Overview

• Eva Lacheray, the world No. 9 and top seed in foil, edged Britain’s Carolina Stutchbury 15-13 to win her first senior European crown.
• Twenty-year-old Rémi Garrigue, ranked 26th in sabre, defeated triple Olympic champion Aron Szilagyi 15-11 for his maiden senior gold.
• Lacheray built on back-to-back U23 European titles from 2022 and 2023 with a commanding run through the poules and knockout rounds.
• Garrigue’s breakthrough in Gênes included upset victories over France’s Maxime Pianfetti and other higher-ranked foes.
• The two gold medals underscore a dominant performance by the French fencing team at the 2025 European Championships.