2024 Olympic Trials match and discussion thread
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I tried that. It's off on my TV, but I can't get cc off on Peacock. It's funny it moved from the lower left box to the upper left mat box when they fixed the flickering issue on mat 3. I'll survive, but it's annoying.
There's a lot of talk on GIA that Spencer hurt his knee on Nico's first shot of the second period and that contributed to him stalling the whole period out. Did anyone here catch that? I didn't see anything, although the stalling didn't make sense since just getting another TD would have been a better way to conserve energy.
Absolutely… you can get 10 from a leg lace or a gut by rolling over and over but hold a guy on his back for 30 seconds and get nothing is ridiculous
Any more championship bracket matches this session?
trying to decide if now is a good time to hit the bar.
trying to decide if now is a good time to hit the bar.
Possibly, but I doubt PD3 drinks white claws.Any more championship bracket matches this session?
trying to decide if now is a good time to hit the bar.
Thanks. I had seen this before but had never asked the question, I was assuming there had to be 2+2, but didn't know the rule.
57kg Consi's- Nico Megaludis DEC Marcus Blaze
P1:
Nico slapping at the head & tying up Blaze
Blaze not doing much as Nico slaps at his head
Nico ties him up, shoots for an ankle, gets a leg, Blaze trying to fight him off, Nico still working, gets the leg up, but Blaze fighting hard & we get a stalemate.
Fighting for position, Blaze passivity warning
Blaze on the clock, no score, Nico point 1-0
Circling in the center & fighting for position as the period ends
1-0 Nico
P2:
Nico shoots for a leg, but nothing
Nico is a little more aggressive or active
Nico snap, nothing
Tying up in the center, restart
Nico shoots, nothing, Blaze locks in over the top & back to neutral
Nico moving forward, but nothing,
Blaze back on the clock, no score, Nico point 2-0
Blaze shoots & gets the TD 2-2, Blaze advantage
1:33 left
Stoppage in action for something, looks like an injury for Blaze, not sure what
Back to action
Nico snap, nothing, Blaze is slick!
1-min left
Nico looking for something, but Blaze with solid positioning
30-sec left
Nico moving forward, but Blaze blocking & circling
Nico snap attempt, nothing
Nico pushes him towards the edge, Blaze circles back in
The period expires
Marcus Blaze DEC Nico Megaludis 2-2
P1:
Nico slapping at the head & tying up Blaze
Blaze not doing much as Nico slaps at his head
Nico ties him up, shoots for an ankle, gets a leg, Blaze trying to fight him off, Nico still working, gets the leg up, but Blaze fighting hard & we get a stalemate.
Fighting for position, Blaze passivity warning
Blaze on the clock, no score, Nico point 1-0
Circling in the center & fighting for position as the period ends
1-0 Nico
P2:
Nico shoots for a leg, but nothing
Nico is a little more aggressive or active
Nico snap, nothing
Tying up in the center, restart
Nico shoots, nothing, Blaze locks in over the top & back to neutral
Nico moving forward, but nothing,
Blaze back on the clock, no score, Nico point 2-0
Blaze shoots & gets the TD 2-2, Blaze advantage
1:33 left
Stoppage in action for something, looks like an injury for Blaze, not sure what
Back to action
Nico snap, nothing, Blaze is slick!
1-min left
Nico looking for something, but Blaze with solid positioning
30-sec left
Nico moving forward, but Blaze blocking & circling
Nico snap attempt, nothing
Nico pushes him towards the edge, Blaze circles back in
The period expires
Marcus Blaze DEC Nico Megaludis 2-2
Tom Ryan agrees and would NEVER abuse that for lungers.
I think it's worse than that. I think he pulled the plug on dropping down less than 2 weeks ago. He has no time to really bulk up after just returning to his natural weight. A terrible miscalculation.
I am not a fan at all of big weight cuts when you're are going against the nation's/world's very best.
It got Vito already, I think Spencer will win due partially to Fix and Gillman having cuts. James Green had his issues. Retherford has me worried that we will see far from his best.
We will see how it plays out but I will bet the big cutters have less than a 50% win loss record, and we will be lucky to see any qualify
Not really. He was caught in the middle.
Are you a fan of jumping up a weight and going against the worlds best?
Did everyone else who lost make a miscalculation?
@backdrft76 POTY nomination.
I had the same issue. Was finally able to turn it off by clicking on the down arrow on my remote - that opened up an option to turn off subtitles.
