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I am so pumped for the Olymipics. I think we have our best freestyle team in a while.
Haze---Gold Scott---Gold Frayer---Gold Burroughs---Gold Herbert---Gold Varner---Gold Dlagnev---Gold
Doug Eck---Participation Ribbon and a gift certificate for a free hair cut.
I know that it is a stretch and we have one realistic gold medal opportunity, but I think we come out with 3-4 medals from the freestyle team.
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For your information, there is not a single person on your list that has defeated me.............
Can't believe my undefeated record against all of those guys didn't get me a wildcard berth.........
And just so I don't burst those guys' bubbles with an a$$ whipping, I'll let them reap the glory, and take that participation ribbon, or "declined to participate in order to allow others to be in the spotlight" ribbon, as it should be called.
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... but you are taking the free haircut??
Are you making a POSITIVE difference in the life of kids?
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Are they televising any of the matches or do we just have to read the results in the paper? I know that they'll be on in the middle of the night, but Coach Craig has offered to stay up and keep me company on Skype while we cheer on the US team if we can find somewhere to watch.
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I am so pumped for the Olymipics. I think we have our best freestyle team in a while.
Haze---Gold Scott---Gold Frayer---Gold Burroughs---Gold Herbert---Gold Varner---Gold Dlagnev---Gold
Doug Eck---Participation Ribbon and a gift certificate for a free hair cut.
I know that it is a stretch and we have one realistic gold medal opportunity, but I think we come out with 3-4 medals from the freestyle team.
Coach Craig Sure hope you're right Coach Craig, or even just close. Sports Illustrated has us pegged for one medal total.
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I think that we have a couple of guys that can pull out a medal in freestyle.
Haze--he needs a couple of upsets to bronze...don't think that will happen.
Scott--He is on fire right now...I think he has a realistic chance to medal.
Frayer---He needs a couple of guys to get hurt orrrrrr pull off a couple of big throuws. He is a pinner and could get on a roll, but I don't see it at this level.
Burroughs---the best.
Herbert---dont see it
Varner---he has a shot.
Dlagnav---I am stepping out here....Gold. I don't know why except for a gut feeling. Take that for what it is worth.
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I agree with your post, I am kind of like you with your gut feeling on Dlagnav. I have the same gut feeling with Varner, I think he is going to pull some upsets and be in the hunt.
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Someone giving me a free haircut is like giving Coach Craig some brain surgery...........there just ain't much there, so they ain't giving much of a service........
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Are they televising any of the matches or do we just have to read the results in the paper? I know that they'll be on in the middle of the night, but Coach Craig has offered to stay up and keep me company on Skype while we cheer on the US team if we can find somewhere to watch. MSNBC will be showing matches. Here is the scchedule I found on themat.com. On my DVR the times are just a large block from 8-5pm titled "summer olympics 2012." The info for the programs shows others sports but also mentions wrestling. Here's the schedule: Wrestling - All Days Sunday, August 5 Times (Eastern)NetworkDescription 12:15P - 1:00PMSNBCWrestling Qualifying matches in the Greco Roman discipline. 4:20P - 5:15PMSNBCWrestling Finals in the Greco Roman discipline. Monday, August 6 11:15A - 12:15PMSNBCWrestling Qualifying matches in the Greco Roman discipline. 2:30P - 3:30PMSNBCWrestling (LIVE) Finals in the Greco Roman discipline. Tuesday, August 7 4:45P - 5:30PMSNBCWrestling Finals in the Greco Roman discipline. Wednesday, August 8 4:00P - 4:30PMSNBCWrestling Women's freestyle finals in the 48kg and 63kg weight classes. Thursday, August 9 10:45A - 12:00PNBCSNWrestling Women's qualifying in the 55kg and 72kg classes. 2:00P - 2:30PNBCSNWrestling Women's repechages in the 55kg and 72kg weight classes. 5:00P - 6:00PNBCSNWrestling Women's finals in the 55kg and 72kg classes. Friday, August 10 11:00A - 12:00PNBCSNWrestling Men's freestyle qualifying in the 55kg and 74kg weight classes. 1:30P - 2:30PMSNBCWrestling Freestyle repechages in the men's 55kg and 74kg weight classes. 3:45P - 4:00PLOCAL NBC AFFILIATEWrestling Freestyle finals in 55kg and 74kg classes. (Check Local Listings for this session) Saturday, August 11 3:15P - 3:45PLocal NBC AFFILIATEWrestling Freestyle wrestlers compete in 60kg, 84kg and 120kg classes. 1:30A - 2:30A (8/12)Local NBC AffiliateNBC Late Night Finals in the 60kg, 84kg and 120kg weight classes in men's freestyle Wrestling. Sunday, August 12 7:00A - 8:30AMSNBCWrestling Freestyle qualifying.
