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Sam Gorski

Black Bear Historical Fencing● · United States
Rating
1309
Rank
#836 (top 27%)
Record
11W · 10L · 1D (22 fights)
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Weapons

Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre
Current
1309 #836
Peak
1315 January 2026
Record
0W · 0L
Last
January 2026
Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword
Current
1005 #4,948
Peak
1010 January 2026
Record
0W · 0L
Last
January 2026

Scout analysis

Form
Steady
Recent 14% vs older 14%
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Record: 2W · 11L · 2D (13%)
Recent half (7 fights): 14%
Older half (7 fights): 14%
Delta: 0%
Current streak: 5 Losss
Based on 15 recorded longsword fights.
Schedule
Getting ambushed
Avg opponent 1355
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Avg opponent rating: 1355
Avg rating of fighters beaten: 1314
Avg rating of fighters who beat them: 1360
Quality wins (vs higher-rated): 1
Upset losses (to lower-rated by 50+): 3
Over/under vs expectation: -0.7 (1 actual / 1.7 expected, n=6)
Style
Building signal
Needs more exchange data
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Style signal needs per-exchange match data. Once enough of this fighter's exchanges are recorded, this card will sharpen into scoring tempo, doubles rate, comeback wins, early vs late scoring, and more.
Stage
Pool data only
Pool 18%
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Pool stage: 2W · 9L (18%)
Elimination: needs 3+ coded fights.
Stage tagging depends on upstream division labels - some fights may be uncategorised.
Reach
2 events · us · 1 yrs active
2 rated weapons
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Tournaments: 2
Countries fought in: 1 (us)
Months active: 12
Fights / year: 15
Rated weapons: 2
Peak
At peak
Near career best
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Current rating: 1005
Peak rating: 1010 (January 2026)
Gap to peak: -4
Peak rating comes from the highest Glicko value recorded for this weapon.

Events & fights (3)

Unicorn Cup 2026●
January 2026 · us
15 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 4706 ▲604 · 1,010.5
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 751 ▲132 · 1,315.1
WIN
MJ Posadas● · Pittsburgh Fighters Guild● Longsword · Pools
1314 29%
LOSS
Jordan Ritscher● · Waterfront Historical Fencing Club● Longsword · Pools
LOSS
Adam Growden● · Broken Plow Western Martial Arts● Longsword · Pools
1450 19%
DRAW
Seth Gingo● · Philadelphia Common Fencers Guild● Longsword · Pools
1240 37%
LOSS
Stephen Dougherty● · Medieval European Martial Arts Guild● Longsword · Pools
1643 12%
LOSS
Jesse May● · Hilt and Helm Pittsburgh Fencing Club● Longsword · Pools
1087 48%
LOSS
Tony Cavalline● · Hilt and Helm Pittsburgh Fencing Club● Longsword · Top 56
1430 23%
WIN
David Burgman● · Hilt and Helm Pittsburgh Fencing Club● Sabre · Pools
LOSS
Matt Huber● · Broken Plow Western Martial Arts● Sabre · Pools
1361 42%
WIN
Kevt'her Hoxha● · Philadelphia Common Fencers Guild● Sabre · Pools
1197 53%
LOSS
Samuel Ryals● · Gem City Duelists Society● Sabre · Pools
1762 19%
LOSS
Thomas Barefoot● · Waterfront Historical Fencing Club● Sabre · Pools
1037 69%
WIN
Marilyn Smith● · Pittsburgh Fighters Guild● Sabre · Pools
LOSS
Vivian Zhao● · Salt City Historical Fencing● Sabre · Top 16
1285 46%
WIN
Daniel Taylor● · Unaffiliated◐ Sabre · Top 29
Unicorn Cup 2025●
January 2025 · us
16 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 4097 · 952.8
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 1341 · 1,033.2
LOSS
William Hannings● · Philadelphia Common Fencers Guild● Longsword · Elimination Bracket
1294
LOSS
Nick Chiappazzi● · Steelhead Western Martial Arts● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 9-10 Review →
1136
LOSS
Tony Cavalline● · Hilt and Helm Pittsburgh Fencing Club● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 7-10 Review →
1448
LOSS
Samuel Ryals● · Gem City Duelists Society● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 4-10 Review →
1777
LOSS
Tan Nguyen● · Waterfront Historical Fencing Club● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 8-10 Review →
1292
WIN
Brienne Charlton● · Cleveland Steel Historical Fencing● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 10-3 Review →
LOSS
Nick Shepard● · Indianapolis Fencing Club● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 8-10 Review →
1034
DRAW
Wesley Olson● · Rubber city Historical Fencing● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 10-10 Review →
LOSS
C. Burns● · Maryland Kunst des Fechtens● Sabre · Eighth-Finals
1335
WIN
Brady O'Callaghan● · Queen City Sword Guild● Sabre · Elimination Bracket
979
LOSS
Joshua Derby● · Waterfront Historical Fencing Club● Sabre · Pool Set 1
1514
LOSS
Morgan Redfield● · Hilt and Helm Pittsburgh Fencing Club● Sabre · Pool Set 1
1341
LOSS
Devon Christman● · Hilt and Helm Pittsburgh Fencing Club● Sabre · Pool Set 1
LOSS
Eric McChesney● · Hilt and Helm Pittsburgh Fencing Club● Sabre · Pool Set 1
1132
DRAW
Brady O'Callaghan● · Queen City Sword Guild● Sabre · Pool Set 1
979
WIN
Keith Datum● · Hilt and Helm Pittsburgh Fencing Club● Sabre · Pool Set 1
Blood on the River 2025◐
August 2025 · us
ⓘ Not linked to HEMA Scorecard yet
6 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 783 ▲866 · 1,274.6
LOSS
Joshua Derby● · Waterfront Historical Fencing Club● Sabre · Final
1730 12%
WIN
Tyler Lucas● · Pittsburgh Fighters Guild● Sabre · Pool
WIN
Jason James● · Black Bear Historical Fencing● Sabre · Pool
WIN
Jason Chapman● · Broken Plow Western Martial Arts● Sabre · Pool
WIN
Adam Growden● · Broken Plow Western Martial Arts● Sabre · Pool
WIN
Jason James● · Black Bear Historical Fencing● Sabre · Semifinal

Clubmates · Black Bear Historical Fencing● (13)

How to read this profile

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