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5.1 All-time medal table combined – Greco-Roman, Freestyle men's and women's – 1896–2020.He will be the youngest to win Gold at 20 years old if he wins it all. It will be exciting to see him wrestle at the Olympics. He can win from any position and that is what makes him so dominant. He was able to take Gwiazdowski down five times in the second match. Once Gable gets to your leg, there is no defending it. Steveson dominated both matches against Nick Gwiazdowski 10-0 and 10-4. Wrapping up the freestyle team at the US Olympic Wrestling trials were the big boys! Gable Steveson added to his fantastic year in wrestling.Īn NCAA Champion, Hodge Trophy Winner, and now a US Olympian. He is the youngest Gold Medalist in the history of the United States. Using his strength, Snyder was able to use his under-hooks to get behind Moore in the second match and didn’t look back.Īs mentioned earlier, Snyder was a Gold Medalist in 2016 and looks to do so again this year. The 2016 Olympic Gold Medalist bullied Moore in the finals. Snyder looked dominant at the US Olympic Wrestling Trials.

In a match of two former Buckeyes, Kyle Snyder once again dominated and swept Kollin Moore 10-0 and 5-1 in that order. Taylor is no stranger to senior-level success and hopes to bring Gold home to the US in Tokyo. Nickal couldn’t score a point on him, and Taylor went to his slick single leg to score twice in the second match. The Magic Man did his thing in the finals. He knocked off Gabe Dean in the semifinals to set up his match with Nickal. Taylor dominated his way through the day. He looked amazing in a match of two former NCAA Champions. Nickal picked up a 12-5 win over Zahid Valencia before losing to Taylor. “The Magic Man” David Taylor was able to best Bo Nickal 4-0 and 6-0 respectively. Two Penn State legends squared off in the finals at 86kg. And I believe he will retire and spend more time with his family than he already does. He is a family man at the end of the day. But at 32 years old, he may be slowing down a bit. So what is next for Burroughs? He claims he is training to come back. The double is the bread and butter of Burroughs. His reactions weren’t great, and he couldn’t get his signature blast double going. Dake defeated him 3-2, and Burroughs couldn’t do a thing. To be fair, Burroughs didn’t look like himself. He didn’t bounce back to the surprise of many. Burroughs didn’t look like himself, but fans were still confident Burroughs could bounce back. A battle with Burroughs awaited, a match he has been looking forward to.ĭake dominated the first match, winning 3-0 where Burroughs didn’t seem to be able to get anything going.

He isn’t called “The King” for nothing.ĭake battled through Evan Wick and Jason Nolf, gaining a tech fall (10-0 in freestyle) against both of them. Kyle Dake was able to go through the entire challenge tournament and get to the trials finals and beat Jordan Burroughs.įor those reading this that don’t know anything about wrestling, Jordan Burroughs has been the face of USA wrestling for the last 10 years, as he won gold in the Olympics in 2012.

This was easily the talk of the entire US Olympic Wrestling Trials. Oliver’s experience and age showed as it was enough to beat the young McKenna. Oliver seemed to control both matches the entire time. He was able to squeeze one out against Zain Retherford 8-5 in a tightly contested match.Īt the end of the day, Oliver was able to pull it off and head to Tokyo by beating McKenna 3-0 and 5-2 respectively. McKenna didn’t have an easy road to the finals either. A 4-4 criteria win was enough to beat the 2x NCAA Champion. Oliver avenged his previous loss to Yianni Diakomihalis in the semi-finals. Jordan Oliver won a tough tournament to go to the Olympics at 65kg. Vito’s father, Vogar, was an Olympian himself, taking third in 1992 and fourth in 1996. A low single at the end was nearly enough for Vito, but it came too late in the match. Gilman won 2-2 on criteria, yet Vito was close to sending it to a third match.