Vassil Etropolski, 1983 World Champion, went back to Bulgaria in 2008 for a world cup in Plovdiv and was interviewed for a talk show. In the interview, Etropolski said that Aldo Montano, Olympic Gold Medalist from Athens in 2004, was his favorite fencer and and was most likely to win the next day. Montano found Etropolski the next day and told him that Vassil was his favorite fencer too.