ITKIN Nick

Personal Information

Residence Los Angeles, CA, USA

Occupation Athlete

Languages English, Russian

Higher education Business, Political Science - University of Notre Dame: South Bend, IN, USA

License number 09101999000

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Sport Specific Information

When and where did you begin this sport? He began fencing at age seven.

Why this sport? "My father is a fencing coach and he introduced the sport to me when I was about seven. I love this sport more than anything, my life revolves around fencing. There is no better feeling then overplaying my opponent and scoring a nice touch."

Club / Team LA International Fencing: Los Angeles, CA, USA

Handedness Right

General Interest

Hobbies Athletics, economics, politics. (usafencing.org, 01 Apr 2019)

Hero / Idol Italian fencer Andrea Baldini, US basketball player LeBron James. (usafencing.org, 06 Apr 2021)

Awards and honours He was named the 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Foil Fencer of the Year in the United States of America. (theacc.com, 11 Apr 2019)

Famous relatives His father Michael was a professional fencer in Ukraine. His mother and his grandmother competed in gymnastics at national level in Ukraine. (und.com, 07 Jun 2018)

Other information FATHER'S INFLUENCE
He was introduced to the sport by his father Michael, who became Nick's coach. "I am really lucky to have this relationship with my father where he is my coach and my father. He wants it as much as I do. On the side of the strip, his emotion is just so strong and that helps me and encourages me, and it hypes me up. I started working with him when I was seven years old and he's been with me ever since. He's originally from Ukraine and we speak Russian together. It's pretty funny as he always coaches me in Russian unless my opponent is Russian, then he coaches me in English." (fie.org, 06 Feb 2020)

DUAL CITIZENSHIP
He is eligible to compete for Ukraine through his parents. "I knew it was possible [to represent Ukraine] if I wanted to, but I never acted on it. I enjoyed competing for the US and always had the dream of being on the US national team." (Sportbite Fencing, 09 Jan 2021)