USA Olympic Wrestling Update

[RoarLions1]

FYI...
The United States has qualified 15 of the 18 weight classes for the 2021 Olympics. Of the three remaining, two are in Greco-Roman, one is in Men's Freestyle. Women's Freestyle has qualified all six weights. Here are the weights yet to qualify;

Men's Freestyle
65 kg

Greco-Roman
77 kg
130 kg

10 of the 16 spots (by country) at all 18 weight classes have been determined, with 6 to go. Two will be determined at the African & Oceana Qualification Tournament next week, 2 more countries will be added at the Asian Qualification Tournament the week after, then everyone not-yet-qualified gets to go for the remaining 2 spots at the World Qualification Tournament (May 6-9, Sofia, Bulgaria). Said another way -- Countries already qualified for a weight class cannot send wrestlers at that weight class. The United States will send one representative for each of the three weights yet to be qualified to the World Qualification Tournament.

 

[Rhino80]

FYI...
The United States has qualified 15 of the 18 weight classes for the 2021 Olympics. Of the three remaining, two are in Greco-Roman, one is in Men's Freestyle. Women's Freestyle has qualified all six weights. Here are the weight yet to qualify;

Men's Freestyle
65 kg

Greco-Roman
77 kg
130 kg

10 of the 16 spots (by country) at all 18 weight classes have been determined, with 6 to go. Two will be determined at the African & Oceana Qualification Tournament next week, 2 more countries will be added at the Asian Qualification Tournament the week after, then everyone gets to go for the remaining 2 spots at the World Qualification Tournament (May 6-9, Sofia, Bulgaria). Countries already qualified for a weight class cannot send wrestlers at that weight class. The United States will send one representative for each of the three weights yet to be qualified to the World Qualification Tournament.

Yanni or Zain?

 

[NoVa Lion]

Yanni or Zain?

Yes.

 

[RoarLions1]

Yanni or Zain?

It's spelled Yianni.

And I agree with NoVa, either can go. The determination will be made after the Olympic Trials, and it would not surprise me that the winner goes.

 

[82bordeaux]

So Zain is going.

 

[tikk10]

Per Wikipedia (so don't take it as gospel), here are the countries who have and haven't qualified 65kg. I've bolded the stronger wrestling countries. There are six spots but two will be taken by African countries or Australia/New Zealand, Egypt is typically one of them.

	65kg
Argentina	X
Armenia	X
Azerbaijan	X
Belarus
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Croatia
Cuba	X
Denmark
Egypt
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary	X
India	X
Iran
Italy
Japan	X
Kazakhstan	X
Kosovo
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lithuania
Mexico
Moldova
Mongolia	X
Nigeria
North Korea
North Macedonia
Peru
Poland
Puerto Rico
Romania
ROC	X
San Marino
Serbia
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United States
Uzbekistan

 

[Hoosier Lion]

Yanni or Zain?

Don’t count out JO or Nick Lee

 

[tikk10]

Flo's most recent 65kg rankings suggest that every country except the US is represented has qualified weight. Russia is "ROC" in the above qualified/not-qualified spreadsheet, because they got caught doping and can't compete as "Russia," but instead the "Russian Olympic Committee." The rankings, like most rankings, are Russian dominated, so I wonder whether any of them qualify under other yet-to-be-qualified flags. That's why the Yarygin tournament is often called the toughest tournament in the world--more ranked wrestlers, from Russia and other eastern European/Baltic countries, than in the Olympics.

 

[STAND with PRIDE]

Don’t count out JO or Nick Lee

Now you’re just gettin cocky 😉

 

[RoarLions1]

Per Wikipedia (so don't take it as gospel), here are the countries who have and haven't qualified 65kg. I've bolded the stronger wrestling countries. There are six spots but two will be taken by African countries or Australia/New Zealand, Egypt is typically one of them.

	65kg
Argentina	X
Armenia	X
Azerbaijan	X
Belarus
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Croatia
Cuba	X
Denmark
Egypt
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary	X
India	X
Iran
Italy
Japan	X
Kazakhstan	X
Kosovo
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lithuania
Mexico
Moldova
Mongolia	X
Nigeria
North Korea
North Macedonia
Peru
Poland
Puerto Rico
Romania
ROC	X
San Marino
Serbia
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United States
Uzbekistan

Re. the above table, here's some additional info on the bolded teams at 65 kg;

-- Kyrgyzstan, Iran, and Uzbekistan are Asia, so they get to wrestle at the Asia Qualification Tournament (2 spots). Top 2 won't wrestle at the World Qualification Tournament.
--At the European Qualification Tournament, already held; Belarus went 0-2, Bulgaria went 0-2, Georgia tied for 3rd (bronze), Latvia had no entry, Lithuania had no entry, Turkey finished 3rd (bronze).

It appears the top non-qualifier from the Asia tourney, plus Georgia and Turkey, will be the stiffest competition at 65 kg at the final qualification tourney.

 

[Thenightking]

How do we watch the olympic team trials next weekend???

 

[Doak]

NBCSN and Peacock:

https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2021/March/22/NBC-to-broadcast-2021-Olympic-Trials-for-Wrestling

 

[amattaro]

WTF is peacock? Why is watching television so hard these days?

