🇸 USA · Northwestern University NCAA · Left-handed
Women’s Épée, 2015–2026
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About this fencer
FIE 45969 · USA 100189337
USA Fencing rating: Épée A2024
USA Fencing classifications run from A to E; U means unrated. A year after the letter is the year that classification was earned.
Record and rankings
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- Results
- 183
- Podiums
- 64
- Competitions won
- 18
- FIE ranking
- 335th Senior Épée · 2024–25
- Best FIE ranking
- 151st 2021–22
- Best finish
- 1st of 279, November NAC, November 2019
Winner1stTop quarter¼Halfway½LastLast 64th of 240, Senior Division I Women’s Épée, October NAC, 2026-10-09 5th of 48, Senior Division IA Women’s Épée, Remenyik ROC and RJCC, September 2026, 2026-09-26 168th of 248, Senior Division I Women’s Épée, February NAC, 2026-02-12 81st of 242, Senior Division I Women’s Épée, November NAC, Fort Worth, TX, 2025-11-14 169th of 246, Senior Division I Women’s Épée, October NAC, Salt Lake City, UT, 2025-10-03 101st of 170, Senior Women’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Vancouver 2024, 2024-11-22 72nd of 195, Senior Women’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Fujairah, November 2024, 2024-11-08 7th of 283, Senior Division I Women’s Épée, October NAC, Atlantic City, NJ, 2024-10-04 34th of 155, Senior Division I Women’s Épée, National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals), Columbus, OH, 2024-06-29 136th of 194, Senior Women’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Fujairah, May 2024, 2024-05-17 2nd of 166, Senior Division I Women’s Épée, Division 1/Parafencing National Championships + April NAC, 2024-04-25 6th of 169, Junior Women’s Épée, FIE Junior and Cadet World Championships, Riyadh 2024, 2024-04-18 44th of 155, Junior Women’s Épée, FIE Junior World Cup, Tbilisi 2024, 2024-02-17 2nd of 119, Junior Women’s Épée, FIE Junior World Cup, Beauvais 2024, 2024-02-17 6th of 262, Junior Women’s Épée, January NAC, January 2024, 2024-01-05 20th of 203, Senior Division I Women’s Épée, January NAC, January 2024, 2024-01-05 13th of 196, Junior Women’s Épée, FIE Junior World Cup, Burgos 2023, 2023-12-16 65th of 205, Senior Women’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Vancouver 2023, 2023-12-08 3rd of 203, Junior Women’s Épée, FIE Junior World Cup, Laupheim 2023, 2023-12-02 2nd of 39, Junior Women’s Épée, FIE Junior World Cup, Lima, November 2023, 2023-11-18 131st of 289, Senior Women’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Legnano 2023, 2023-11-10 18th of 251, Junior (2) Women’s Épée, November NAC, November 2023, 2023-11-10 15th of 211, Senior Division I Women’s Épée, October NAC, October 2023, 2023-10-26 5th of 177, Senior Division I Women’s Épée, National Championships & July Challenge (Summer Nationals), 2023-06-30 3rd of 325, Junior Women’s Épée, National Championships & July Challenge (Summer Nationals), 2023-06-30 97th of 185, Senior Women’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Cali 2023, 2023-05-06 33rd of 151, Senior Division I Women’s Épée, Division 1 Championships/April NAC, 2023-04-21 33rd of 169, Junior Women’s Épée, Division 1 Championships/April NAC, 2023-04-21 51st of 146, Senior