Just looking at Dakes bracket. He has an easy first match against VEN. On the opposite side there is a pigtail match between Zhamalov and Kadi! Crazy pigtail match. Those are the 2 favorites after Dake. The winner of that gets Salkazanov! So brutal. On Dakes side there is a pigtail between Emami and Chamizo. Another brutal first match for those 2. Winner of that should wrestle Dake in the second round
Brooks just took a warning for fleeing action and he knew the other guy would be coming for him. I never thought Brooks would get flipped from that position.
Heart attacking..... I went into tachycardia after screaming FVCK as loud as I possibly could. 165 pbm. Finally came back down.
That turk took a lot out of him.
I went back and watched. It was very very close. I think they might have given 2 if Casey threw the brick. It all depends on how the referees view being fully behind.
57kg (W) Semi-Final - Helen Maroulis (USA) VS Tsugumi Sakurai (JPN)
P1:
Here we go!
Head taps & hand fighting in the center of the mat
Sakurai working a 2 on 1, Helen trips Sakurai to the mat for a TD, 2-0, no turn, restart
Helen working for wrist control, Sakurai trying to fight her off & they break, 4:20 left
Tying up again, Helen tries another inside trip, nothing, restart
Helen working a 2 on 1, but Sakurai fighting hard
Lots of hand fighting in this match
Sakurai working a 2 on 1, Helen tries another trip, Sakurai counters for 4, 4-2
The period ends
4-2 Sakurai
P2:
Back to action & hand fighting
Sakurai working a 2 on 1, but isn't doing anything with it, stalemate, restart, 2:15 left
Sakurai with an underhook, snaps, Helen counters with a whizzer, working, Sakurai trying to come around, Helen fighting hard, but Sakurai fights for the TD, 6-2, Sakurai with the legs laced & gets a turn, 8-2, and then adds another, 10-2
Sakurai working for more, 40-sec left
Helen fights out of it, turns & counters for a TD, 10-4, 14-sec left, Helen looking for a turn, but no luck & the match ends 10-4 Sakurai
Tsugumi Sakurai DEC Helen Maroulis 10-4
P1:
Here we go!
Head taps & hand fighting in the center of the mat
Sakurai working a 2 on 1, Helen trips Sakurai to the mat for a TD, 2-0, no turn, restart
Helen working for wrist control, Sakurai trying to fight her off & they break, 4:20 left
Tying up again, Helen tries another inside trip, nothing, restart
Helen working a 2 on 1, but Sakurai fighting hard
Lots of hand fighting in this match
Sakurai working a 2 on 1, Helen tries another trip, Sakurai counters for 4, 4-2
The period ends
4-2 Sakurai
P2:
Back to action & hand fighting
Sakurai working a 2 on 1, but isn't doing anything with it, stalemate, restart, 2:15 left
Sakurai with an underhook, snaps, Helen counters with a whizzer, working, Sakurai trying to come around, Helen fighting hard, but Sakurai fights for the TD, 6-2, Sakurai with the legs laced & gets a turn, 8-2, and then adds another, 10-2
Sakurai working for more, 40-sec left
Helen fights out of it, turns & counters for a TD, 10-4, 14-sec left, Helen looking for a turn, but no luck & the match ends 10-4 Sakurai
Tsugumi Sakurai DEC Helen Maroulis 10-4
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They've never wrestled. Ramazanov is a Russian transfer and was previously at 79kg. He does not have a ton of international results.
Don’t see any matches with DT, but there is a 4 year gap in competition on UWW. Notable wins over Americans include a tech over Marstellar and an 8-3 win over Max Dean.
The Russians will line him up and shoot him!
Wow! Nichita down 7-0 steps over a gut and decks her Chinese opponent
I don't believe opposite brackets meet except for the final. The two bronze repechage thing.
Your subtlety going to be insufferable a decade from now when DT finally (maybe) gets OSU a title.
If I read it correctly...... I think repechage works like this. A finalist wins 3 times, that means there are 3 losers. Loser 1 and 2 square off with the winner meeting the losing semifinalist for a bronze.
Same for other 8 man bracket. Always wondered how they got to 2 bronzes.
Looking at the bracket for Mason Parris. Pretty decent draw and definitely on the easier side. First match is against Lkhagvagerel Munkhtur from Mongolia who has a world silver and bronze. Definitely a tough first match. If he wins I think he should win his second match as well and then would likely have Geno in the semifinals. Parris has wrestled Geno closely fairly recently. The other side of the bracket has the 2 favorites in Zare and Akgul. I think Parris has a real chance to make the finals
At 74kg I still just can’t believe that the 2 pigtails are Emami vs Chamizo and Zhamalov vs Kadi! Those are 2 ****ing insane matches that would usually be happening in the medal round and instead they are happening in the pigtail match. Just brutal for those 4 guys
At 74kg I still just can’t believe that the 2 pigtails are Emami vs Chamizo and Zhamalov vs Kadi! Those are 2 ****ing insane matches that would usually be happening in the medal round and instead they are happening in the pigtail match. Just brutal for those 4 guys
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hmmmmmmmm
could be a coincidence, but that is a very common PED suspension time frame.
I have always held the belief that it takes 3 years to transition from folk to freestyle world medal level performance.
