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Jason Knapp?

Factoid: Elor is half-Russian. Not sure if it is upper half or lower half

Maroulis could wrestle for Greece if she wanted to. Her father is Greek.

Elor and Blades should make good training partners for the Olympics (I'm assuming Elor takes care of business in a few minutes).

Well, Nolf is not alone in trying to crack the nut that is Dake. There are many in the US and world who haven't figured out a winning approach

Dake's strategy with Nolf seems to be just get a clock point or two or a push out or two and then shut it down,, which he does very effectively. Nolf wrestles much better when guys open it up and engage more fully ... or don't have alien level defenses like Dake

Ok. Here we go. How can Nolf score on Dake? That is the question.

I feel that it is a factoid: • a brief or trivial item of news or information. an assumption or speculation that is reported and repeated so often that it becomes accepted as fact.

Wow, Coon could win this. I know he wants to go to the moon or Mars ... but Paris will suffice

He seems to overwhelm and pin a lot of smaller guys though. Or at least he used to.

How much Dark Energy is in your universe? Just curious

It's still strange for me to see Dake warming up with Penn State coaches. If you can't beat 'em, ask them to join you.

Didn't he lose a few toes or something like that in cold weather? Or was he just on Dancing with the Stars? I

Wow, interesting little factoid about Cohlton Schutz being born the very day Rulon Gardner upset Russia's Karelin. I don't think Jesus deserves credit for this coincidence, however. Some wrestlers might disagree, however.

Upcoming Matches Upcoming matches ... in case you need to run to the bathroom ... or refrigerator: Finals GR 130 - Round 2 Adam Coon (CKWC / NYAC) Cohlton Schultz (SKWC) Finals MFS 74 - Round 2 Jason Nolf (NLWC / TMWC) Kyle Dake (NLWC / TMWC) Finals WM 57 - Round 2 Jacarra Winchester (TMWC) Helen Maroulis (SKWC) Finals WM 68 - Round 2 Forrest Molinari (SKWC) Amit Elor (NYCRTC / TMW) Finals MFS 86 - Round 2 Aaron Brooks (NLWC / TMWC) David Taylor (NLWC / TMWC)

Jimenez is discovering there are levels to this sport. She is being big mother-ed by Hildebrandt.

Hildebrandt just had too much length for Jiminez in the first match. When they stand next to each other, it looks like mother and daughter. Not sure how Jiminez is going to make adjustments. She may have to hope for scramble situations. And very quick finishes.

Snyder was risking losing on a four there. He was fortunate Trumble didn't finish it.

Trumble is good practice for the big and tall guy (Russian transfer to Bahrain) who won worlds last year and took out both Snyder and Sadulaev.

A few legends and World Champs have fallen these past two days: Borroughs, Cox, Adeline, Gilman ... I don't think Captain America is ready to join this list

I think one of the stranger things for fair weather fans (and even some hard core ones) to fathom is that the bottom guy isn't really permitted to fight hands in par terre in freestyle and Greco. It seems counter-intuitive to make the bottom guy just to lie there and take it. Makes me think there is something of S and M dynamic at work.

Blades would be the taller of the two. But the kids would be very athletic.

Blades has put some muscle on since last year's trials and grown more fully into the weight. She was much better prepared for Gray's tie ups and mom's strength. She also didn't let Gray get to her leg lace in either match.

Blades is ... um ... very sharp. She cuts up and out a ten time medalist and legend of the sport. Gray is a great representative of the sport and seems like a fine person, but I think there has been a changing of the guard