Women’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Nanjing 2023, 2023-03-24 2nd of 112, Junior Women’s Épée, FIE Junior World Cup, Beauvais 2023, 2023-02-18 172nd of 302, Senior Women’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Barcelona 2023, 2023-02-10 44th of 178, Senior Women’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Doha 2023, 2023-01-28 29th of 63, Junior Women’s Épée, FIE Junior World Cup, Maalot 2023, 2023-01-21 13th of 228, Junior Women’s Épée, January NAC, January 2023, 2023-01-06 21st of 195, Senior Division I Women’s Épée, January NAC, January 2023, 2023-01-06 1st of 168, Junior Women’s Épée, FIE Junior World Cup, Burgos 2022, 2022-12-17 66th of 240, Junior Women’s Épée, December NAC, December 2022, 2022-12-09 3rd of 191, Senior Division I Women’s Épée, December NAC, December 2022, 2022-12-09 204th of 275, Senior Women’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Tallinn 2022, 2022-11-11 40th of 224, Senior Division I Women’s Épée, October NAC, October 2022, 2022-10-07 72nd of 277, Junior Women’s Épée, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, July 2022, 2022-07-02 7th of 169, Senior Division I Women’s Épée, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, July 2022, 2022-07-02 76th of 138, Senior Women’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Cairo 2022, 2022-04-29 56th of 234, Junior Women’s Épée, Division I and Parafencing Nat'l Championships & April NAC, 2022-04-21 37th of 133, Senior Division I Women’s Épée, Division I and Parafencing Nat'l Championships & April NAC, 2022-04-21 2nd of 45, Junior Women’s Épée, FIE Junior Zonal Championships, Lima 2022, 2022-03-25 84th of 210, Senior Women’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Budapest 2022, 2022-03-05 40th of 209, Junior Women’s Épée, Junior Olympic Championships, February 2022, 2022-02-18 152nd of 275, Senior Women’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Barcelona 2022, 2022-02-11 43rd of 124, Senior Women’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Doha 2022, 2022-01-28 20th of 184, Senior Division I Women’s Épée, January NAC, January 2022, 2022-01-07 37th of 184, Junior Women’s Épée, January NAC, January 2022, 2022-01-07 71st of 161, Junior Women’s Épée, FIE Junior World Cup, Burgos 2021, 2021-12-18 7th of 209, Senior Division I Women’s Épée, December NAC, December 2021, 2021-12-09 3rd of 241, Junior Women’s Épée, December NAC, December 2021, 2021-12-09 101st of 246, Senior Women’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Tallinn 2021, 2021-11-19 33rd of 205, Senior Division I Women’s Épée, October NAC, October 2021, 2021-10-29 54th of 162, Junior Women’s Épée, July Challenge & Parafencing Nat'l Championships, 2021-07-22 34th of 218, Junior Women’s Épée, National Championships, Junior Olympic Championships & July NAC, 2021-07-03 2nd of 174, Senior Division I Women’s Épée, National Championships, Junior Olympic Championships & July NAC, 2021-07-03 20th of 262, Cadet Women’s Épée, National Championships, Junior Olympic Championships & July NAC, 2021-07-03 5th of 47, Senior Mixed Épée, Tune-Up Open Tournament, June 2021, 2021-06-27 14th of 190, Senior Division I Women’s Épée, June NAC, 2021-06-04 8th of 189, Junior Women’s Épée, June NAC, 2021-06-04 28th