57kg Consis- Luke Lilledahl vs. Liam Cronin
P1:
Circling in the center
Luke reaches for an ankle, nothing
Cronin reaches for an ankle, nothing
Luke deep in on a leg, but Cronin jumps out of it somehow
Back to neutral, hand-fighting
Luke reaches for a leg, nothing
Cronin pushes Luke towards the edge, restart
Circling, head slapping & tying up in the center
Luke shoots for a leg, nothing
1-min left
Luke tries for the leg again, Cronin tries a counter, no scoring
Tying up & head slapping & circling in the center again
Luke on the shot clock, no score, 1-0 Cronin
Period expires
1-0 Cronin
P2:
Tying up, slapping & circling in the center of the mat
Both working for position, lots of hand-fighting
Cronin on the shot clock,
Luke with a half duck attempt, nothing
Cronin reaches for an ankle, but Luke fights it off
No score Cronin, Shot clock point Luke 1-1, Luke advantage
Back to center fighting
Cronin gets a leg, but then looses it
Luke back on the shot clock, Luke gets an ankle, but gives up the shot clock point 2-1
Luke keeps working & gets the step out point 2-2, Luke advantage
30-sec left
Circling in the center
Cronin moving forward, Luke fighting him off
15-sec left
Luke warned for negative wrestling
Time expires
Luke Lilledahl DEC Liam Cronin 2-2
P1:
Circling in the center
Luke reaches for an ankle, nothing
Cronin reaches for an ankle, nothing
Luke deep in on a leg, but Cronin jumps out of it somehow
Back to neutral, hand-fighting
Luke reaches for a leg, nothing
Cronin pushes Luke towards the edge, restart
Circling, head slapping & tying up in the center
Luke shoots for a leg, nothing
1-min left
Luke tries for the leg again, Cronin tries a counter, no scoring
Tying up & head slapping & circling in the center again
Luke on the shot clock, no score, 1-0 Cronin
Period expires
1-0 Cronin
P2:
Tying up, slapping & circling in the center of the mat
Both working for position, lots of hand-fighting
Cronin on the shot clock,
Luke with a half duck attempt, nothing
Cronin reaches for an ankle, but Luke fights it off
No score Cronin, Shot clock point Luke 1-1, Luke advantage
Back to center fighting
Cronin gets a leg, but then looses it
Luke back on the shot clock, Luke gets an ankle, but gives up the shot clock point 2-1
Luke keeps working & gets the step out point 2-2, Luke advantage
30-sec left
Circling in the center
Cronin moving forward, Luke fighting him off
15-sec left
Luke warned for negative wrestling
Time expires
Luke Lilledahl DEC Liam Cronin 2-2
yea a lot of times they dont give TD dont kno why ,he took him down to his back definite 4 points!
LOL exposure and TD equals 4 to me!!
Shane either has an iron bladder or a pee cup. I like when he is describing the action without yelling at me. Well done, guy!
NOT a Lion fan, but I felt 2 points was too cheap for his TD + Backs.
I would be all in for a max of 6 pts for one move. Continued exposure greater than 5 seconds, should at least be worth 4 pts.
Reasonably good morning session. Feel bad for Nico and Cenzo. I have appreciated watching them over the years and feel like it's over for them. It seems like the pin calls are slow for freestyle/greco tournament. Several times I feel like they held off calling the fall.
Unfortunately, it probably has to be this way because some disciplines won't get the audience, otherwise.
I think Beau pinned McKenna, but the TD at the end would only count in Folk (knee didn’t touch).
His turn happened before a takedown, so no 2+2 by rule.
Freestyle, still Freestyle—in spite of everyone’s protestations here.
Seemed like Nolf and AB had tough cuts.
Facundo, one of the very few losers who walked straight for “autograph row” and signed for every single kid there.
His turn happened before a takedown, so no 2+2 by rule.
Freestyle, still Freestyle—in spite of everyone’s protestations here.
Seemed like Nolf and AB had tough cuts.
Facundo, one of the very few losers who walked straight for “autograph row” and signed for every single kid there.
Grey and the Cornell coaches better figure something out quickly. Shapiro went from a potential undefeated 4xer and freestyle dynamo to whatever he is now. I’m not saying he’s a bust, but he’s trending the wrong way. Other huge recruits will pause before picking Cornell if a guy like Shapiro doesn’t win multiple titles.
Considering he has Mesenbrink & Haines in his weight range for at least 2 more seasons, Shapiro might never win a title. Something unfathomable a few months ago.
Open up your eyes and read the first post of the thread.
Or try twitter: search for NLWC... search "USA Wrestling"
Or try Google.com
For being regular visitors of the board, it's hysterical how some of you people are so helpless.
Fixed it to the Cornell version for you 😂
Freestyle, still sucks—in spite of everyone’s observations here.
FIFY, you're welcome.
What are you doing here then? Just curious.
Brackets are on Track.
Recent Results:
57kg- Zane Richards DEC Luke Lilledahl 5-3
57kg- Thomas Gilman DEC Jax Forrest 5-4
57kg Con- M.Blaze DEC N.Megaludis 2-2
57kg Con- L.Lilledahl DEC L.Cronin 2-2
65kg Con- Joey McKenna DEC Beau Bartlett 3-2
74kg Con- A.Marinelli DEC L.Haines 11-7
74kg Con- L.Lockett Over V.Josepf (FF)
74kg Con- T.Berger DEC A.Facundo 5-5
86kg Con- E.Wick Over C.Starocci (INJ-DEF)
86kg Con- M.Hall Over P.Downey (FF)
86kg Con- Max Dean TECH Connor Mirasola 12-2
Because we're big fans of wrestling competition. Freestyle is the only game in town, doesn't mean it doesn't suck vs. folkstyle.
I also prefer folkstyle. I also like football better than rugby. Doesn’t mean I watch rugby and complain about it. 🤷
Whining about freestyle is like intentionally ordering a meal that you hate just so you can complain to the waitstaff about how terrible it is.
Jax vs Suriano and Blaze vs Lilledahl should both be fire. I’m picking Jax to upset Suriano and Lilledahl to win a razor close decision over Blaze. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if Blaze wins though. These 3 high schoolers are so damn good
He kinda did. He “lost his legs” several times walking back to the tunnel, yelled in frustration.
I don’t remember J’Den taking a single shot. But, I had the quad stream going and was not glued to the entire match.
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