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2021 Olympic Wrestling Match Thread and USA Wrestlers.

Clarification on GS match scoring.... The detailed summary I read said the Georgian scored his first 2 via exposure during a scramble, correct? The article said his next score was 4 points - TD with exposure - followed by a second exposure in par terre after the TD (i.e., 8 points total).

In the case of criteria, a TD extended directly into an exposure counts as a 4-point move (i.e., a high amplitude throw is not the only way to score a 4 point move... rule states all points garnered from highest scoring move). I still have not seen entire match - just the end but summary I saw said that he scored a 4 point TD and exposure to take the lead. That is why I had earlier said that the GEO would have won on criteria. Was the article inaccurate in its description?
 
I thought he was fine, yeah. For niche sports, networks typically pair a broadcasting vet outside of the sport b/c they can better convey what casual Olympic viewers need to hear to understand what they're seeing, and the best you can hope for is that they're not imbeciles.

Which brings us to the two Brits who've been announcing wrestling simultaneous
with the Olympic Channel broadcast, on the main broadcast. Again: it's not the worst idea to have someone outside the sport guiding things, but neither announcer can even identify a leg lace. Or a takedown. And frequently interject actual terms where they don't belong (e.g., numerous "reversals" that weren't actually reversals). The color announcer, Neil Adams, is an ex judo star. The play-by-play guy I'm guessing also does judo but doesn't even have a name (he doesn't provide it at the beginning of broadcasts and I wasn't able to find him easily online--which is weird). I imagine NBC hired them so there'd be a non-American-centric broadcast team for the rest of the English-speaking world, but it's still insulting to hear your sport is announced by two people who are practically professional versions of those Nebraska students (see "fist to the back"). And left unexplained why in the US I can hear them at all when I watch online or replays--why don't I get Knapp, Smith, and JB?
Yeah, they were real judokas
 
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Clarification on GS match scoring.... The detailed summary I read said the Georgian scored his first 2 via exposure during a scramble, correct? The article said his next score was 4 points - TD with exposure - followed by a second exposure in par terre after the TD (i.e., 8 points total).

In the case of criteria, a TD extended directly into an exposure counts as a 4-point move (i.e., a high amplitude throw is not the only way to score a 4 point move... rule states all points garnered from highest scoring move). I still have not seen entire match - just the end but summary I saw said that he scored a 4 point TD and exposure to take the lead. That is why I had earlier said that the GEO would have won on criteria. Was the article inaccurate in its description?

The criteria rules were changed when they went to "cumulative scoring" as winner (from best of 3 2-minute period winners) - I think that was in 2018, or so. They also made TDs worth 2 points in those rule changes, I believe.
 
On a slightly different note, I was shocked that Petriashvili took that poor shot at the 12 second mark. His thought process was probably that he could get to a leg again like he had twice earlier (at 37 and 23 seconds) and run out the clock. Strategically, though, knowing that Gable needed two scores Petriashvili should have stayed on his feet when they had the restart at the 13 second mark and tried to fight any Steveson TD attempt. This would have killed more time, probably leaving too little time for Steveson to score again. I just think Petriashvili let the stress of the moment get to him. It is surprising that such a veteran competitor would have such a serious mental lapse like that, but it happens to the best athletes sometimes. It just makes it all the more impressive how a young (Steveson turned 21 on May 31st) first-time Olympian handled the pressure at that moment. Kudos and congratulations to him! Flip
 
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Just saw the whole GS Gold-Medal match on NBC's Olympic Wrestling Channel. It was quite a bit different than summary I read. GEO scored an exposure off a crotch-lock lift but was trailing 5-2 after GS got a reversal control point at the end of the sequence. The GEO took the lead in second period with a TD and two subsequent and consecutive gut-lock rolls during par terre following TD.