Snyder, AB and Spencer for that matter are exceptions to the rule. By all measures AB has overachieved in his young professional freestyle career. I chalk this loss up to experience moreso than ability. No doubt he will win multiple world level gold medals in the future.
This loss stings and smacks of some woulda, coulda, shoulda, but on balance will teach him to wrestle a little more aggressive earlier and smarter near the end of a match. It's all good, and great to be a fan of his career(s).
Snyder, AB and Spencer for that matter are exceptions to the rule. By all measures AB has overachieved in his young professional freestyle career. I chalk this loss up to experience moreso than ability. No doubt he will win multiple world level gold medals in the future.
This loss stings and smacks of some woulda, coulda, shoulda, but on balance will teach him to wrestle a little more aggressive earlier and smarter near the end of a match. It's all good, and great to be a fan of his career(s).
Spencer Lee Interview after Semifinal Win
Looking ahead, AB will almost certainly have Javrail Shapiev for Bronze (2020 Olympics 5th and 2023 5th) tomorrow, only one match. Hopefully he isn't seriously hurt from the bow and can come finish strong.
Burroughs, Gilman, Yianni, and Steveson would also be exceptions. All 4 reached a World or Olympic final within a few months after NCAAs.
Amine won Olympic Bronze while still in college.
Parris won World Bronze last year, again in the same calendar year as NCAAs.
Bekzod too -- World Bronze in Year 2 after Clarion.
Dake might have been too, if not at the same weight as Prime Burroughs.
Why do you keep trotting out your "rule" that was never supported by facts, and then object to the facts?
I was watching the latest Greco match, wondering why the losing wrestler wasn't shooting for the legs with time winding down.
Friday Matches
1st Session:
4:21 AM: 62kg WFS - Round of 16 - Kayla Colleen VS Nesrin Bas (TUR)
4:21 AM: 74kg MFS - Round of 16 - Kyle Dake VS Anthony Chirinos Montero (VEN)
4:42 AM: 125kg MFS - Round of 16 - Mason Parris VS Lkhagvagerel Munkhtur (MGL)
5:10 AM: 62kg WFS Quarterfinals
5:10 AM: 125kg MFS Quaterfinals
5:17 AM: 74kg MFS Quarterfinals
2nd Session:
11:15 AM: 74kg MFS Semis
11:35 AM: 125kg MFS Semis
11:55 AM: 62kg WFS Semis
12:35 PM: 57kg MFS Gold Match - Spencer Lee VS Rei Higuchi (JPN)
12:45 PM: 86kg MFS Bronze Match - Aaron Brooks VS Alexander Moore (CAN) or Javrail Shapiev (UZB)
1:15 PM: 57kg WFS - Bronze Match - Helen Maroulis VS Hannah Taylor (CAN) or Luisa Valverde (ECU)
*All times Central
1st Session:
4:21 AM: 62kg WFS - Round of 16 - Kayla Colleen VS Nesrin Bas (TUR)
4:21 AM: 74kg MFS - Round of 16 - Kyle Dake VS Anthony Chirinos Montero (VEN)
4:42 AM: 125kg MFS - Round of 16 - Mason Parris VS Lkhagvagerel Munkhtur (MGL)
5:10 AM: 62kg WFS Quarterfinals
5:10 AM: 125kg MFS Quaterfinals
5:17 AM: 74kg MFS Quarterfinals
2nd Session:
11:15 AM: 74kg MFS Semis
11:35 AM: 125kg MFS Semis
11:55 AM: 62kg WFS Semis
12:35 PM: 57kg MFS Gold Match - Spencer Lee VS Rei Higuchi (JPN)
12:45 PM: 86kg MFS Bronze Match - Aaron Brooks VS Alexander Moore (CAN) or Javrail Shapiev (UZB)
1:15 PM: 57kg WFS - Bronze Match - Helen Maroulis VS Hannah Taylor (CAN) or Luisa Valverde (ECU)
*All times Central
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That’s alot of runway. Surely I can get up to speed faster than that 🤣
Your subtlety going to be insufferable a decade from now when DT finally (maybe) gets OSU a title.
Maybe this olive branch of hope will help
But honestly I was rooting for AB. This was a USA deal. I really wanted to see him and Yazdani.
He shut it down and got too passive. I’ve seen a lot of that in Stillwater so I should know
He shut it down and got too passive. I’ve seen a lot of that in Stillwater so I should know
AB should be your favorite wrestler - he sent DT your way!
When he was taking his gap year at the OTC, I remember Aaron gave an interview where he mentioned Kevin Jackson taught him how to shut things down and win at the end of a tight match. I remember thinking at the time that I hope Cael would get that stink off of him. It’s not his usual style, and sometimes you gotta find a path.
But honestly just have to credit the “Bulgarian” His defense and scrambling savvy was the difference in that match. AB will get his gold.
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Will be interesting to see if he moves up to 97 at the next Olympics. Taz v. Brooks rivalry would be amazing.
Nothing wrong with a little Poke at us PSU wrestling fans.
Fall, Fall, 10-0 tech, 10-0 tech. Hellcat Fujinami should get an ounce more gold in her medal!
So fun to watch MM's female counterpart.
So fun to watch MM's female counterpart.
Anybody else thinking the North Korean women are more than a little dirty as a group? Eye-poking, attempting to injure knees, etc. Gotta watch yourself out there.
