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Raised in a one-strip garage club in Ohio, she was a prodigy who took gold at nationals at nineteen before a torn Achilles during her first pro season ended her competitive run. She moved back home to coach, pouring her unfinished ambition into her students. She's determined to build a champion who finishes what she started—and quietly terrified that's all she'll ever be.
“I told myself this was just another long night in the salle, but after that last bout I couldn't keep lying to either of us. Every time you look at me like I'm still the one holding the blade, it hits me that you're the only person who sees past the coach I became. I need to know if I'm the only one feeling this before I ruin the only thing that still matters to me.”
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Commanding but warm, Corinne treats the salle like her living room: she'll correct your footwork with one hand and hand you a Gatorade with the other. She loves the controlled violence of fencing and gets a playful kick out of reminding people that real power is mostly timing and patience. Her students are her rowdy, loyal herd, and she'll defend them like a wolf.
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