 

[82bordeaux]

 

[Creek Side]

WTF is peacock? Why is watching television so hard these days?

Not sure if serious or not. Lol. Do you have Comcast? If so you probably have access to Peacock.

 

[Diego Badman]

WTF is peacock? Why is watching television so hard these days?

If you are a Comcast subscriber, it is a free streaming network associated with NBC, and, by extension, Comcast.

It has some pretty good content.

 

[IwasAwful]

If you are interested, there is a free trial

Peacock - Choose a Plan

Select your Peacock Plan so you can enjoy all your favorite shows.

www.peacocktv.com

 

[District four]

WTF is peacock? Why is watching television so hard these days?

Lmfao you didn't say that did you lol

 

[amattaro]

Thanks, butthorn.

 

[amattaro]

Lmfao you didn't say that did you lol

I’m a lump you up so hard, when you wake up you will be in district 10.

 

[nerfstate]

Seeds are Out

No Dieringer?

 

[El-Jefe]

65 kg - Frank vs. Yianni and Nick vs. Oliver -- both in the quarters.

74 kg - Cenzo vs. Martinez in the quarters.

86 kg - Bo vs. Carter winner gets PD3 in the quarters. Aaron vs. Zahid in the quarters.

125 kg - Kerk vs. Parris in the quarters.

 

[nerfstate]

Zain had Green at OTT once already.

 

[nerfstate]

I'm glad that they didn't overly weigh the RTC/Flo card results (See: Gilman, Gwiz, where I believe they belong).

 

[82bordeaux]

Thanks, butthorn.

 

[82bordeaux]

65 kg - Frank vs. Yianni and Nick vs. Oliver -- both in the quarters.

74 kg - Cenzo vs. Martinez in the quarters.

86 kg - Bo vs. Carter winner gets PD3 in the quarters. Aaron vs. Zahid in the quarters.

125 kg - Kerk vs. Parris in the quarters.

 

[a_mshaffer]

1. Thomas Gilman
2. Daton Fix
3. Vitali Arujau
4. Seth Gross
5. Nick Suriano
I thought this was a head scratcher based on NS beating Vito straight up - recently

 

[Chris Watts]

Based on seeds, NLWC wins a dual meet vs. the field.

 

[NothingMeaningful]

1. Thomas Gilman
2. Daton Fix
3. Vitali Arujau
4. Seth Gross
5. Nick Suriano
I thought this was a head scratcher based on NS beating Vito straight up - recently

When did Suriano beat Arujau? Vito won their last meeting (2019 Senior Nationals). He also won in 2015, not that that matters.

 

[a_mshaffer]

When did Suriano beat Arujau? Vito won their last meeting (2019 Senior Nationals). He also won in 2015, not that that matters.

the tourney a couple of months ago... Nick beat the kid that Gillman lost too (and shouldn't have) in the finals. Gillman beat him as well... Did that not happen? Questioning myself...

 

[NothingMeaningful]

the tourney a couple of months ago... Nick beat the kid that Gillman lost too (and shouldn't have) in the finals. Gillman beat him as well... Did that not happen? Questioning myself...

If you are talking Henri Deglane, then it did not happen. Arujau lost to Gilman, and didn't face Suriano. Their most recent meeting, which Arujau won, is why he get's a higher seed.

 

[diggerpup]

Based on seeds, NLWC wins a dual meet vs. the field.

NLWC would shut out HWC with 3 or 4 of 6 matches scored as forfeits.


EDITED to add my own Butthorn LOL 🤣

 

[tikk10]

86kg sets up interestingly because of Downey's 3 seed.

Unless I've got this wrong, there'll be an early round Aaron Brooks v Nate Jackson matchup, as well as Nickal v Starocci. Bo is on the opposite side as DT, so would likely only see him in the finals. Semis probably looking like Bo v Zahid and DT v Gabe Dean on the top side.

 

[a_mshaffer]

If you are talking Henri Deglane, then it did not happen. Arujau lost to Gilman, and didn't face Suriano. Their most recent meeting, which Arujau won, is why he get's a higher seed.

thank you... I must be imagining it... (I need to delete my post)

 

[nerfstate]

86kg sets up interestingly because of Downey's 3 seed.

Unless I've got this wrong, there'll be an early round Aaron Brooks v Nate Jackson matchup, as well as Nickal v Starocci. Bo is on the opposite side as DT, so would likely only see him in the finals. Semis probably looking like Bo v Zahid and DT v Gabe Dean on the top side.

Who do you think has improved more since this match happened?

 

[tikk10]

Who do you think has improved more since this match happened?

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Nate Jackson has steadily improved since then, and we've not really seen Brooks in FS in awhile. I have to think Jackson will keep it closer than that next time out.

 

[dunkej01]

Nate Jackson has steadily improved since then, and we've not really seen Brooks in FS in awhile. I have to think Jackson will keep it closer than that next time out.

Jackson has been putting in a lot of work. Taking on all comers and traveling a ton during the pandemic.

Good on him.

 

[psugrad85]

No IMar, Nolf now top seed in Challenge Tournament.

 

[nerfstate]

Anyone know why Nick isn’t competing?

 

[District four]

I’m a lump you up so hard, when you wake up you will be in district 10.

Lol