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you tube is showing all the wrestling.....streaming everything not just the tv schedule.....click on the Olympics tab. http://www.youtube.com/
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I tried and I can not find it. Can you help?
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I tried and I can not find it. Can you help? ...Try this link....
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Here we go!
August 05
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Mango and Provisor both win their 1st match.
Mango lost second match.
Provisor coming up.
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Bayramov (AZE) won his semi-final Mango is back in Repache
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So does Mango have to beat Russia, then Denmark, then Korea to win bronze?
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You've probably already seen that Mango lost to Russia. Let's hope for better results tomorrow!
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Ellis Coleman - lost Chas Betts - won Dremiel Byers - Bye
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Byers beat ABDULLAEV, M (UZB) after his bye.
He now has KAYAALP, Riza from Turkey.
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Betts lost to SHOREY H from Cuba. Shorey must win two more for Betts to wrestle again.
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Byers lost to KAYAALP, Riza of Turkey and is eliminated.
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The U.S. is now 4-6 in Greco-Roman competition.
Justin Lester is our last hope for a Greco medal. He wrestles tomorrow.
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Justin Lester got a great draw at 66kg. He opens up with Japan who was 2nd at the Asian qualifier. The other match in his quarter is between Hungary(champ at one of the olympic qualifiers) and the German who was 5th last year. If Lester gets through them, he would then see the Georgian most likely who was 2nd last year in the semis.
He avoids the reigning world champ, 2008 olympic champ, and the two bronze medalists from last year who are on the other side of the bracket.
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I remember when Justin "Harry" Lester's High School team wrestled at the Washburn Rural duals back in the day. He kicked everyone's but then and lets hope he does tomorrow.
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Anyone want to loan me their username and password to log in to COX? Apparently my measely COX subscription doesn't allow me to view the streaming video. Stupid NBC!!!!
I tried using Coach Craig's account, but I got an error message saying that he's been cut off till he promises to stop tripping little kids.
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Lester wins his first match against FUJIMURA, T. from Japan 3-0, 3-1, but drops his next one to LORINCZ, Tamas from Hungary, 2-0, 0-1, 0-2. He looked kinda gassed. Pulling weight was not easy for him... Lorincz must win his next match against the 2011 World Silver medalist Manuchar Tskhadaia, for Lester to advance! Here is a good results web site: http://www.london2012.com/wrestling/
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Anyone want to loan me their username and password to log in to COX? Apparently my measely COX subscription doesn't allow me to view the streaming video. Stupid NBC!!!!
I tried using Coach Craig's account, but I got an error message saying that he's been cut off till he promises to stop tripping little kids. Use mine. Hahaveryfunny@coachknappsmom.com Password= rolling double legs are unstopable. I don't have cable either. I had to watch it at the gym yesterday.
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Wow! Lorincz wins 3-0, 4-0! Lester is back in!!!
He now has 23 year old Frank Staebler from Germany in the backside semis.
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We don't have cable either but we do have internet and if you put forgot login and give your email they will allow you to watch for 4 hours. Going to try to use work email tonight watch replays from today:)
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Lester is eliminated, losing 0-5, 0-5 to the German.
