nickp91 Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Most olympic wrestlers peak in their late 20s and are retired in their early 30s Winning gold at 41 would be the most impressive performance at the olympics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mspart Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Lopez did not wrestle from 2016 to 2020 and surprised with his entry at Tokyo. He has not done anything since then and is in the finals in Paris. This guy has basically wrestled 1 tourney since 2016 and is likely to be 2024 gold medallist in just his second tourney since 2016. mspart 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidniteToka Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 I'm wrestling the ref from the Elor/Poland match next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3 for LU Posted August 5 Author Share Posted August 5 (edited) 21 minutes ago, MidniteToka said: I'm wrestling the ref from the Elor/Poland match next. D3 Edited August 5 by D3 for LU 1 Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1032004 Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 8 hours ago, Voice of the Quakers said: Wild match in the other quarter opposite Elor. PRK makes massive comeback when Indian opponent hurts her shoulder. Thought the Indian could've handled the situation (stalled) better. Elor will crush the North Korean in her semi. Here’s the best clip I could find. Looks like it could’ve been intentional Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denger Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 8 minutes ago, 1032004 said: Here’s the best clip I could find. Looks like it could’ve been intentional I suspected the PRK intentions in the reply after the match. Maybe she just wanted to get away from Nisha's underhook... The PRK strategy to try and go over-under ties kept Elor at bay for about 30 seconds. I enjoyed watching Amit change that strategy, though, "How 'bout I take your underhook hand out of my armpit and put it on your hip?...Great, now you can either walk out of bounds or get under me...Oh, by the way, this leg lace is gonna hurt. Let's go for a roll". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3 for LU Posted August 5 Author Share Posted August 5 10 minutes ago, 1032004 said: Here’s the best clip I could find. Looks like it could’ve been intentional I watched the Mat B (women's 68Kg) when I got home... I really feel for Nisha, after having that 8-1 lead. Pak really torqued the Indian's shoulder to where it shouldn't (couldn't) go. Bad luck, and the damage done. D3 Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanut Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 (edited) 2 hours ago, mspart said: Lopez did not wrestle from 2016 to 2020 and surprised with his entry at Tokyo. He has not done anything since then and is in the finals in Paris. This guy has basically wrestled 1 tourney since 2016 and is likely to be 2024 gold medallist in just his second tourney since 2016. mspart What incentivizes Lopez to get into Olympic shape for the sixth time when he’s nearly 42? Dude is the Greco LeBron Edited August 5 by peanut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3 for LU Posted August 5 Author Share Posted August 5 4 hours ago, Voice of the Quakers said: Sweet lat drop from JPN for the win. Leg position and back arch (and 360 view) were just outstanding. Also, looks like a great crows for this session. Vibes were poor leading into these games, but it looks like the French are showing out for these events. That was an outstanding match. And the action was non-stop until the end... kudos for the camaraderie and sportsmanship at the end from both those wrestlers! D3 1 Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scribers Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 Anyone ever won 5 golds in 5 different years? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3 for LU Posted August 6 Author Share Posted August 6 (edited) I just finished watching Amit's SF bout vs Pak/PRK on the replay... VERY impressive! D3 Edited August 6 by D3 for LU 1 1 Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle26 Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 3 hours ago, mspart said: Lopez did not wrestle from 2016 to 2020 and surprised with his entry at Tokyo. He has not done anything since then and is in the finals in Paris. This guy has basically wrestled 1 tourney since 2016 and is likely to be 2024 gold medallist in just his second tourney since 2016. mspart And yet our American youth wrestlers have to get 300 matches a year to be competitive lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryConnickJr Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 8 hours ago, BigRedFan said: It's not a refusal to engage: it is an impossible task against Elor, who when her career is finished will be acknowledged as the greatest US wrestler in history. No matter what she wins I very much doubt that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandOlm Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 Tough draw for Bey. Gets the favorite in his opening. Akzhol is about as dominant as you can get south of 80 kg. Levai and Sanan are tough. Rau and his atrocious pare terre defense have solid medal contender Saravi up first. Well Rau's had about a month at 33 years old to learn how not to get teched in 10 seconds since Saravi teched him this June, so looking good for repechage. The European Eastern bloc looking terrible in Greco, more