Japan FS Womens 68kg playoff match just happened...

[CA_Wrestler]

Do or die for the Olympic spot.

Ishii's team and supporters on one side of the mat, Ozaki's team on the other side and Shoko Yoshimura(Susaki's high school coach) is in her corner.

I just watched it live, Ozaki was up 3-0 at the break, Ishi got 2 later on, then with 26 seconds left, Ishii got in on a low single and got a td right on the edge and it was Ishii winning, 4-3 with 9 seconds left and restart in the center!

Ozaki then hit Ishii with a fantastic misdirection low single and scores the winning takedown with 2 seconds left, Osaki's camp goes nuts, Shoko goes nuts, Ozaki goes nuts.  Clutch, clutch TD!

Ishii is stunned beyond belief, just staring down at the mat because 9 seconds prior, she had the spot.  After they raise Ozaki's hand in victory, Ishii just falls down and you can hear her crying really loudly through all of the commotion and 2 of her University coaches pick her up and both help her off the mat, but she falls back down, inconsolable.  I saw Moe Kiyooka there, not sure if Sakurai was there.

Hug from Shoko

 

Japan's Womens Olympic Freestyle team is now complete:

-50kg- Yui Susaki (Shoko Yoshimura hs wresting academy coach)

-53kg- Akari Fujinami

-57kg- Tsugumi Sakurai

62kg- Sakura Motoki

68kg- Nonoka Ozaki (Shoko Yoshimura hs wresting academy coach)

76kg- Yuka Kagami (Shoko Yoshimura hs wresting academy coach)

 

[tgrass21]

My wife’s last name is Ishii.  She will be devastated.  Just kidding she doesn’t follow sports.  Thanks for all of the updates.  Is this result considered an upset?  

[CA_Wrestler]

3 hours ago, tgrass21 said:

My wife’s last name is Ishii.  She will be devastated.  Just kidding she doesn’t follow sports.  Thanks for all of the updates.  Is this result considered an upset?  

I wouldn't consider it an upset at all, but some people might since Ozaki bumped up 2 weight classes to take the spot.  Ozaki is now 4-0 against Ishii.  2-0 at 62kg and 2-0 at 68kg.  The previous victory at 68kg being in the first round of the 68kg tournament this past December, 6-2.