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USA Womens Freestyle
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Chun is still in
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Tomorrow is the day - All I see is GOLD! The Greco performance left me hungry, lets hope it left Jordan and the boys feeling the same. Time to embrace the grind. U-S-A! U-S-A!
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You can watch here for free
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Burroughs!!!!!!!
Big win for the USA!!!!
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Burroughs wins GOLD!!!!! 1-0, 1-0.
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... and looked great in doing so!!
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Scott, Herbert, Dlagnev weigh in and get draws for Olympic freestyle wrestling on Aug. 11
By Gary Abbott USA Wrestling 08/10/2012
LONDON, England – Three U.S. men’s freestyle wrestlers who will compete in the 2012 Olympic Games have weighed in and received their draws for their competition on Saturday, August 11: Coleman Scott (Stillwater, Okla./Gator WC) at 60 kg/132 lbs., Jake Herbert (Ann Arbor, Mich./New York AC) at 84 kg/185 lbs. and Tervel Dlagnev (Columbus, Ohio/Sunkist Kids) at 120 kg/264.5 lbs.
Scott drew the No. 2 spot, and will face 2010 Asian bronze medalist Seung-Chul Lee of Korea. Should Scott win, he will face the winner of the match between Malkhaz Zarkua of Georgia and Vasyl Fedoryshin of Ukraine. Fedoryshin was a 2008 Olympic silver medalist and 2010 World silver medalist. Zarkua was fifth at the 2011 World Championships. “The guy with the most improvement the last four to six months has been Coleman Scott. That confidence out of winning the World Cup means a lot. He hot. He had a tough path to make the team. He is ready. We’ve seen the Korean quite a bit. He’s wrestled a long time and has competed for a medal. But the momentum Coleman has right now, that Korean will have a hard time with Coleman,” said National Freestyle Coach Zeke Jones. Herbert drew the No. 10 spot, and will face Humberto Arencibia of Cuba. Herbert defeated Arencibia in the finals of the 2011 Pan American Games. Arencibia won the 2012 Pan American Olympic Qualifier. Should Herbert win, he will face the winner of the match between Ibrahim Bolukbasi of Turkey and 2011 World champion Sharif Sharifov of Azerbaijan. Bolukbasi was fifth in the 2011 European Championships. “He has a Cuban in the first round, a guy he wrestled in the Pan American Games. We are very familiar with him. Jake has had great preparation. We had him wrestle a lot of foreigners last week. That will make a big difference. He needed to get that foreign feel in competition. That will pay off at the end,” said Jones. Dlagnev drew the No. 1 spot, and will face Eldesoky Shaban of Egypt, who won the 2012 Olympic Qualification Tournament for Africa and Oceania. Should Dlagnev win, he will face the winner of the match between 2011 World champion Aleksei Shemarov of Belarus and Daniel Ligety of Hungary. Shemarov defeated Dlagnev in the semifinals at the 2011 World Championships. Ligety was fifth in the 2009 and 2010 World Championships. Also in Dlagnev's half-bracket is 2004 and 2008 Olympic champion Artur Taymazov of Uzbekistan, who is a potential semifinal opponent. “He’s on track. He is a wrestling genius. He understands everything that is about to occur tomorrow. He’s been through the process. He knows what to expect. He knows he has to go out there, be tough and be ready for a fight from the beginning. He is ready to roll,” said Jones. Scott is competing in his first Olympic Games. He has had a great 2012 season, winning the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Iowa, the World Cup in Azerbaijan and the 60 kg Olympic Team Wrestle-off in Times Square in New York City. Scott was third in the U.S. World Team Trials for three straight years (2009-11). He was second in the 2008 U.S. Open and third in 2009 and 2010. Scott is a native of Wayneburg, Pa., where he won three state high school titles for Waynesburg Central High School. He attended Oklahoma State, where he was a 2008 NCAA champion and a four-time All-American for the Cowboys. He currently trains at Oklahoma State. Herbert is competing in his first Olympic Games. He was a 2009 World silver medalist, and a member of the 2010 U.S. World Team. He was a U.S. Open national champion for three straight years (2009-11). Herbert won a pair of University World medals, with bronze medals in 2006 and 2008. Herbert is a native of Pittsburgh, Pa., where he won a state high school title for North Allegheny High School. He attended Northwestern Univ., where he was a two-time NCAA champion (2007 and 2009) and a four-time All-American. He won the Dan Hodge Trophy as the nation’s top college wrestler in 2009. He currently trains with the Cliff Keen WC at the University of Michigan. Dlagnev is competing in his first Olympic Games. He was a 2009 World bronze medalist and placed fifth at the 2011 World Championships. Dlagnev won a gold medal at the 2011 Pan American Games, and added Pan American Championships titles in 2010 and 2012. He was a University World champion in 2008.