of 164, Senior Division I Women’s Épée, May NAC, 2021-05-06 10th of 160, Junior Women’s Épée, May NAC, 2021-05-06 17th of 102, Senior Division I Women’s Épée, April NAC, 2021-04-16 37th of 115, Junior Women’s Épée, FIE Junior and Cadet World Championships, Cairo 2021, 2021-04-10 9th of 77, Cadet Women’s Épée, FIE Junior and Cadet World Championships, Cairo 2021, 2021-04-10 108th of 205, Senior Women’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Kazan 2021, 2021-03-20 1st of 45, Junior Women’s Épée, FIE Junior Zonal Championships, San Salvador 2020, 2020-02-26 3rd of 316, Cadet Women’s Épée, Junior Olympic Championships, February 2020, 2020-02-14 9th of 281, Junior Women’s Épée, Junior Olympic Championships, February 2020, 2020-02-14 13th of 197, Junior Women’s Épée, FIE Junior World Cup, Bratislava 2020, 2020-02-01 2nd of 114, Cadet Women’s Épée, Capitol Clash SYC, RCC, Veteran ROC & Y8, 2020-01-18 10th of 199, Senior Division I Women’s Épée, January NAC, January 2020, 2020-01-03 9th of 243, Junior Women’s Épée, January NAC, January 2020, 2020-01-03 16th of 203, Junior Women’s Épée, FIE Junior World Cup, Burgos 2019, 2019-12-14 10th of 126, Senior Division I Women’s Épée, December NAC, December 2019, 2019-12-06 11th of 201, Cadet Women’s Épée, EFC Cadet Circuit 2019, 2019-11-16 1st of 279, Cadet Women’s Épée, November NAC, November 2019, 2019-11-08 21st of 304, Junior Women’s Épée, November NAC, November 2019, 2019-11-08 2nd of 184, Cadet Women’s Épée, October NAC, October 2019, 2019-10-18 18th of 185, Senior Division I Women’s Épée, October NAC, October 2019, 2019-10-18 13th of 291, Cadet Women’s Épée, EFC Cadet Circuit 2019, 2019-10-05 6th of 55, Senior Mixed Épée, DCFC Champagne Challenge #2, September 2019, 2019-09-29 14th of 30, Open Mixed Épée, Nittany Lion Cup Open, September 2019, 2019-09-21 2nd of 30, Senior Mixed Épée, DCFC Champagne Challenge #1, August 2019, 2019-08-25 24th of 200, Senior Division I Women’s Épée, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, June 2019, 2019-06-28 5th of 319, Junior Women’s Épée, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, June 2019, 2019-06-28 17th of 259, Y14 Women’s Épée, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, June 2019, 2019-06-28 2nd of 246, Cadet Women’s Épée, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, June 2019, 2019-06-28 17th of 50, Senior Division IA Women’s Épée, Amazon Open XVI, 2019-06-09 3rd of 28, Senior Mixed Épée, Captain Steere Open, May 2019, 2019-05-12 2nd of 115, Senior Division I Women’s Épée, April Championship and NAC, 2019-04-12 2nd of 20, Cadet Women’s Épée, Fairfax Challenge RJCC/RYC, 2019-04-06 3rd of 25, Junior Women’s Épée, Fairfax Challenge RJCC/RYC, 2019-04-06 5th of 30, Senior Women’s Épée, Cherry Blossom Open 2019, 2019-03-30 18th of 71, Senior Mixed Épée, Cherry Blossom Open 2019, 2019-03-30 2nd of 255, Junior (2) Women’s Épée, Junior Olympic National Championships, February 2019, 2019-02-15 9th of 310, Cadet Women’s Épée, Junior Olympic National Championships, February 2019, 2019-02-15 2nd of 255, Junior Women’s Épée, Junior Olympic National Championships, February 2019, 2019-02-15 3rd of 83, Cadet Women’s Épée, Capitol Clash SYC & RCC with Non-Regional Veteran and Y8, 2019-02-01 1st