USA TODAY Sports counts down the 100 days to the Rio Olympics with daily stories about athletes, teams and coaches preparing for the Summer Games. The opening ceremony is Aug. 5.
Nancy Armour has a chat with American saber fencer Daryl Homer, who won silver at last year's world championships to become the first man from the U.S. to medal in the event.
Homer details how he latched onto a sport that is traditionally white and one that is not as mainstream in America. And, of course, after finishing sixth at the 2012 Olympics, he looks ahead to Rio de Janeiro — especially the opening ceremonies.