Dlagnev was born in Bulgaria, and raised in Arlington, Texas, where he was a state placewinner for Arlington High School in only his second year wrestling. He attended the Univ. of Nebraska-Kearney, where he was a two-time NCAA Div. II national champion and a four-time All-American. He currently trains at the Ohio Regional Training Center at Ohio State University.
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Today's guys still all have a shot at bronze
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Herbert is out
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What is everyones thought on Herbert's match? Was it called correct? I thought it should have been 3-3.
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Definitely thought that the first scoring move belonged to Herbert. Either 2-3 or 3-3; but no way it should have been 0-6.
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I do not agree with "all international refs hate USA" comments. I have watched most every match and overall it has been a well-officiated tournament. There are always tough calls that go this way or that.
This call was a tough one, but the replay appeared to show that Herbert stopped the shot and initiated the throw, so 3-2 in favor of Herbert in that series, and then take away the point that was given for the challenge, since the challenge would have changed the call.
If you listen to Zeke Jones podcast, he said what frustrated him is that this is what the "jury table" (which has final say in a challenge) gave this final verdict, but it was influenced by a FILA official (?). And this bothered Zeke, and gave him the yellow card.
That event definitely turned the match. Would have been 3-2 lead with :30 remaining that period, or so.
Zeke gives good explanation in his podcast.
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3 medals in freestyle - 2 gold and one bronze
CALIFORNIA DREAMIN': Jake Varner wins Olympic gold medal for U.S.
By Craig Sesker USA Wrestling 08/12/2012
Jake Varner captured an Olympic gold medal on Sunday afternoon. John Sachs photo. LONDON – It was one of the last gold-medal moments for the United States on the final day of the 2012 Olympic Games. And it belonged to American Jake Varner and the U.S. freestyle wrestling team. Varner realized a lifelong dream when he capped a phenomenal performance by winning an Olympic gold medal at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. on Sunday afternoon before a sellout crowd of 6,500 fans at ExCeL North Arena 2. Varner, a California native, took control early to sweep Ukraine’s Valeri Andriitsev 1-0, 1-0 in the Olympic gold-medal finals. Varner scored early in both periods – on an ankle pick in the first period and on a pushout in the second period – to reach the pinnacle of his sport. "Every time I step on the mat I expect to win," Varner said. "This is exciting. I came in here with a goal of winning a gold medal and I did my job for our team. I'm just enjoying the moment right now. I will probably have some chocolate milk or a Mountain Dew to celebrate." Following his gold-medal victory, the normally low-key Varner grabbed an American flag and ran around the mat while pumping his right fist. He then dropped to his knees while taking in his dramatic moment. He walked off the mat and jumped into the arms of his mentor, close friend, coach and training partner, 2004 Olympic gold medalist Cael Sanderson, as the crowd stood and roared. Varner trains with Sanderson as a member of the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club in State College, Pa. "It's awesome to have Cael in my corner," Varner said. "He's an Olympic champion and I'm an Olympic champion now. I'm still not sure I'm in his league. I can't thank him enough for everything. I owe him a lot, that's for sure." "Jake Varner is an Olympic champion - that's what he wanted to do since he was a little kid," Sanderson said. "It's awesome. I'm really excited for him. He loves to compete. He showed great composure out there, and that's why he got a gold medal." Varner earned $250,000 from the Living the Dream Medal Fund, supported mainly by the wrestling community, for his gold-medal victory. "That's pretty