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He’ll have his hands full with either Anthony Ashnault in the quarters, James Green or Joey McKenna in the semis, and then probably Diakomihalis or Oliver in the finals. Jack: Another weight where it feels like there are several viable contenders, but I like Zain Retherford.
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He’ll have to beat Jordan Oliver again to get a shot at Zain, but I think Oliver peaked in 2019 and his window may be closed. It’s hard to predict Yianni beating Zain to make the team, since he hasn’t done it in that context yet, but I’m feeling it, he’s the guy. After being pinned by Augustin Destribats at the Pan-Am Qualifier, Zain Retherford has looked solid, and his 6-0 win over Bajrang Punia could imply that he’s in rare form. This is especially important considering we still need to qualify the weight, and Khinchegashvili will likely be in our way at the Last Chance Qualifier. Multiple wins over James Green and a tech fall over Khinchegashvili bode well for his future chances. I had my doubts after he dropped a match to Joey McKenna and post-prime Vladimer Khinchegashvili, but now it seems Yianni D is back and better than ever. I wouldn’t be surprised if he somehow finds a way to the finals.Įd: Yianni Diakomihalis. One guy I’m going to watch closely is Vito Arujai - his length, athleticism, and technical creativity give him a chance to beat anyone in a given match. If this does end up being the finals matchup, I expect it to be competitive, but think Fix will edge it out. Of course, the two also squared off at the 2018 World Team Trials, with Gilman winning both of those matches. This would then be a rematch of the 2019 World Team Trials where Fix won 2 of 3, outscoring Gilman 17-7. To me this weight very likely comes down to Gilman vs Fix (especially with the recent news of Nick Suriano & Spencer Lee both being forced to withdraw). A lot could happen at this weight, but he’s the guy I trust the most to wrestle at least close to his best every time.ĭan Sweeney: Daton Fix. Gilman also seems to do better as he gets more matches with a given opponent, which bodes well for his chances there. They’ve gone back and forth, but Gilman won the last meeting in early 2020. Vito is probably too loose with his positioning to beat Gilman at this point, which leaves Fix as the most dangerous opponent. He’s really good at winning the tight matches, and he’s one of the only guys who seems to have a decent balance between offense and defense. He seems to do well with gameplanning and adjusting to specific opponents, and that advantage could grow now that he has Cael Sanderson in his corner. He has a pretty good draw, with Gross (or maybe Joe Colon now) in the semis before hitting most likely Fix or Arujau. If he’s out, I’m inclined to take Gilman. Jack Hurley: Like Ed, I was originally planning to pick Nick Suriano. Fix again, I think I’ll have to take Gilman.
I’d like to pick Vito, but he lost fairly wide to Gilman very recently, and I believe Fix beat him wide last time they wrestled as well. Okay, so with Suriano out, will they redraw the bracket? Or will Gilman just walk to the finals? I have no idea who to pick now. * It was later revealed that Nick Suriano has withdrawn from the trials due to CoVid-19. Barring a big jump in levels from Vito Arujau, I think Suriano is our best chance to win some matches at 57 kg.
#Olympic wrestling brackets crack#
Suriano will have to wrestle Gilman for a crack at the winner of the other semifinal (probably Daton Fix), but if he wins that match I think he’ll be the favorite to take the spot. He can shut down any man’s offense and make it a one takedown match, and his nose for scoring opportunities in those moments is one of his best traits. That leaves one man - Nick Suriano, who has looked world-level ready in his past two international competitions in France and Italy. It’s all coming together - Spencer Lee is out, Thomas Gilman just got pinned by Zach Sanders, Daton Fix didn’t look so hot at NCAAs. Three of our wrestling analysts sounded off and gave their predictions for who will win each weight in men’s freestyle. The action starts tomorrow - the best wrestlers in the United States will be facing off in a tournament to decide our 2021 Olympians.
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