dramatically so than the US. They used to be the epicenter of the style and now all they have left to salvage is 87 (and maybe 77 as a stretch). No Russia hurts, but there used to be others. Nordic countries barely have reps anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedFan Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 1 hour ago, HarryConnickJr said: No matter what she wins I very much doubt that She's 20 years old. She's already won eight (8) world titles at various age group tournaments. From her Wikipedia entry: Quote Going into the 2024 Olympics, she had not lost an international match, in any age group, since 2019, as she compiled a 37-0 record and outscored her opponents by a margin of 322-16 Cadet, three junior, two U23, and two world titles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhs67 Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 18 hours ago, MPhillips said: Maybe I copied wrong... Track was wrong, you were right. "I know actually nothing. It isn't even conjecture at this point." - me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPhillips Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 1 hour ago, nhs67 said: Track was wrong, you were right. I know but it wasn't worth arguing about or pointing out. Cheers... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3 for LU Posted August 6 Author Share Posted August 6 18 hours ago, Voice of the Quakers said: Sweet lat drop from JPN for the win. Leg position and back arch (and 360 view) were just outstanding. Also, looks like a great crows for this session. Vibes were poor leading into these games, but it looks like the French are showing out for these events. V of the Q... speaking of that lat-drop, here's a photo from the UWW site photo of said move: A moment frozen in time... D3 2 Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denger Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 14 hours ago, scribers said: Anyone ever won 5 golds in 5 different years? Looking at the Wikipedia list of multiple-time gold medalists, a handful of athletes managed to win Olympic medals over a span of 20+ years in sports like equestrian, fencing, archery, and canoeing. No wrestlers, obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPhillips Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 27 minutes ago, D3 for LU said: speaking of that lat-drop, Great throw. We called that a, 'salto'. Not really close to a, 'lat drop.' But perhaps the terms have changed... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice of the Quakers Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 1 hour ago, MPhillips said: Great throw. We called that a, 'salto'. Not really close to a, 'lat drop.' But perhaps the terms have changed... Looks like he dropped the underhook to create a belly to belly. I believe he did finish to the closed-arm/overhook side. Dan McDonald, Penn '93 danmc167@yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denger Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 3 hours ago, denger said: Looking at the Wikipedia list of multiple-time gold medalists, a handful of athletes managed to win Olympic medals over a span of 20+ years in sports like equestrian, fencing, archery, and canoeing. No wrestlers, obviously. 17 hours ago, scribers said: Anyone ever won 5 golds in 5 different years? NBC announcer just said Lopez would be the first man to win gold in 5 consecutive Olympics in the same event. He also said that India is the second most populated county in the world, so I'm not sure what he knows. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerDurden Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 16 hours ago, BigRedFan said: She's 20 years old. She's already won eight (8) world titles at various age group tournaments. From her Wikipedia entry: Cadet, three junior, two U23, and two world titles. She very well may end up the greatest female wrestler in US history, maybe in the world. Her career to this point has been amazing and rivaled by few. But she's won't be acknowledged as the greatest US wrestler in history. She likely becomes the most decorated US wrestler if this trajectory holds, but not the greatest. One is objective, the other is subjective. It becomes the Serena Williams debate. Serena is the greatest women's tennis player of all time. She's not the greatest tennis player of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnwtwg Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 58 minutes ago, TylerDurden said: She very well may end up the greatest female wrestler in US history, maybe in the world. Her career to this point has been amazing and rivaled by few. But she's won't be acknowledged as the greatest US wrestler in history. She likely becomes the most decorated US wrestler if this trajectory holds, but not the greatest. One is objective, the other is subjective. It becomes the Serena Williams debate. Serena is the greatest women's tennis player of all time. She's not the greatest tennis player of all time. Show us on the doll where the fragile masculinity hurt you 1 i am an idiot on the internet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerDurden Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 4 hours ago, bnwtwg said: Show us on the doll where the fragile masculinity hurt you Save the dramatics. Men's and women's sports are different. It's perfectly fine to draw a distinction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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