**Paris Olympic Wrestling**
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Spencer gets front head lock. At the edge. Can’t get behind. Gets the push out but grounded.
Same thing happened again. Can’t get it. Japan staying grounded. Should be caution and 1 he isn’t doing anything to circle back or come up. Push out grounded again. 2-2
Short time Spencer gets under hook and tries a desperation throw with 5 seconds left. Can’t get it and 2 Japan. 4-2 final Japan wins
Fuuuuuuuuuuu
Nice fight. Great match
Heart break
Same thing happened again. Can’t get it. Japan staying grounded. Should be caution and 1 he isn’t doing anything to circle back or come up. Push out grounded again. 2-2
Short time Spencer gets under hook and tries a desperation throw with 5 seconds left. Can’t get it and 2 Japan. 4-2 final Japan wins
Fuuuuuuuuuuu
Nice fight. Great match
Heart break
Great Olympics Spencer! Keep your head held high!
That second grounding sucked...he came up to his feet, Spencer angled him and then he goes right back down to his knees and out. They are supposed to call that.
I was worried Japan would challenge for 4
Man, that felt depressingly similar to NCAA finals for a lot of our guys: tons of energy, some good defense, but couldn’t get to the offense on the elite guy when he needed it most. Super proud of Spencer though.
Olympic Silver ain't bad at all. This next quad is his for the taking
Is there no stalling? If you're getting pushed out, just drop to your knees? I see passive rules, didn't think Spencer was particularly passive when called for it.
THANK YOU, Spencer!! Worth the 10-year wait! Don’t you dare hang your head.
There’s no world where one-fluke-pony Ramos sniffs Olympic Silver (or even makes an Oly team), so I say “redemption F-ing complete!” . . . and if the creek don’t rise and knees don’t break, come back for gold in LA!
There’s no world where one-fluke-pony Ramos sniffs Olympic Silver (or even makes an Oly team), so I say “redemption F-ing complete!” . . . and if the creek don’t rise and knees don’t break, come back for gold in LA!
Hard to win without any offense. I didn't expect him to lose that scramble. He was in such a good position during a part of it.
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So close. Feel for Spencer. The grounded out edge wrestling sure is frustrating to watch.
God I hope we get to see him again in LA
USA wrestling IQ has been atrocious throughout all weights. Brooks, Dake, Parris, and Lee all lacking wrestling smarts.
How about less meathead culture and more strategic thinking.
How about less meathead culture and more strategic thinking.
He gave it his all. Knew it would be a tough match, sounds like it was a good match. Could've gone either way.
Spencer Lee will win world gold medals the way he’s been competing this year
Like most... Staying healthy is always the key.
He's going to be even more HUNGRY for gold.
A novice with Freestyle, but grounded push out is BS
What is it with international competitions where you can win by tying?
should have been caution and 1 on that last push out. They didn’t have the stones to make the right call. If the countries were reversed you bet your ass they would have called it against Spencer
Ever see a grown man cry in a mall parking lot?
I'm starting to think that this Rei Higuchi fella may be good at wrestling.
This is what you get for having all these goofy ass rules in wrestling...........and officials who can't properly enforce them.
I thought he would win gold and call it a career. Now seems like a lot of uncertainty. Hope he gives it another quad and his body holds up.
THANK YOU SPENCER FREAKING LEE!!!!
We just got to watch a match of the 2 best in the world, what a show🤯🤯🤩
We just got to watch a match of the 2 best in the world, what a show🤯🤯🤩
I have to believe he is ready to move on. He was definitely happy to be done with college. His knees are still a mess. Maintaining 125 is a painful lifestyle. He has good career options, and I suspect the prospect of spending four more years in this grind - with no guarantee of it paying off - isn't very tempting.
Will he be best in 4 years or will young star like Forrest, or lighting Luke beat him
he signed a HWC contract through next Olympics
I didn’t like it either, but it wasn’t an awful call either. And in the end, it spurred Spencer on and he gained a point from the push out.
If the scoring had been reversed, we’d have been annoyed that we had a two point takedown and could have lost in OT to a guy who only had pushouts. It’s a good rule that encourages exciting wrestling.
Amazing run by Lee and a helluva a story.
But I cannot get behind freestyle wrestling. The rules are so ****ing absurd and subjective.
The only reason I care is because I followed all these athletes at the collegiate level.
Go Lee. Go USA.
But I cannot get behind freestyle wrestling. The rules are so ****ing absurd and subjective.
The only reason I care is because I followed all these athletes at the collegiate level.
Go Lee. Go USA.
Great f*cking work Spencer Lee. Couldn't be more proud, left everything out there. Legendary Hawkeye forever.
Hopefully we get the rematch at worlds next year. Hopefully this loss will propel Spencer into another tier.
Edit: Seems Rei is retiring
Edit: Seems Rei is retiring
