Yankeefan33
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Wanted to make a quick post about the Individual World Cup, which is kind of replacing Worlds this year. Not every country made the trip (most notably, no USA/Japan from a quick scan), but Russia is still there so it's worth watching in my opinion. Greco is completed, women's freestyle finishes up tomorrow, and men's freestyle (including some American collegiate wrestlers)
Greco Gold Medal Winners:
55kg- Emin Sefershaev (Russia)
60kg- Zholaman Sharshenbekov (Kyrgyzstan)
63kg- Zhambolat Lokyaev (Russia)
67kg- Nazir Adbullaev (Russia) (beat 2016 Olympic Champ Stefanek in quarters)
72kg- Balint Korpasi (Hungary)
77kg- Roman Vlasov (Russia) (2016 Olympic Champ)
82kg- Milad Alirzaev (Russia)
87kg- Kiryl Maskevich (Belarus) (Beat 2016 Olympic Champ Chakvetadze by TECH in finals)
97kg- Musa Evloev (Russia) (Beat 2016 Olympic Champ Aleksanyan in R16)
125kg- Sergey Semenov (Russia)
Women's Freestyle Gold Medal Winners:
50kg- Ekaterina Poleshchuk (Russia)
53kg- Maria Prevolaraki (Greece)
55kg- Iryna Kurachkina (Belarus)
57kg-
59kg-
62kg- Aisuluu Tynybekova (Kyrgyzstan)
65kg-
68kg-
72kg- Yuliana Yaneva (Bulgaria)
76kg-
Men's Freestyle Quick Hits:
57kg- Stevan Micic (Michigan) is here, matched up against Naim of Bulgaria. Should maybe hit India in a tough match in quarters, Armenia/Ukraine in semis. Uguev of Russia is the best here, but is opposite Micic.
61kg- Probably Russia v Azerbaijan in the finals. Fun fact for eagle-eyed Penn State haters: Destribats of Argentina, who pinned Zain to qualify 65kg for the Olympics, is entered here as well.
65kg- Rashidov/Aliev in Round 1 (again! Check their match from Worlds last year) is probably the winner. Maybe Bahrain or Ukraine on bottom.
70kg: Potential Gadzhiev/Gadzhiyev final here, which would make me very happy. Russia, as always, is in the mix, as well as Turkey maybe
74kg: Wish a happy Hannukah to Mitch Finesilver (Duke), who has to wrestle Zhamalov of Russia in R1 in about 5 hours. Should see familiar name Frank Chamizo in the finals against Zhamalov which is probably the match of the tourney should it happen.
79kg: Bunch of nothing at this weight. Russia is a safe bet, along with Belarus.
86kg: Lots of solid but not great guys here. Kurugliev, Punia, Makoev, Baranowski, Abakarov, and Friev all here.
92kg: Like 79kg, bunch of nobodies. Russia and Azerbaijan both solid
97kg: 2016 Olympic Champ Abdulrashid Sadulaev is the best wrestler in the field. Should roll against Turkey, Poland, and Azerbaijan
125kg: No Akgul or Petriashvili here, so new blood gets a shot. Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Poland, and Russia should all have a shot. Amar Dhesi (Oregon State) has a pretty favorable draw and has a shot to medal.
Greco Gold Medal Winners:
55kg- Emin Sefershaev (Russia)
60kg- Zholaman Sharshenbekov (Kyrgyzstan)
63kg- Zhambolat Lokyaev (Russia)
67kg- Nazir Adbullaev (Russia) (beat 2016 Olympic Champ Stefanek in quarters)
72kg- Balint Korpasi (Hungary)
77kg- Roman Vlasov (Russia) (2016 Olympic Champ)
82kg- Milad Alirzaev (Russia)
87kg- Kiryl Maskevich (Belarus) (Beat 2016 Olympic Champ Chakvetadze by TECH in finals)
97kg- Musa Evloev (Russia) (Beat 2016 Olympic Champ Aleksanyan in R16)
125kg- Sergey Semenov (Russia)
Women's Freestyle Gold Medal Winners:
50kg- Ekaterina Poleshchuk (Russia)
53kg- Maria Prevolaraki (Greece)
55kg- Iryna Kurachkina (Belarus)
57kg-
59kg-
62kg- Aisuluu Tynybekova (Kyrgyzstan)
65kg-
68kg-
72kg- Yuliana Yaneva (Bulgaria)
76kg-
Men's Freestyle Quick Hits:
57kg- Stevan Micic (Michigan) is here, matched up against Naim of Bulgaria. Should maybe hit India in a tough match in quarters, Armenia/Ukraine in semis. Uguev of Russia is the best here, but is opposite Micic.
61kg- Probably Russia v Azerbaijan in the finals. Fun fact for eagle-eyed Penn State haters: Destribats of Argentina, who pinned Zain to qualify 65kg for the Olympics, is entered here as well.
65kg- Rashidov/Aliev in Round 1 (again! Check their match from Worlds last year) is probably the winner. Maybe Bahrain or Ukraine on bottom.
70kg: Potential Gadzhiev/Gadzhiyev final here, which would make me very happy. Russia, as always, is in the mix, as well as Turkey maybe
74kg: Wish a happy Hannukah to Mitch Finesilver (Duke), who has to wrestle Zhamalov of Russia in R1 in about 5 hours. Should see familiar name Frank Chamizo in the finals against Zhamalov which is probably the match of the tourney should it happen.
79kg: Bunch of nothing at this weight. Russia is a safe bet, along with Belarus.
86kg: Lots of solid but not great guys here. Kurugliev, Punia, Makoev, Baranowski, Abakarov, and Friev all here.
92kg: Like 79kg, bunch of nobodies. Russia and Azerbaijan both solid
97kg: 2016 Olympic Champ Abdulrashid Sadulaev is the best wrestler in the field. Should roll against Turkey, Poland, and Azerbaijan
125kg: No Akgul or Petriashvili here, so new blood gets a shot. Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Poland, and Russia should all have a shot. Amar Dhesi (Oregon State) has a pretty favorable draw and has a shot to medal.