Olympic Wrestling
- Thread starter DantheFan
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Both US Women have gold medals.
Don Parrish lost earlier but is pulled back into repechage and still alive for a medal. The women are showing out!
Don Parrish lost earlier but is pulled back into repechage and still alive for a medal. The women are showing out!
Session 7 Schedule (Thursday, 4 a.m. CT)
Mat A
GR 67kg - Repechage (2)
MFS 57kg - First Round (8) - Match 6: Spencer Lee vs #6 Zou (CHN)
MFS 57kg - Quarterfinals (4) - Match 3: Lee/Zou vs #3 Kartbay (KAZ)/Almaz Uulu (KGZ)
Mat B
WFS 53kg - Repechage (2) - Match 2: Dominique Parrish vs Batkhuyag (MGL)
WFS 57kg - First Round (8) - Match 3: #5 Helen Maroulis vs Anshu (IND)
WFS 57 kg - Quarterfinals (4) - Match 2: Maroulis/Anshu vs Hrushnya (UKR)/#4 Lysak (POL)
Mat C
GR 87kg - Repechage (2)
MFS 86kg - First Round (8) - Match 1: Aaron Brooks vs #1 Dauletbekov (KAZ)
MFS 86kg - Quarterfinals (4) - Match 1: Brooks/Dauletbov vs Benferdjallah (ALG)/#8 Ishiguro (JPN)
Mat A
GR 67kg - Repechage (2)
MFS 57kg - First Round (8) - Match 6: Spencer Lee vs #6 Zou (CHN)
MFS 57kg - Quarterfinals (4) - Match 3: Lee/Zou vs #3 Kartbay (KAZ)/Almaz Uulu (KGZ)
Mat B
WFS 53kg - Repechage (2) - Match 2: Dominique Parrish vs Batkhuyag (MGL)
WFS 57kg - First Round (8) - Match 3: #5 Helen Maroulis vs Anshu (IND)
WFS 57 kg - Quarterfinals (4) - Match 2: Maroulis/Anshu vs Hrushnya (UKR)/#4 Lysak (POL)
Mat C
GR 87kg - Repechage (2)
MFS 86kg - First Round (8) - Match 1: Aaron Brooks vs #1 Dauletbekov (KAZ)
MFS 86kg - Quarterfinals (4) - Match 1: Brooks/Dauletbov vs Benferdjallah (ALG)/#8 Ishiguro (JPN)
Brooks could really ruin the 86 kg bracket. I imagine the Kazakhstani wrester is not happy about the draw.
and both are so much better to watch than Greco
Lee, Brooks and Maroulis all in the semis coming up at 11:15. Looks like they’ll be matches 2, 3, and 5
Session 8 Schedule (Thursday, 11:15 a.m.)
All matches on Mat B
MFS 57kg semis
#1 Higuchi (JPN) vs #5 Aman (IND)
Lee (USA) vs #7 Abdullaev (UZB)
MFS 86kg semis
Brooks (USA) vs #5 Ramazanov (BUL)
#3 Amine (SMR) vs #2 Yazdanicharati (IRI)
WFS 57kg semis
#1 Sakurai (JPN) vs #5 Maroulis (USA)
#6 Hong (CHN) vs #2 Nichita (MDA)
GR 67kg medals
GR 87kg medals
WFS 53kg medals
All matches on Mat B
MFS 57kg semis
#1 Higuchi (JPN) vs #5 Aman (IND)
Lee (USA) vs #7 Abdullaev (UZB)
MFS 86kg semis
Brooks (USA) vs #5 Ramazanov (BUL)
#3 Amine (SMR) vs #2 Yazdanicharati (IRI)
WFS 57kg semis
#1 Sakurai (JPN) vs #5 Maroulis (USA)
#6 Hong (CHN) vs #2 Nichita (MDA)
GR 67kg medals
GR 87kg medals
WFS 53kg medals
Brackets for 74kg and 125kg are out. Decent draws. Parris is opposite Zare which is great and match up Petriashvili in the semis if he gets there. He wrestle him super close at worlds last year. Dake is the favorite of course, gets a good draw though. The bottom side of the bracket is far tougher but Chamizo quarter final is interesting as Chamizo is always a tricky opponent.
Abdullaev has beaten some really good dudes. Spencer is the favorite, but no easy match. He just pretty easily beat a 3-time world bronze medalist in the quarters and 2023 euro champ in the first round.
That said, Gilman destroyed this dude at the last Olympics.
Yes there is seeding based on competing in the ranking series events, so for example Spencer or Brooks didn't really wrestle a lot internationally so they weren't ranked/seeded. Kyle Snyder and Dake wrestled a lot so they are seeded.
A healthy Spencer is the best in the world, and has been for several years. Not saying he can’t be beat, but he’s the favorite to win this tournament.
I think he’s looked great in his 2 matches so far this tournament. As good as he’s looked in a long time. He was aggressive, scored from a variety of attacks on his feet, and showed no signs of conditioning issues. His parterre is always going to be a game changer.
I think he’s looked great in his 2 matches so far this tournament. As good as he’s looked in a long time. He was aggressive, scored from a variety of attacks on his feet, and showed no signs of conditioning issues. His parterre is always going to be a game changer.
