What are Zain and Vito going to do next year? They both seem like true tweeners. Vito looks too big to make 57kg and Zain too big to make 65kg but I don’t know. I think Vito has the frame to move up and go 65kg but I’m sure him and Yianni don’t want to be at the same weight. Zain has been a different animal at 70kg. Anyone know if they have talked about what they plan to do?
2023 Senior worlds September 16-24
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That was emotional. Felt it in my gut. Zain has worked so hard for so long. Well deserved!
Hopefully this will help boost Penn State in their college recruiting.
Just recalling that fluky pin Zain gave up at the Pan Ams when he needed to qualify the weight for the US and what a burden that must've felt like. And all the early first-round disappointments at 65kg. How much sweeter this must feel with that all in the rearview mirror.
So Proud of Zain. Well deserved. He has won at every level now
I would think the NLWC boys are focused only on this year - especially the one's competing. Lee is in that 65 mix as well.... wonder how hard we are pushing for olympic weight increases (USOC)
Myles Amine about to win himself a bronze medal... wait, now a late review.
Myles wins the bronze! Congrats to him
Myles wins the bronze! Congrats to him
CKLV solidifying themselves as best of the rest in RTCs today. Maybe 3 medals.
Crazy ending in that bronze match. Inside trip td as the clock expired to win the match. There was :02 left on the restart and Dauletbekov somehow got the Td. Incredible
I'm an Amine fan. The interviews on podcasts shed some light on the family dynamics and they are good people. They just compete against us.
Things are most complicated these days.
I used to watch international sports and chant USA, USA!
Now it's USA, USA, Serbia, San Marino!
I used to watch international sports and chant USA, USA!
Now it's USA, USA, Serbia, San Marino!
Just wait until it's RBY.
Big challenge win by DT there. Wow. Wasn’t sure he’d get that.
David Taylor v Yazdanicherati for gold at 86kg, part VI
- Lots of handfighting to start.
- DT warned for passivity
- Yazdani had a front headlock but did nothing with it
- DT on clock, which is fair. 1-0m :45 remaining
- Ugh, DT gets a double, Yazdani with a chest wrap for four. DT gets behind. 4-1
- DT challenges, but I think that'll stand. This is like a Yianni scoring question. Something happened, question is who scored. DT didn't really change direction though and never let go, I think it was his move, helped along by the chest wrap.
- DT wins challenge, up 5-3. Iranian fans unhappy.
- Break. Not much action except for that huge sequence.
- DT shot can't reach his legs, Yazdani front headlock again. Grounded.
- DT in on legs, Yazdani looking chest wrap again, DT doesn't take the bait, comes out back and settles behind for a 7-2 lead.
- :45 remaining
- DT staying low, dives for a leg, gets it. Yazdani has his head. David pops it and he's going to get the pin!
- David Taylor holding up four fingers for his fourth Olympic/world championship. Awesome.
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Great challenge, and I thought it could have gone either way. That break could be good for Yazdani and his gas tank
Fall with what 2.6 secs left? Wow! DT with bonus points for the team even.
DT comes through again! 4X!!! Great day for USA!
Almost perfect match from DT. He’s just impossible to move out of position, even for someone as great as Yazdani.
Wowzers. It's hard not to acknowledge that Taylor/Yazdani is one of the biggest rivalries in sports/wrestling, but honestly, at 5-1 in favor of Taylor, how much longer can we continue to say that? Thus far Taylor has basically owned Yazdani.
I think that cements him as the best wrestler in the US right now. Dake, Burroughs, and Snyder are also in contention but Burroughs didn’t make the team so he’s out. If Snyder beats Sadulaev and Dake beats Sidakov it might change things but no one in the world is close to DT right now at 86kg. Dake has had close matches this tournament and Snyder has close matches this year. DT is blowing everyone out of the water and now holds a 5-1 record against one of the best wrestlers of this generation. He is truly truly special
Congrats to David Taylor and his family!
DT had three pins in these worlds, which is pretty freaky. I doubt there were three pins in men's FS by all other wrestlers combined.
I wasn't thrilled that Yazdani got a long break in the first but Taylor still smoked him. He's looking like he might be the GOAT of American wrestling before he's done.
Pretty great round for the US! 3 champs in a row with 2 of them against Iran. Couldn’t have went any better. Now Parris needs to win bronze
