James Green to 65 Kg
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He must believe he's closing the gap. I don't.
He lost to Yianni twice this weekend, both by criteria. IMHO, the weight cut will make it tough for him, but he probably has a better chance at 65kg than trying to beat out JB and Dake, etal at 74kg.
Green is one of those "tweener" guys(among many others) that is really hurt by only having 6 Olympic weight classes. Tough decision to make, I'm sure. Go full feed and take on the bigger/stronger guys(and more internationally accomplished) at 74, or slim down to 65 and risk maybe not being at you physical best to take on the smaller guys(less internationally accomplished) for a spot on the Olympic team.
He was very smart in putting himself in position to get some good intel on both options as he took on the Bull(probably one of the physically stronger guys in the 74kg range) at HWC Showdown, and of course Yianni(one of the frontrunners for 65) this weekend.
He was very smart in putting himself in position to get some good intel on both options as he took on the Bull(probably one of the physically stronger guys in the 74kg range) at HWC Showdown, and of course Yianni(one of the frontrunners for 65) this weekend.
He obviously has a better chance at the lower weight......BUT........this weekend the weight was +3kg. If he weighed in on the mark he still must lose another 6 lbs. 10 0z. to make 65kg. I can't imagine he will look as good in the 2nd period as he did this weekend. I wish him luck but I'm not betting on him.
I mean to be honest, 65 is an up hill battle. Not only do you have to win olympic trails but then you still have to go into the last chance and qualify 65 kg for the US. Tough competition at world last chance qualifier to say the US will have a spot at the Olympics just yet. I’d say the US has about a 20-30% chance of qualifying 65kg
True, but 4(5) years ago, what chance would you have given Molinaro?
20-30%??? Geez what other countries will be at LCQ??
Have the Olympics decided to decrease bracket sizes?
Khinchegashvili (GEO), Aliyev (AZE), Amine (SMR), and Habat (SLO) are names i saw in the 2019 worlds bracket that didn't qualify. All are european and only 2 of them can qualify from the European qualifiers. The other 2 will need to go to LCQ. Very real possibility that the US hits one of them before the finals.
EDIT: I also looked at the 2020 Pan American Qualifiers too. I remembered that Zain got pinned but I forgot that NONE of the freestyle finals were contested.
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i bet we all thought the same thing when zain had the argentine in the semis of pan ams
So what? Zain has pounded both Amine and Habat.
1 fluke loss against some other opponent does not cancel direct head to head. Except when Andy McCauley cancels Bo Nickal's head to head vs. Sammy Brooks.
EDIT: I also looked at the 2020 Pan American Qualifiers too. I remembered that Zain got pinned but I forgot that NONE of the freestyle finals were contested.
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Coulda swore DT won that tourney and qualified 86 for us. Canada in March / April, right?? What ”finals“ are you talking about?
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Coulda swore DT won that tourney and qualified 86 for us. Canada in March / April, right?? What ”finals“ are you talking about?
Bekbulatov wrestles for Uzbekistan now and with Niyazbekov (KAZ), Punia (IND), and Otoguro (JPN) all having qualified from 2019 worlds, the Asian qualifier should be relatively easy for Bekbulatov to grab a spot.
he did. none of the final matches (to determine 1st place) of the tournament were wrestled in freestyle. all of them had someone concede before the match was wrestled since both finalists had already qualified their spots.
There are some Russians who are doing their dual citizenship with other countries as well. Not to mention you have all the tweeners at 61 and 70 kg that could go to 65kg.
I’m not saying it can’t be done...however it will be a fight and may the best man out of the OTT earn that spot
Burroughs plans on wrestling through the 2024 Olympics. He may not make another Olympic team but with ten weights for worlds who is going to beat him?
Not afraid to pick Nolf, but Imar was close last year too,then you have NoVa’s Karchla too.
Bottom line is I’d take the field.
Bottom line is I’d take the field.
Back to Green. It is amazing to me what these guys will do to chase their dreams. Hey James, "If you want to make an olympic team, then completely change your diet, lose so much weight that you are not sure you will be able to perform, train like a madman, and then you still only have a 1 outta 10 chance of making the team and competing" James Green says, "Sure. No problem. When should I start?" Just amazing how dedicated and focused these guys are.
All that just for a chance to make a team every four years. It blows my mind what any of these Olympic athletes do. (Not talking the break dancing lol). That'd be a crazy life.
At least he doesnt have cauliflower EAR
I went to Google dot com to try to figure out how Malik Amine warranted even a mention in a conversation about the challenges the USA faces in qualifying 65 kg for the Olympics. (Turns out, he doesn't ... In between his 1-2 performance at NCAAs his senior year and his 10-0 tech loss to Rich Durso at the first NLWC event, he had only two wins in international competition, as near as I can tell, one over a wrestler from Mexico, the other over a wrestler from Guam.)
In any case, during my search, I found an article on a news website from Michigan about the Amine brothers and their decision to wrestle for San Marino. "How realistic were my chances of making the U.S. team?" Malik was quoted as saying. "It was possible, but there are politics involved."
The politics of not being nearly good enough ... the same petty BS that derailed my Olympic dream.
I would agree hes not in the same tier as the guys listed.I only mentioned him replying to el-jefe where he was mentioned.
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