sweet," Varner said. "You don't wrestle for the money, you wrestle for the gold medal. The money is icing on the cake. It's a nice chunk of change and it's nice to have." Varner, 26, a two-time NCAA champion for Iowa State University, was competing in his first Olympic Games. He is a native of Bakersfield, Calif. Andriitsev was second in the European Championships this year and is a past Junior World champion. The U.S. captured multiple Olympic freestyle gold medals for the first time since 1996. Varner joins teammate Jordan Burroughs, who won an Olympic freestyle gold medal for the U.S. on Friday. Coleman Scott won an Olympic bronze medal for the U.S. on Saturday. Burroughs was one of the first people to congratulate Varner after his gold-medal win. The U.S. won its 49th Olympic gold medal in freestyle wrestling. The U.S. finished a close third in the unofficial team standings, under FILA scoring. The U.S. finished with 38 points. Russia and Georgia tied for first with 40 points. "It's been a tremendous tournament for us, and what a way to cap it off with Jake's gold medal," U.S. Coach Zeke Jones said. "We've made a lot of progress as a team. We don't come for third, we come for first, so we've still got work to do. But I really like where we're headed." In the semifinals, Varner scored on a pushout early in the third period to earn a hard-fought 0-2, 1-0, 1-0 win over Georgia’s Georgi Gogshelidze, a past World champion and 2008 Olympic bronze medalist. Varner scored on two takedowns – on ankle pick in the first period and a throw-by in the second period – to sweep Canada’s Khetag Pliev 1-0, 1-0 in the quarterfinals. Varner opened by earning a hard-fought 1-0, 0-1, 1-0 win over past World bronze medalist Kurban Kurbanov of Uzbekistan. Varner was the aggressor the whole way and his persistence paid off when he spun behind Kurbanov midway through the period for the eventual winning takedown. American Jared Frayer dropped his opening match to Ali Shabanau of Belarus at 66 kg/145.5 lbs. Frayer won a ball draw after a scoreless second period, but was unable to finish in the leg clinch. “Jared just made a mistake out of the clinch,” U.S. Olympic Coach John Smith said. “He had the leg up and then dropped the leg. We obviously weren’t able to finish and it cost us.” Shabanau won the match 3-0, 1-0. Frayer was eliminated when Shabanau fell short of making the finals. Frayer told reporters it was the last match of his career. Frayer, 33, an NCAA runner-up for Oklahoma, was wrestling in his first Olympics. He is an assistant coach at Oklahoma. “It’s frustrating because I know how much the coaches put into me and I know how good I was feeling,” Frayer said. “I ran into an unorthodox guy and I didn’t wrestle the way I’m capable of. It’s hard.”
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The bottom line is Herbert put himself in these semi out of control positions and officials had to make tough calls. I too did not agree with the calls, but I could also see why they scored the action like they did.
When I was watching live online they would jump to the challenge screen and you could see what the officials saw and what they looked at during each review. It did seem like the slow motion replay was not helping Herberts case.
Challenges took place in 2 of his matches and multiple points scored against him both times. In both matches Herbert was down a period already and trying to make things happen, admirable. I thought he fought hard overall and wrestled better than in previous years. He was in the mix.
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USA USA USA!!!!!
I thought that our freestyle team wrestled well. We were a couple of points away from a better showing, but I think that we improved 1000% over 2008. I think that our stable is starting to fill up and we should be able to start closing the gap on the Russians.
On a side note....Herberts call was very questionable, but I think the better wresstler won that match.
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That was a real good interview. And of course I liked the shout out to the University of Nebraska and the " Go Big Red" from Jordan!
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