of 98, Y14 Women’s Épée, Capitol Clash SYC & RCC with Non-Regional Veteran and Y8, 2019-02-01 18th of 245, Junior Women’s Épée, January NAC, January 2019, 2019-01-04 45th of 182, Senior Division I Women’s Épée, January NAC, January 2019, 2019-01-04 65th of 127, Senior Division I Women’s Épée, December NAC, December 2018, 2018-12-14 20th of 267, Junior Women’s Épée, November NAC, November 2018, 2018-11-09 3rd of 153, Y14 Women’s Épée, November NAC, November 2018, 2018-11-09 3rd of 271, Cadet Women’s Épée, November NAC, November 2018, 2018-11-09 18th of 172, Cadet Women’s Épée, EFC Cadets Circuit 2018, 2018-10-27 75th of 144, Senior Division I Women’s Épée, October NAC, October 2018, 2018-10-12 11th of 196, Cadet Women’s Épée, October NAC, October 2018, 2018-10-12 1st of 52, Y14 Women’s Épée, Fairfax Challenge SYC, 2018-10-06 3rd of 27, Senior Mixed Épée, DCFC Champagne Challenge, September 2018, 2018-09-30 7th of 46, Senior Division IA Women’s Épée, Albert Chikayev Memorial ROC, 2018-09-08 88th of 101, Senior Division I Women’s Épée, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, 2018-06-28 3rd of 172, Y14 Women’s Épée, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, 2018-06-28 2nd of 129, Senior Division IA Women’s Épée, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, 2018-06-28 37th of 179, Cadet Women’s Épée, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, 2018-06-28 13th of 217, Junior Women’s Épée, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, 2018-06-28 3rd of 22, Senior Mixed Épée, Richmond's Tune-up Open, June 2018, 2018-06-23 8th of 50, Senior Women’s Épée, Amazon Open XV, 2018-06-10 3rd of 29, Senior Women’s Épée, Cherry Blossom Open 2018, 2018-04-28 14th of 66, Senior Mixed Épée, Cherry Blossom Open 2018, 2018-04-28 27th of 85, Senior Division I Women’s Épée, April Championship & NAC, 2018-04-20 3rd of 29, Y14 Women’s Épée, Fairfax Challenge SYC 2018, 2018-04-13 19th of 31, Senior Mixed Épée, CFC Epee Open, 2018-03-31 2nd of 32, U19 Women’s Épée, Fairfax Challenge RJCC Region 6, 2018-03-24 2nd of 20, U16 Women’s Épée, Fairfax Challenge RJCC Region 6, 2018-03-24 1st of 149, Y14 Women’s Épée, March NAC, March 2018, 2018-03-09 2nd of 19, Senior Mixed Épée, Friends of DCFC Friendly Open, 2018-03-04 18th of 228, Junior Women’s Épée, Junior Olympic National Championships, February 2018, 2018-02-16 23rd of 205, Cadet Women’s Épée, Junior Olympic National Championships, February 2018, 2018-02-16 7th of 56, Senior Mixed Épée, Choco Therapy, February 2018, 2018-02-10 7th of 79, Cadet Women’s Épée, Capitol Clash SYC and Cadet RCC 2018, 2018-01-13 1st of 106, Y14 Women’s Épée, Capitol Clash SYC and Cadet RCC 2018, 2018-01-13 98th of 172, Senior Division I Women’s Épée, January NAC, January 2018, 2018-01-05 10th of 127, Junior Women’s Épée, January NAC, January 2018, 2018-01-05 1st of 49, Senior Division IA Women’s Épée, Fairfax Challenge ROC (DIV1A, DIV2, & VET), December 2017, 2017-12-16 1st of 49, Senior Division IA Women’s Épée, Fairfax Challenge ROC, December 2017, 2017-12-16 2nd of 40, Senior Mixed Épée, DCFC Champagne Challenge #4, November 2017, 2017-11-19 31st of 94, Y14 Women’s Épée, November NAC, 2017-11-10 28th of 174, Cadet Women’s Épée, November NAC, 2017-11-10 77th of 