-2x Olympian (2012, 2020)
-Highest World Ranking - #4
-10 World Championships (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
-Pan American Championships (1 gold, 2 silvers, 2 bronze)
-2010 NCAA Individual Women's Foil Champion
Nicole Ross is a 2x Olympian and 2018 World Champion fencer from New York City. Nicole has represented the U.S. on 10 consecutive senior national teams and World Championships, 2 Pan American Games, and has been ranked as high as #4 in the world.
Nicole earned her undergraduate degree in Art History from Columbia University. While at Columbia, Nicole was the 2010 individual NCAA champion, an Ivy League champion, and 2x captain of the varsity fencing team.
Nicole has extensive experience in both coaching and education. She is a graduate of the USOPC “CAP” program. Nicole has worked with adolescents and youth, both as a fencing coach and an educator. From 2016-2018 Nicole was the head assistant coach for Cornell University’s Varsity fencing team, followed by the foil volunteer assistant coach at Harvard University.
Nicole is currently pursuing her MA in Psychology at the New School for Social Research, where she will begin her doctoral clinical training in psychology in fall 2022.
Nicole is passionate about mentoring young fencers and giving back to the fencing community through education, psychology, and athlete mental health advocacy.