'26 Senior World Championships (10/24-11/1) thread
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Curious to see if any of the non-Olympic medalists enter the US open in April to compete at an Olympic weight. Nothing really to risk except injury and weight management. 2 cracks at a world team. I’m really warming up to this new process. Last year’s dead crowd at Final-X was probably the nail in the coffin.
Wouldn’t the burn be on the ceiling of the mouth? That one fatal error casts doubt on the seriousness of the entire post!That is what you brilliantly concluded from the post?
What about the burn on the roof of his mouth? Those suck.
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Burroughs says RBY should've shot at that knee.
Although I feel bad for Trent and may not fully understand all nuances of the freestyle rules, when watching the replay in slow motion, it appears the toes of both feet of his Russian opponent were in bounds when he initiated the move. To my eye, the foot doesn't touch completely out of bounds until after the Russian initiates the move. At no point did Trent appear to have control of the Russian while in the protected area, so I don't think it was even possible for him to have earned a stepout point. Furthermore, maintaining the hold (control), as part of continuation of a throw going out of bounds, isn't necessary for 2pts exposure, like it would be for a takedown. As such, there seems no need for conspiracy theories. It just boils down to judgment of when the Russian initiated the move.
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Can anyone name the backs of all of those heads? Who ran over first?
That's how Sam Stoll would've handled it.
You read that whole thing and decided that that part was serious?Lol who's you guys. 6 months ago he wasn't hurt
They all will. Medaling at an Olympic weight in ‘27 is path to sitting out for ‘28 trials. The TBD timing between the open and the determination of non-Olympic weights in ‘27 is designed to encourage everyone to go to the open.
…and no headgear to lose a point on a celebratory throw!
LOL !Wouldn’t the burn be on the ceiling of the mouth? That one fatal error casts doubt on the seriousness of the entire post!
I thought it was Spencer. Oh, never mind, he won gold so he won’t need the trash can
Spencer keeps his ACLs in a shoebox on the shelf. Before every tournament, he tears one with his hands for good luck.
#toosoon?
Russian was in underhooks. Foot went OB and then he switched to the chest lock for the toss.
Completely reasonable conclusion that any non-Iowa fan would have come to.
And these are all actual PA boys, too. They didn't move in for Wyoming Sem or any of the mega wrestling schools (Bo made McCort).
There's no need to add a footnote for Bassett. He's from Johnstown.
Haines, Lee capture World gold, U.S. wins men’s freestyle team title
ASTANA, Kazakhstan – The U.S. men’s freestyle team put the finishing touches on arguably the best World Championships performance in the nation’s history on Sunday night at Barys Arena.Spencer Lee (57 kg) and Levi Haines (79 kg) topped the World podium...
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I will watch again in slow motion. I just didn't see a whole foot touch out of bounds before the throw was initiated.
I rewatched:
Russian toe appears ever so barely in bounds after he had switched from head pinch to chest wrap. Then throw is initiated with right foot brushing out of bounds. I replayed at 0.25 speed, stopping and zooming.
Is this NOT how it's supposed to be judged wrt out of bounds and continuation:
"If the thrower steps or brushes out with just one foot while executing the lift-and-throw, the referee allows the continuous action to finish."
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The sad part is Trent didn't have to "force" that position. With the 2-1 lead at the time, he could have stayed low and milked some time off the clock while working methodically for the step out. Credit to Gadzhimagomedov for snapping Trent out of his stance to set up that position in the first place. Also, as a general rule, it seems the American wrestlers aren't quite as savvy scoring points on the edge, especially from a defensive position.
Ultimately, I feel really bad for Trent as he outwrestled Gadzhimagomedov in my mind.
Trent's match and Marcus' match against Mohammadnezhadjavan are great examples of the importance of wearing your opponent out so they don't have the ability to get to their offense late in the match or defend your late match attacks. Of course, in Marcus' match it didn't help when the officials allowed Mohammadnezhadjavan a fifty second lunger late in the second period with the phantom injured knee. Also, with only 18 seconds left, Mohammadnezhadjavan was allowed to kill ten seconds disputing a call. Those breathers may have made the difference in him being able to defend against that last shot by Marcus. I know I am disappointed for Marcus, but I think he wrestled a great tournament. His defensive prowess always keeps him in matches. If he can add some more offensive he will be an even tougher out.
This was just a phenomenal tournament for the U.S. Five Golds (oh so close to six), three Bronze and one Silver is just an amazing accomplishment. Add to that how close Zain was to being a Finalist and also the potential to have added a tenth medal if Mitchell had decided to compete for the spot this year, and this year was one for the ages. This is a great time to be a U.S.A. wrestling (and Penn State and NLWC) fan!
I love Levi. To me, he epitomizes everything (whether he gets a fifth year or not) that Penn State wrestling stands for. He had an awesome tournament. I have never seen him look better than in his match with Khaniev. To have a World gold and silver at only 22 is awesome. I believe he is just scratching his freestyle potential. His style lends itself so well to freestyle; ferocious hand fighter, relentless pace, deep gas tank, almost impossible to move him out of his stance or around the mat, very proficient at finishing his shots, unreal strength, unshakeable warrior mentality and great defense. With his strength, I can see him developing a brutal gut wrench. Once Dake retires, maybe he will show him some of his gut wrench tricks : ) Who knows, maybe we fans will be blessed and Levi will take after Dake and compete well into his thirties?
P.S., Levi's right ear looks like something out of a horror movie! I don't foresee anyone challenging Levi to a fight anytime soon : )
And his mother keeps extra pairs of glasses in a shoebox. After every tournament she breaks a pair with her hands. No one knows why.Spencer keeps his ACLs in a shoebox on the shelf. Before every tournament, he tears one with his hands for good luck.
Who would have thought that both of these guys would win their first World title on the same weekend?
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