The Japanese 74kger seems like he would be cool to hang out with. Having a good time despite getting decked for gold.
Dake & Takatani are yucking it up for the cameras with some karate stances & lots of laughs. A couple of happy wrestlers having fun.
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Good to see Dake happy after his performance. I hate piling on Spencer but this is what everyone is talking about. He takes silver, while disappointing, is still a massive achievement and one he should be celebrating. Instead he’s mad and pouting while his teammates who also didn’t reach their goals are able to be happy about what they did accomplish. I really think this comes down to the difference in the leaders of these guys programs. Cael vs the Brands. Being grateful vs pressure and disappointment
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Do we know that Spencer is mad and pouting? I'm not watching, but had heard no such news about Spencer.
Also, there is huge middle ground between "celebrating" and "mad and pouting".
My take on the topic exactly. I also think "pouting" about Silver (publicly) is somewhat against the spirit of the Olympics, if that even has meaning anymore.
Of the 4 freestyle golds awarded so far, 3 went to countries that boycotted 1984
That wouldn't surprise me. Last summer I was watching Brooks roll around with Snyder and my comment to the guys with me was Brooks is every bit as big as Snyder. During the NLWC golf outing Brooks told me how much he weighed. Brooks is a big man. If Brooks had decided to compete at 97 instead of 86 during this spring's trials it would not have shocked me.
Well he does have a world bronze at 92kg along with a few quality wins over the years in international competition. He has shown he is right there with AB. I am going with Zahid being the guy at 86kg
I think that was taken after he distanced himself from the group after the medal ceremony and they had to call him back for the group photo. That was televised. He was definitely going off to pout.Here's Spencer being mad and pouting on the award stand:
In that interview he was absolutely pouting and mad and giving away your medal and having no idea where it’s at is as well. One smile for a picture doesn’t change it. I like Spencer and think he wrestled his ass off. His semifinal match was as good as I’ve ever seen him. He was incredible! I just wish he thought so as well and understood that what he just accomplished is something to celebrate. You think his teammates aren’t upset that they didn’t reach their goals? Of course they are but all of their reactions have been very different from Spencer’sHere's Spencer being mad and pouting on the award stand:
Anybody else see Maryland flag dude front row waving USA flag?
Where's the picture of him and Ramos from last yearHere's Spencer being mad and pouting on the award stand:
Our "B Team Heavyweight" was last year's World Silver.
Otherwise I'm mostly agreeing with this.
The one thing we could possibly change -- rather, should change: we need to send all of our top guys to the ranking tournaments. Dake, Snyder, and Parris did get seeded. There is no way Zain is worse than Rivera, but Rivera got the 4 seed, and Zain got a random draw against the 2 seed who will probably win gold. RBY got an awful draw, and Lee is lucky he didn't draw Higuchi. Same for Greco and Women ... amazing how many 1 and 2 seeds we drew this year.
That's the game, everybody knows it, and we don't play it nearly well enough.
"First thing I thought of was to take it off, but that's OK, right?" Lee said. "You can get a laugh out of that, right? I don't even have it anymore. I gave it to my sister. I don't even know where it is."
Frustrated by his performance, Lee initially walked through the mixed zone without speaking to reporters.
"A lot of time and effort put into getting back into a healthy enough state to wrestle and then I go and I fail,"
Asked how long it will take to put his silver medal-winning performance in perspective, Lee said, "I don't think there'll ever be perspective where I think it's good.
"Twenty years from now, you try and name Olympic silver medalists. I bet you can't," he said. "It's because no one cares."
Those selfies are totally planned, not just organic. After the medals an official comes up with that camera and makes them take a selfie. It is not just a wrestlers camera. They even show the shot on tv after.Here's Spencer being mad and pouting on the award stand:
And Spencer’s comment about no one caring about silver medalists is BS. At the Oly Trials we sat beside a woman who was a silver medalist in the past and it was great to meet her! I think her husband was a medalist also, and pretty sure not gold.
Then why does his family always talk about Cathy being an Olympian? She never even won silver.
The answer is, because it's an honor to be an Olympian. That realization will come with time.
I love the pettiness of Tsabalov trying to trip him on the way back to center.
After whatever the review was about, he did exactly what a competitor is supposed to do... take it out of the officials hands.
That stinks big time. Might also explain why he seemed a bit slow today.
It is an honor for Kyle Dake to represent the NLWC. He went out today and showed why he is an all-time great. I hope I get a chance to see him again at a PSU match and thank him for representing us so well.
I thought I was going to be sick after Brooks' match yesterday. Now I really am.
That stinks for him. I am glad he reached his goal of being an Olympian. Class personified!
At some point in life you need to realize that there are more important things than wrestling. I know as fans that is heresy but all wrestlers have to deal with it. I'm sure it was a tough decision for Zain but given any health related information he received, I'm certain that he choose to do what was best for his long term future and family. I wish him nothing but the best but will miss watching him compete. I think he had a real shot at a bronze.
And rightly so. Remember Kolat? They never changed their European bias. Freestyle itself does not bother me. UWW and associates make me sick.
Related:And rightly so. Remember Kolat? They never changed their European bias. Freestyle itself does not bother me. UWW and associates make me sick.
That's Robin Ficker, the jackass that attends all Maryland events. Not sure what he was doing there. He is kinda funny though.
Now that this is almost over we can get back to real wrestling 😁
