Olympic Fencing Prodigy: Race Imboden

Meet 19-year-old Race Imboden, the world’s youngest top-ranked fencer, as he prepares to compete at the 2012 London Summer Olympics. Watch how Race learned to harness his emotions and climbed from virtual obscurity to become the #4-ranked foil fencer in the world and America’s #1. Race now stands poised to achieve his dream of becoming “the Michael Phelps of fencing” by bringing home gold and putting US Fencing on the map. PRODIGIES is a bi-weekly series showcasing the youngest and brightest as they challenge themselves to reach new heights and the stories behind them. Created and produced by @radical.media, THNKR gives you extraordinary access to the people, stories, places and thinking that will change your mind. WATCH RACE LIVE! You can watch Race and his teammates compete in London starting July 28th. Men’s Individual Foil competition takes place on Tuesday, July 31st. Follow THNKR on Twitter: www.twitter.com Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com Check out our Pinterest: pinterest.com For more great fencing video coverage throughout the London Olympics, visit Fencing.net: www.fencing.net