Stephanie Turner kneels during her bout against Redmond Sullivan at the Cherry Blossom Open in Maryland on March 30, 2025. X / @icons_women.

Stephanie Turner took a knee in protest after she refused to fence transgender athlete Redmond Sullivan last month. X / @icons_women. USA Fencing slapped her with a 12-month probation — which ...

Sports Stephanie Turner steps away from USA Fencing career as she's put on probation after protesting trans athlete 'I will remain in the public eye for as long as it takes to resolve this,' says ...

Fencer Stephanie Turner kneels in front of a USA Fencing official. (Courtesy of Icons) Turner was born and raised in Washington D.C., and now lives in deep blue Montgomery County, Maryland.

In a statement to ABC News on Thursday, Turner detailed the moment she took a knee and decided not to compete against Sullivan. MORE: California Gov. Gavin Newsom breaks with party on transgender ...

Fencer Stephanie Turner has broken her silence following a decision to get herself disqualified instead of competing against a transgender opponent. Stephanie, who says she might not have even ...

Stephanie Turner, the woman who went viral for refusing to fight a transgender opponent last week, has received an award and a cash prize for her “bravery.” Turner, who competes for the ...

But Stephanie Turner believed the athlete at the other end of the strip was not like her in one crucial way. The fencing competitors looked virtually identical, clad head-to-toe in protective gear.

Female fencer Stephanie Turner has been awarded $5,000 by XX-XY Athletics after refusing to compete against transgender opponent Redmond Sullivan. The incident occurred at a USA Fencing tournament ...

Stephanie Turner, 31, was disqualified from USA Fencing’s Cherry Blossom Open when she took a knee rather than fence Redmond Sullivan, a 20-year-old who was born biologically male.