Nathalie Moellhausen is once again among the first in an international competition. This Saturday (20), in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, she fell in the frame of 8 of the Epee World Cup, against the Hungarian Anna Kum, by 15 to 10, finishing in fifth place in the standings general and leaving the medal slips very little.

Fifth place is very important, because she was, once again, the best athlete in the Americas in the race. With this, she tops the Olympic epee ranking among women on the continent. Canada’s Ruien Xiao, the second-best in the Americas, was in seventh place, the same position she won in Cali, opening the Olympic race for the Paris 2024 Games.

Nathalie started her participation in the 64 table, since she is sixth in the world rankings and does not need to go through the pools and the elimination tables. Her first challenge was against Germany’s Lara Goldman, when she won by 15-10. In the next stage, she faced Italian Giulia Rizzi, world number 24, winning by a tight 10-9.

In the table of 16, the challenge was against the Hong Konger Kaylin Hsieh, a surprise among the favorites of the competition. A difficult match, where neither athlete got more than a point difference on the scoreboard until the penultimate point, both abusing double touches. In the end, with a gap in favor of the Brazilian, the Asian still tried a point in desperation, but suffered another touch and lost by 13 to 11.

As part of the 8, the game that will define the medalist, Nathalie faced the Hungarian Anna Kun, fourth best athlete in the world today. It started off great and ended up opening 7-4 on the scoreboard. However, he suffered the turnover and saw the opposition in control, opening 15-10.

This is the fourth time that Nathalie Moellhausen has placed in the Top 5 out of five tournaments played in 2024. Previously, she won the Grands Prix in Doha, Qatar, and Barcelona, ​​Spain, and finished third in the Grand Prix from Cali. , in Colombia.