194, Junior Women’s Épée, November NAC, 2017-11-10 8th of 17, Senior Mixed Épée, DCFC Champagne Challenge #3, October 2017, 2017-10-22 2nd of 13, Junior Women’s Épée, Virginia Division 2017 Junior Olympic Qualifiers, 2017-10-21 9th of 24, Senior Mixed Épée, MDFC Senior Mixed Epee Open, October 2017, 2017-10-07 2nd of 12, Y14 Women’s Épée, Richmond Fencing Club - Fall 2017 RYC, 2017-09-30 2nd of 27, Cadet Women’s Épée, Fairfax Challenge RYC & RCC Region 6, 2017-09-09 3rd of 22, Y14 Women’s Épée, Fairfax Challenge RYC & RCC Region 6, 2017-09-09 3rd of 22, Y14 Women’s Épée, Fairfax RYC & RCC, 2017-09-08 2nd of 27, Cadet Women’s Épée, Fairfax RYC & RCC, 2017-09-08 15th of 19, Senior Mixed Épée, DCFC Champagne Challenge #1, August 2017, 2017-08-27 2nd of 20, Senior Division III (D and under) Women’s Épée, Loudoun Season Starter Epee Tournament, August 2017, 2017-08-26 8th of 24, Y14 Mixed Épée, Battle the Bullies (Epee Y10, Y12, Y14), 2017-05-21 1st of 23, Y12 Mixed Épée, Battle the Bullies (Epee Y10, Y12, Y14), 2017-05-21 2nd of 29, Y12 Women’s Épée, Fairfax Challenge SYC, 2017-04-28 2nd of 28, Y12 Women’s Épée, Fairfax Challenge SYC, 2017-04-28 7th of 40, Y14 Women’s Épée, Fairfax Challenge SYC, 2017-04-28 1st of 6, Y12 Women’s Épée, 2017 Virginia Division Spring RYC, 2017-04-08 1st of 6, Y14 Women’s Épée, 2017 Virginia Division Spring RYC, 2017-04-08 37th of 133, Y14 Women’s Épée, March NAC 2017 (DV2, YOUTH, 14TM), 2017-03-10 6th of 86, Y12 Women’s Épée, March NAC 2017 (DV2, YOUTH, 14TM), 2017-03-10 1st of 4, Y14 Women’s Épée, Virginia's Summer National Qualifiers Div 2/3/Y14, Bailey's Crossroads, VA, 2017-03-04 1st of 14, Y12 Women’s Épée, Fairfax Challenge RYC # 1 - Region 6, 2017-02-25 1st of 19, Y14 Women’s Épée, Fairfax Challenge RYC # 1 - Region 6, 2017-02-25 12th of 55, Y12 Women’s Épée, Capitol Clash SYC and Cadet RCC 2017, 2017-01-14 42nd of 87, Y14 Women’s Épée, Capitol Clash SYC & RCC, 2017-01-14 12th of 55, Y12 Women’s Épée, Capitol Clash SYC & RCC, 2017-01-14 42nd of 87, Y14 Women’s Épée, Capitol Clash SYC and Cadet RCC 2017, 2017-01-14 1st of 33, Y12 Mixed Épée, Capitol Division Y12 & Under Tournament, December 2016, 2016-12-18 2nd of 10, Y14 Mixed Épée, Turkey Tango, 2016-11-19 1st of 7, Y12 Unrated Mixed Épée, Turkey Tango, 2016-11-19 3rd of 14, Y12 Women’s Épée, Virginia Division Fall RYC, 2016-10-01 1st of 5, Y12 Mixed Épée, Back to School Rumpus, 2016-09-25 41st of 45, Y12 Women’s Épée, Capitol Clash SYC and Cadet RCC 2016, 2016-01-15 41st of 45, Y12 Women’s Épée, Capitol Clash SYC and RCC (Reg 6), 2016-01-15 17th of 20, Y14 Women’s Épée, Fairfax Challenge RYC - Region 6, 2016-01-02 3rd of 17, Y12 Mixed Épée, Loudoun Holiday Youth Tournament, 2015-12-12
Results
Results: 183
| When | Competition | Event | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 2023 | FIE World Cup, Legnano 2023FIE | Senior Women’s Épée | 131st of 289 |
| 10 Nov 2023 | November NAC, November 2023AskFRED | Junior (2) Women’s Épée | 18th of 251 |
| 26 Oct 2023 | October NAC, October 2023AskFRED | Senior Division I Women’s Épée | 15th of 211 |
| 30 Jun 2023 | National Championships & July Challenge (Summer Nationals)AskFRED | Senior Division I Women’s Épée | 5th of 177 |