At the end, after GS first TD, GS immediately stands but immediately bends back down and puts both hands on Georgian's back - almost like the way you signal an "alternate start" to a Folk Ref, but GEO is flat on his belly spead-eagle in a somewhat typical position for the bottom wrestler during par terre. GS, while bent over with hands on GEO's back clearly engages Ref with eye contact and appears to say something while shaking his head (appears to be saying he's not interested in attempting turn) - the Ref immediately blows his whistle and signals stalemate, both wrestlers in standing position. GS standing bent over with hands on GEO's back seemed to confuse the Ref almost like he was acknowledging GS in saying - ok, are you done there, that's all your going to do. It was very weird - it was almost like GS putting his hands on Georgian's back while also engaging him (i.e., the Ref) was confusing him as to what he should call... and then he just blew his whistle signalling stalemate restart.
 
This week has proven that the NLWC coaches are among the best in the world. It is ironic that with all of the high level mat coaching Casey has done, probably the most important mat coaching he has done when absolutely critical was to yelled to David "Stay There, Stay There" with seconds left. Yaz was looking for the roll.

Coaching in the moment.
 
This week has proven that the NLWC coaches are among the best in the world. It is ironic that with all of the high level mat coaching Casey has done, probably the most important mat coaching he has done when absolutely critical was to yelled to David "Stay There, Stay There" with seconds left. Yaz was looking for the roll.

Coaching in the moment.
And obviously David didn't hear him because he switched to Yazdani's right side while Casey was yelling at him to stay where he was on Yazdani's left side. Yazdani was able to grab David's right leg with his right arm and pull David toward the mat as he used his right leg to try to kick up in order to try to drive David's hips upward. Fortunately David was able to pull his leg away and regain his position before he exposed. When you look at that sequence in slow motion David was momentarily in a much more precarious position than it seemed live. How close he came to exposing is impossible to tell without seeing the sequence from the opposite angle. At the 5.0 second mark you can see how high up in the air both of David's legs went when Yazdani attempted the roll. At the 4.8 second mark is where David is the closest he came to exposing. Pardon the poor quality of the images I have included of this moment, but I took the photos off my DVR recording of the match. I'm a 57-year-old retired cop and my technical skills are lacking! Taylor/Yazdani ending Image #2

On another note, I did a Google search on how to post an image on Rivals and our own Tom McAndrew had posted this way back in 2018. Thanks Tom! I wanted to include it since I am sure there are other technically deficient posters on this Forum!

19333lion said:
Thanks. I am trying attach a photo as one would on Facebook.
as mentioned above, it depends on whether the photo is on your computer, or whether it is on a web site.

If it's on your computer:

1. open a separate browser window
2. in the separate window, load www.postimages.org
3. select the Choose Images button in the center of the page that appears
4. this should open a window from which you can select the image that is on your computer. You'll have to navigate around to figure out where you image is stored, and which one it is. Once you find it, select the image you want to post. You'll have to push a button in the window once you've selected the image, which may be Choose
5. the postimages.org page will change. There should be a line that looks like:

Link: https://postimg.cc/XYXYXYXYX

6. copy the "https://postimg.cc.XYXYXYXYX" line
7. return to the Rivals message board, and select Reply if you want to reply to a thread, or Post New Thread if you want to start a new thread
8. key in the text that you want in the New thread/reply. Then, on a new line, select the Image tool from the toolbar (it's between the tool that looks like a smiley face and the tool that looks like a piece of film)
9. an Image box will appear. There is a blank field to the right of "Image URL:" Past the URL that you copied (the above #6) in this field
10. Select the Insert button from the Image box
11. You should see the image in the draft of your New thread/reply. Once you're satisfied with your post, select the Create Thread or Post Reply button as you normally would to make a post.

If it's on another web site, you have to get the URL of the photo. The process for doing so depends on your browser/computer, but typically you can get it by right clicking on the image if you have a mouse, or double clicking on the browser winder, or a few other techniques. If you have trouble figuring that out, indicate as much, and we'll help you.

Once you have the URL, then

1. copy the URL
2. place your cursor in the Rivals message box, then select the Image tool from the toolbar (it's between the tool that looks like a smiley face and the tool that looks like a piece of film)
3. an Image box will appear. There is a blank field to the right of "Image URL:" Past the URL that you copied (the above #1) in this field
4. Select the Insert button from the Image box
5. You should see the image in the draft of your New thread/reply. Once you're satisfied with your post, select the Create Thread or Post Reply button as you normally would to make a post.

Any questions, get back to me.
 
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