**Paris Olympic Wrestling**
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Spencer on the bottom side draws Zou of China first round
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More brutal draws, but of course this is Olympics and there are fewer weights.
Here’s an interesting discussion: should the Indian coaches have pulled Vinesh for injury instead of missing weight? She would have collected the silver medal instead of going home with nothing. They should have known before she stepped on the scale that she was over weight. Thoughts?
You're right about the consequences - but man when you're in the moment? And you beat the favorite?
Only thing they were thinking was Gold (rightly so)
High risk…high reward!
In hindsight though
We need more weight classes. Period. And if they have to drop Greco to do so, I think they should. And don't come at me for having an American Anti-Greco sentiment. I love greco and get it. But gender equity is big deal to the IOC.
I don’t think so, but you may be correct. She’s in the hospital btw.
Article 56:
"For all the other type of injuries or diseases that happen after the first day of competition and out of competition, the concerned athlete will have to attend the second weigh-in otherwise he will be eliminated of the competition and ranked last, without rank."
Thanks for setting me straight. Really stupid rule though. If an athlete is truly injured their chance of making weight is slim.
Interesting it doesn’t state they have to make weight, only that they have to attend the meeting. I think there’s some leeway here.
Is it slim? It’s a multiple weigh in tourney. If you’re going to be that far off after day 1, you’re at the wrong weight.
I believe the Iowa state tourney has a similar rule. Don’t make weight and you don’t get a medal. So not unheard of.
Fujinami of Japan makes finals pulling Parrish back into repechage.
If I remember right, Joe LeBlanc missed weight on Saturday morning of nationals when he had made it to the consolation semifinals. He had to forfeit both his matches that morning (obviously), and Wyoming lost all of his accumulated team points, but the coaches and/or officials all got together and decided that he was allowed to keep his medal and his spot on the podium.
Hildebrandt up now
No score 1 min in. Hilde on a leg and gets the td 2-0. Break.
2nd period:
Guzman goes on the clock. Hilde working go behind, nothing, but Hilde picks up 1 on activity clock. 3-0 Hilde. 1:30 to go.
Rubbing foreheads, Hilde going D mode. 45 sec to go, Guzman in on a single, Hilde heavy hips, restart
20 secs, 10 sec, time. 3-0 final
Sarah Hildebrandt Olympic champ!
No score 1 min in. Hilde on a leg and gets the td 2-0. Break.
2nd period:
Guzman goes on the clock. Hilde working go behind, nothing, but Hilde picks up 1 on activity clock. 3-0 Hilde. 1:30 to go.
Rubbing foreheads, Hilde going D mode. 45 sec to go, Guzman in on a single, Hilde heavy hips, restart
20 secs, 10 sec, time. 3-0 final
Sarah Hildebrandt Olympic champ!
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You should know this place better than that. There will be three new threads started before he takes the mat. Lol
Whoever was near a mic singing along with the national anthem during Hildebrandt’s medal ceremony: We appreciate your patriotism, but maybe stick to humming or mouthing the words. Please. 😉
Were they mocking Christianity? Oh wait, wrong thread.
Made it to Paris this afternoon. 2:00 am here and I'm too pumped up to sleep. Let's go Spencer!!!
