Olympic Wrestling

[CyCity]

Ugh that sucks.

 

[theshadow]

Brooks with a shot-clock point in the first, up 1-0.

 

[CycloneVet]

I have to think the next cycle will be a good one for us. Brooks and Lee will be improved I’d guess.

 

[CyCity]

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.

Higuchi was better.

 

[crablegs]

Well I guess at this point I'll be mindly surpised if the men bring any gold medals back. I just dont think Retheford is good enough and I'm not picking Snyder to beat Tazhudinov until I see that happen.

Snyder is an underdog for sure, but I don’t think that big of one. Tazhudinov was basically an unknown last year. Snyder will be prepared this time.

 

[theshadow]

Push-out to start the second. 2-0 with 2:00 left.

Brooks goes on the clock, then gets a takedown on the edge to wipe it out. 4-0.

Another push-out. 5-0.

 

[crablegs]

I have to think the next cycle will be a good one for us. Brooks and Lee will be improved I’d guess.

You have to really worry about Spencer’s health, and don’t think that Brooks holds 86 for another cycle. 28 team may have a lot of new blood.

 

[theshadow]

Brooks wins 5-0 to take bronze.

 

[crablegs]

Higuchi was better.

I bet you think Matt Ramos is better than him too, huh?

 

[theshadow]

Maroulis in the hole for her bronze match.

 

[cycloneman003]

What an idiot.

Mineo is an idiot, but he's not wrong. Pretty rough results thus far.

 

[crablegs]

Mineo is an idiot, but he's not wrong. Pretty rough results thus far.

The Dake result is pretty shocking, but other than that nothing crazy.

 

[CyCity]

I bet you think Matt Ramos is better than him too, huh?

No. But Lee is healthy now.

 

[CycloneVet]

You have to really worry about Spencer’s health, and don’t think that Brooks holds 86 for another cycle. 28 team may have a lot of new blood.

All true potentially

 

[CycloneVet]

You have to really worry about Spencer’s health, and don’t think that Brooks holds 86 for another cycle. 28 team may have a lot of new blood.

Crazy but that Russian looked bigger, hands were huge in Brooks match

 

[enisthemenace]

Crazy but that Russian looked bigger, hands were huge in Brooks match

The Uzbek looked huge, and also like Non from Superman II.

 

[cycloneman003]

The Dake result is pretty shocking, but other than that nothing crazy.

In isolation, not that crazy maybe. But Brooks blowing the semifinal match was bad and Parris going 0-1 and out was not expected I'd say. Espeically given the guy he lost too got teched by Meshvildishvili, who Parris beat earlier this year at Zagreb.

Also, I'm factoring in the brutal draw for Zain. I shouldn't count him out before he steps on the mat but the draw is so tough and he's historically not normal Zain when he's down at 65kg.

 

[crablegs]

In isolation, not that crazy maybe. But Brooks blowing the semifinal match was bad and Parris going 0-1 and out was not expected I'd say. Espeically given the guy he lost too got teched by Meshvildishvili, who Parris beat earlier this year at Zagreb.

Also, I'm factoring in the brutal draw for Zain. I shouldn't count him out before he steps on the mat but the draw is so tough and he's historically not normal Zain when he's down at 65kg.

Higuchi is one of the best in the world. Second to him is not a disastrous result by any means.

Parris lost to a 2x world medalist. There was no reason to think that should have been a definite win for him. Anyone shocked by that result doesn’t understand the reality of the top level of international wrestling.

Brooks lost a tough match to a super tough Russian transplant. He wasn’t beating Yazdani anyway. Still took bronze.

We won 5 medals in Tokyo. Only 2 medals in 2016. 3 in 2012. 1 in 2008. I think we still get 4 this year with still a pretty good shot at gold.

American expectations were extremely unreasonable this year.

 

[BryceC]

I bet you think Matt Ramos is better than him too, huh?

What offense did Lee show in that match?

 

[CyCity]

A healthy Spencer is the best in the world, and has been for several years.

Higuchi is one of the best in the world. Second to him is not a disastrous result by any means.

Hmmm