Sr. Worlds... Day 3

[boconnell]

1 minute ago, Ragu said:

Which is so interesting in the grand scheme of things. They underperformed heavy at u17s and u20s.

I'm sure they are okay with the way the 3 tournaments played out.

[Ragu]

Just now, boconnell said:

I'm sure they are okay with the way the 3 tournaments played out.

The only thing they are okay with is the way seniors went. Their tournament at U17s was a good showing but may be the one of the biggest chokes I've ever seen

[Window12]

1 minute ago, nhs67 said:

I know the Greek went 74 KG and gave Dake all he could handle.  That said, I am curious if he will go 86 KG or 74 KG in 2028.

He could still be formidable at 86 in time

[maligned]

I wonder if Kougioumtsidis goes up to 86 now that he's got his title? 

He looks so physical at 79 and struggled at 74 in the olympic year. If I were in his camp, I'd want him to push all his chips into the 86kg pot now.

[maligned]

Just now, maligned said:

I wonder if Kougioumtsidis goes up to 86 now that he's got his title? 

He looks so physical at 79 and struggled at 74 in the olympic year. If I were in his camp, I'd want him to push all his chips into the 86kg pot now.

Ha..others beat me to it...all the incoming comments are blocked by ads. So annoying.

[boconnell]

4 minutes ago, Ragu said:

The only thing they are okay with is the way seniors went. Their tournament at U17s was a good showing but may be the one of the biggest chokes I've ever seen

u17 and u20 are developmental tournaments.  The whole purpose of those tournaments is to prepare for Worlds.  They won the tournament that those tournaments are preparing for.  They are very happy and what happened at u17s doesn't take away from today even a tiny bit for them.

[peanut]

1 hour ago, nhs67 said:

Another low-IQ result from Carr.  Disappointing.

Carr is the best we have at 74kg, and he did a great job. That was a tough weight class. Sidakov is no joke.

Edited yesterday at 05:55 PM by peanut

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

4 minutes ago, boconnell said:

u17 and u20 are developmental tournaments.  The whole purpose of those tournaments is to prepare for Worlds.  They won the tournament that those tournaments are preparing for.  They are very happy and what happened at u17s doesn't take away from today even a tiny bit for them.

If I remember correctly, Iran had a great run in U17 and U20 with this group of guys (and their peers).  They are now enjoying the fruits of their harvest.

[shiraz321]

1 minute ago, Interviewed_at_Weehawken said:

If I remember correctly, Iran had a great run in U17 and U20 with this group of guys (and their peers).  They are now enjoying the fruits of their harvest.

Yes. This group won 5 golds ( like the USA) at 2021 junior worlds in Russia

[LemonPie]

Hidlay should win this, right?  This guy lost to Mike Mach?  

[bnwtwg]

It's lunch time and I'm having a GOLDEN HOAGIE

[oldschool]

1 minute ago, LemonPie said:

Hidlay should win this, right?  This guy lost to Mike Mach?  

i feel like a lot of people were saying this about zahid given his previous performances..

[oldschool]

gadzhi up 6-0 doing a great job neutralizing hidlay's underhook so far

[peanut]

Who does Kougioumtsidis train with?

Edited yesterday at 06:01 PM by peanut

[nhs67]

12 minutes ago, maligned said:

I wonder if Kougioumtsidis goes up to 86 now that he's got his title? 

He looks so physical at 79 and struggled at 74 in the olympic year. If I were in his camp, I'd want him to push all his chips into the 86kg pot now.

But, does Kurugliev plan on making one last go for the Olympics?  You got to think a big part of his physicality and improvements in those regards are due to him having Kurugliev as a training partner.

[oldschool]

not sure what hidlay is challenging; this is how freestyle works

[oldschool]

WOW worst challenge ever; hidlay lost 2 points on that challenge smh

[nhs67]

1 minute ago, oldschool said:

WOW worst challenge ever; hidlay lost 2 points on that challenge smh

He won the challenge, though. 

[Dark Energy]

The explanations are so non-specific.  

[nhs67]

Got to feel good about 10-5 going in, being that Hidlay has scored all 15 points.

[oldschool]

   

[Dark Energy]

Explanations should give precise logic for the points.  

[nhs67]

It's like watching someone play Mortal Kombat and spam the uppercut. 

[BruceyB]

This is going to be a hard loss to accept if Trent can't make the comeback here. That first 4 blue 0 red was mind boggling IMO. 

[oldschool]

hidlay's chin bandage dangling