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From a Yoshida underhook to a James duck under... another TD for James

D3

Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.

Posted (edited)

Nice exchange winds up w/ James TD to extend the lead to 8-4... but officials leans towards 7-6.

James' corner w/ the challenge.

Challenge lost... 7-7 criteria James

D3

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Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.

Posted
6 minutes ago, Simpleman424 said:

It just means all is right in the world…

and that leg grabbing is nowhere near as competitive top to bottom as the best style...

Just Saying Devils Advocate GIF

Posted (edited)

Exchange that ends w/ a 4 pointer James makes it 11-9 James... Yoshida's corner w/ the challenge.

Challenge lost... 12-9 James

D3

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Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.

Posted

Ya can't fault the fight in Yoshida... he earned it.

D3

Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.

Posted
1 hour ago, D3 for LU said:

I just did an AI Google search for: Any international team ever won medals in ALL weight classes in World/ Olympic freestyle and/or Grecco-roman wrestling?

Answer that came up... No international team has ever won a medal in every single weight class at a single senior World Championships or Olympic Games in freestyle or Greco-Roman wrestling. While dominant wrestling powerhouses like the Soviet Union, Russia, and Iran have come close by winning medals in the vast majority of divisions at a single tournament, the extreme depth of international competition, the high number of weight classes (historically up to 10 per style), and unexpected upsets have always prevented a complete 100% sweep of the podium across every bracket.

Will history be made today?

(Landon Robideau will answer that one right off the bat in the medal round w/ his match for the bronze... )

D3

Depends on your definition but ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrestling_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics

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Posted
Just now, MPhillips said:

I don't disagree but James let that one go.

Yeah... it was his to lose, and he lost it!

D3

Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.

Posted (edited)
2 minutes ago, MPhillips said:

I don't disagree but James let that one go.

Agreed, as soon as he won the challenge he stopped wrestling - there were 90 seconds left in the match. Do what got you that lead throughout the match, don't wrestle not to lose - especially for that long. 

That said great match and that was a really tough opponent, should hang his head high. He'll learn from it...

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Posted (edited)
1 hour ago, D3 for LU said:

I asked for ALL weightclasses medaled by ONE international field: F/S, G/R male or female... this is what we got:

Yes, the United States men's freestyle team won a medal in every weight class at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis.The 1904 St. Louis Olympics SweepTotal classes: Seven freestyle weight divisions were held. Medals won: The United States was the only nation to participate in the wrestling events. Result: American wrestlers claimed all 7 gold, 7 silver, and 7 bronze medals (21 total medals).

So, I figured, that this is still an OPEN task waiting to be fulfilled.

Robideau is coming up to answer that...

D3

My second inquiry did bring that up... but tanxs for the notification, gimp.😎

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Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.

Posted (edited)
8 minutes ago, D3 for LU said:

My second inquiry did bring that up... but tanxs for the notification, gimp.😎

... I noticed that it mentioned that there was a small contingent from other countries participating... but it was OVERWHELMINGLY Americans that flooded the weights.

ToMAYto, ToMATo Potayto PoTAHto... let's call the whole thing off! 😏

D3

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