| 30 Jun 2023 | National Championships & July Challenge (Summer Nationals)AskFRED | Junior Women’s Épée | 3rd of 325 |
| 19 May 2023 | FIE World Cup, Fujairah 2023FIE | Senior Women’s Épée | Not classified |
| 6 May 2023 | FIE Grand Prix, Cali 2023FIE | Senior Women’s Épée | 97th of 185 |
| 21 Apr 2023 | Division 1 Championships/April NACAskFRED | Senior Division I Women’s Épée | 33rd of 151 |
| 21 Apr 2023 | Division 1 Championships/April NACAskFRED | Junior Women’s Épée | 33rd of 169 |
| 24 Mar 2023 | FIE World Cup, Nanjing 2023FIE | Senior Women’s Épée | 51st of 146 |
| 4 Mar 2023 | FIE Junior Zonal Championships, Bogota 2023FIE | Junior Women’s Épée | Not classified |
| 18 Feb 2023 | FIE Junior World Cup, Beauvais 2023FIE | Junior Women’s Épée | 2nd of 112 |
| 10 Feb 2023 | FIE World Cup, Barcelona 2023FIE | Senior Women’s Épée | 172nd of 302 |
| 28 Jan 2023 | FIE Grand Prix, Doha 2023FIE | Senior Women’s Épée | 44th of 178 |
| 21 Jan 2023 | FIE Junior World Cup, Maalot 2023FIE | Junior Women’s Épée | 29th of 63 |
| 6 Jan 2023 | January NAC, January 2023AskFRED | Junior Women’s Épée | 13th of 228 |
| 6 Jan 2023 | January NAC, January 2023AskFRED | Senior Division I Women’s Épée | 21st of 195 |
| 17 Dec 2022 | FIE Junior World Cup, Burgos 2022FIE | Junior Women’s Épée | 1st of 168 |
| 9 Dec 2022 | December NAC, December 2022AskFRED | Junior Women’s Épée | 66th of 240 |
| 9 Dec 2022 | December NAC, December 2022AskFRED | Senior Division I Women’s Épée | 3rd of 191 |
Videos
Cyrus of Chaos
· Table of 16 Individual bout Galina KRYMOVA beat Michaela JOYCE, 15–14 FIE Junior and Cadet World Championships, Cairo 2021 · Épée · 10 Apr 2021
Cyrus of Chaos
· Table of 32 Individual bout Michaela JOYCE beat Oleksandra ROMANOVA, 15–12 FIE Junior and Cadet World Championships, Cairo 2021 · Épée · 10 Apr 2021
Head to head
Against left-handers 33–21 · right-handers 147–68, where the FIE says which hand they fence with. Left and right
Everyone they’ve met in events whose bouts are kept here, the most met first. Each goes to their bouts together.
| Against | Won | Lost | Last met | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veronika BIELESZOVA | 0 | 3 | 10 Apr 2021 | |
| Alexandra ZITTEL | 2 | 0 | 18 Apr 2024 | |
| Alicja KLASIK | 2 | 0 | 10 Nov 2023 | |
| Aya HUSSEIN | 2 | 0 | 8 Nov 2024 | |
| Camila CHACON | 2 | 0 | 29 Apr 2022 |
Everyone they’ve met (239 more)
Figures
rating, ranking and how they fence
Over time
1st10th100th Senior Épée 356th, 2020–21 Senior Épée 151st, 2021–22 Senior Épée 191st, 2022–23 Senior Épée 282nd, 2023–24 Senior Épée 335th, 2024–25
As a table
| Season | Weapon | fency ELO | FIE ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | Épée | 1,772 | |
| 2025–26 | Épée | 1,778 | |
| 2024–25 | Épée | 1,781 | 335th Senior |
| 2023–24 | Épée | 1,816 | 282nd Senior |
| 2022–23 | Épée | 1,789 | 191st Senior |
| 2021–22 | Épée | 1,678 | 151st Senior |
| 2020–21 | Épée | 1,845 | 356th Senior |
| 2019–20 | Épée | 1,861 | |
| 2018–19 | Épée | 1,826 | |
| 2017–18 | Épée | 1,758 | |
| 2016–17 | Épée | 1,683 | |
| 2015–16 | Épée | 1,468 |
How fency ELO works · the best now
How they fence
| Stage | Won–lost | An average bout | By one touch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pools | 127–61 68% | 4.3–3.4 | 30–23 |
| Tables | 53–28 65% | 13.5–11.7 | 11–7 |