American fencer Elizabeth Tartakovsky says representing US on Olympic stage a ‘special’ moment

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Elizabeth Tartakovsky was an energetic and athletic child who tried her hand at a number of sports: ballet, tennis and swimming. Now on the verge of turning 24, Tartakovsky has found success in fencing – a passion that has led her to the biggest stage. 

Tartakovsky, the 2022 NCAA Women’s Sabre national champion, will be representing Team USA at the Summer Olympics in Paris in what will be her Olympic debut. 

Elizabeth Tartakovsky and Kara Linder of Team USA shake hands with Team Poland after defeating them in the Junior Team Women's Sabre event at the Junior and Cadet World Fencing Championships on April 9, 2017, in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. (Devin Manky/Getty Images)

"In terms of results-wise, it's definitely a gold medal, if not two, because we have the individual event and the team event," Tartakovsky said of her goal in an interview with Fox News Digital on Thursday. 

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"When I think more big picture – and this is what I'm really trying to focus on – I really want the rest of this journey leading up to the Olympics and my Olympic experience to be really celebratory. Only one person comes out with a gold medal. So, I don't want my experience to be defined by the result. I really just want to take it all in and really be grateful to myself even [with] how far I allowed myself to get, all the barriers I overcame and to just celebrate this big achievement and to soak in the experience."

Tartakovsky’s start in fencing has a unique beginning.

In her youth, she was involved in various sports, but her focus was on ballet. Despite the positives of learning coordination and flexibility, she said it