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Yup. For every young girl in a wrestling room hoping to become a world champion, there are probably 25+ boys. But it’s not just a factor of time. That imbalance in competition will remain indefinitely — some sports simply appeal to males more than females. Others, like soccer and swimming, have a more balanced appeal between the sexes. A gold medal in women’s FS is simply not comparable to one in men’s.

Absolutely incredible that Snyder is a 10x world/oly medalist and not even 30 yet.

Her background before mma was boxing.

No. Kickboxer/boxer and mma fighter.

Nah. Four champs and nine AAs.

This thread aged well.

If Barr is healthy Penn St. will likely advance all ten. Has Cael done that before?

It’ll be Gable after Saturday. Right now, Retherford edges it out for me by wrestling as true freshman and going undefeated in 3 straight seasons.

Burroughs Smith Bruce Snyder Taylor or Dake It’s hard to take seriously anyone who doesn’t have Snyder on their list. The guy has made 10 world/Olympic teams while winning 9 medals including four golds and three silvers. Kemp and Shultz aren’t in the same category of success.

I would honestly rank a few 3xers ahead of him, and probably every current 4xer.

Imar was a RS freshman but I think you’re right with Schlatter. Impressive memory.

Has a true freshman won B10 and NCAAs before? Wondering if Lilledahl has a chance at history. I could be missing a few obvious examples but no one came to mind.

I’m not a big greco fan — what’s the consensus on his all time status? Would another gold elevate him above Karelin in most people’s minds? Is he already at that level of accomplishment?

Iowa and OkSt could combine rosters and still not beat Penn State in a dual this year. And honestly, I love it. Watching this level of dominance is as exciting to me as a competitive team race. And besides, the team race for #2 is still competitive!