Recently, fencing.net had the opportunity to talk with Sean McDowell, the Creative Director for
Nike’s Olympic Footwear, about the shoe, the
Ballestra, that Nike has been developing for the last 18 months.
[p”>As part of that contract they need to provide shoes for U.S. Teams, including the US Fencing team. As such, lots
of speculation has been floating around. Images from e-bay (like the high top space boot that was listed as a Nike
fencing shoe), glimpses of prototype shoes at fencing clubs in the Oregon area.