Most countries also pay incentives to win Gold and a lot of the wrestling countries (including transfer countries w/Russian wrestlers) pay out. This is what I found based on 2021 figures compared to 2024 US Gold medalist receive only $37.5k. There is an article on Forbes on this subject but it's behind a paywall. Maybe someone on this forum has access to it
Iran - $295k
Azerbizian - $235k
Georgia - $318k
Bulgaria $99k
Hungary $150k
Greece $100k
In my perfect world we would have a system where we'd keep college wrestling as is but incentivize high school wrestlers that are freestyle studs (example Meyer Shapiro) to forego College Wrestling and train at a RTC on a college campus so they can still obtain a college degree. The four to five years of folkstyle competition does hinder our development in freestyle at a very important age. Look at 97kg. Snyder lost to two studs. One a 22 year old and the other a 21 year old
IM means in meters. so 400IM is 400 strokes in meters or the 50 meter IM freestyle is 50 meters of swimming with atleast 50 strokes in those 50 meters. Its a European thing
There's a lot to be excited about for the future of Team USA at the Olympic Weights. Our crop of guys coming up (hs & college) are good. We've consistently medaled at the U tournaments.
74kg will be the easiest to reset. Nolf is a solid replacement for the near future if needed and we have Keegan O'Toole coming on to the scene shortly. Mesenbrink medaled twice at U20's. Silver then Gold. And we can't forget Meyer Shapiro. His results speak for themselves.
65kg Near future Jesse Mendez and Alirez will elevate this weight class. Maybe Yianni D reappears but the weight issue might be a real thing.
57kg If Vito can continue to make the cut or if Spencer Lee decides to continue we are set at this weight.
86kg Brooks needs to stay at this weight. He's built for it and I'm not a fan of the Brooks to 97 rumors. Trent could be a solid replacement and Starocci is another alternative but I think he goes the Bo Nickal route
97kg Snyder has a tournament or two left in him. I wish someone could get into Zahid's ear and convince him to make the commitment to move up. Might take a year but his frame screams 97kg and he'd be a real threat.
125kg Parris has room to grow and Kerk will be a nice addition to the weight class after he fully transitions. Problem with Kerk is getting him motivated and keeping him healthy
And then there are the crop of young guns in high school and underclassmen in college. Let's be clear. USA has never had this much depth at freestyle.
It's starting to add up. First, Jimmy Cinnabon aka Bob Dole posts an Amit Elor should wrestle in college at Iowa thread. Israel infiltrating American wrestling through Iowa City would further their stranglehold on America and give them what they've always wanted. To change international wrestling to Folkstyle. The Israeli's bought @flyingcement or have dirt on him. Throughout the Olympics all he's been doing is posting portal info on the college board. Then the Iranians/Russians fearing the Israeli plot, capture Bob Dole and infiltrate the International Forum. Wonder what @uncle bernard thinks about this
It does have the markings of an Iranian infiltration. The thread is, "America Sucks, Abolish Folkstyle, Everyone's overrated, hire the Brands to coach USA" .
All valid theories. Bob is MIA. And we all know Bob is Jimmy Cinnabon and now he went radio silent in the last couple of hours. With the new bots are we sure the Iranians didn't take Bob hostage?
Hear about it all the time about the influence and fear that scum lord Ramzan Kadyrov has over the Dagestani/Chechen fighters in the UFC. Sure same goes with the wrestlers.