2018 TEN Weight Class US Team Predictions

[vhsalum 43]

Can't Lie. Totally excited about the ten weight classes.  My predictions for the 2018 team

 

55: Thomas Gilman

60: Logan Stieber

65: Zain

70: James Green
75: Jordan Burroughs

80: Alex Dieringer (beats out Kyle dake for the spot)

85: David Taylor 

90: J'Den Cox

100: Kyle Snyder

130: Gwiz

[Jon_Kozak 321]

55: Spencer Lee

60: Stieber

65: Zain

70: Nolf
75: JB

80: Dake

85: David Taylor 

90: J'Den

100: Kyle Snyder

130: Gwiz

 

I'm least confident in my 55 pick. By that time there will be Daton Fix, Thomas Gilman, Nick Suriano, NATO, Micic, Nahshon, Alan Waters, and Tony Ramos. Some of those might be up at 60 but who knows in the next 18 months. Hardest weight for me to predict by far. Also, who's the guy after J'Den at 90? Maybe Jon Reader? Things will be thin up top after our best. 

 

Anyway, super excited about the change-wish it would happen this year.

[Housebuye 2,437]

Why is everyone so high on Gilman? Why not put Nico there if Gilman is being considered?

[vhsalum 43]

Gilman has junior world bronze

[Gantry 1,872]

I'm guessing Reader can make 85 or maybe even 80kg, it's been awhile but he was at 174 and 165 with hour before weighins in college. 

[NYWRESTLER94 221]

I'm guessing Reader can make 85 or maybe even 80kg, it's been awhile but he was at 174 and 165 with hour before weighins in college.

He seemed pretty happy about an 80kg weight class on Facebook

[NYWRESTLER94 221]

I'd put Nico in over Gilman all day. He's undefeated against him in folk and has proven a few times now just how good he is in freestyle

[WildTurkey44 321]

All day? Don't count Gilman out in free just yet

[wnywrestling 71]

How certain are we of these weights?  Until I hear something official from UWW or USAWrestling, I'm calling it fake news.  Plus fivepointmove.com is a greco site, and the current greco weights are different from freestyle, so I would expect them to continue to differ.

[vhsalum 43]

How certain are we of these weights?  Until I hear something official from UWW or USAWrestling, I'm calling it fake news.  Plus fivepointmove.com is a greco site, and the current greco weights are different from freestyle, so I would expect them to continue to differ.

 

Bro?  Really?  First of all its not fake news.  Mamiashvilli distributed to his contemporaries a week or two ago (albeit prior to ratification from UWW, but we all know who runs it anyway).  Whether or not the weights are different doesn't matter.  We're going to have ten weights.  So this is supposed to fun speculation on the US team.  Go piss in someone else's cereal.

[PRyan2012 347]

The ten weight deal is set. They are arguing about the exact kilos right now. But most likely will be/my picks:   Ringer is the only world champ prospect without a weight.

 

121 Nico

132 Steiber

143 Zain

154 Nolf

165 Burroughs...Ringer?

176 Dake....Ringer?

187 Taylor

198 Cox

220 Snyder...will Varner retire?

286 Rey

Edited January 25, 2017 by PRyan2012

[wnywrestling 71]

Bro? Really? First of all its not fake news. Mamiashvilli distributed to his contemporaries a week or two ago (albeit prior to ratification from UWW, but we all know who runs it anyway). Whether or not the weights are different doesn't matter. We're going to have ten weights. So this is supposed to fun speculation on the US team. Go piss in someone else's cereal.

Lol, yes really. We all know those won't be the weights, so I don't know why you're getting so mad. BTW, they said they're getting rid of singlets too. Edited January 26, 2017 by wnywrestling

[silver-medal 670]

I realize we're talking about 2018 but I'm stunned at the lack of respect being shown for James Green, Jordan Oliver and Frank Molinaro.  Jason Nolf is not going to beat Green or Oliver.  I'd pick Imar over Nolf as well.  Retherford and Molinaro will be interesting esp. since both train at PSU.

[Jaroslav Hasek 2,050]

if our current national varsity team is any indication, our future teams will be about 50% NJ natives, which I expect to continue.

 

also LOL at anyone flipping out over someone else suggesting UWW hasn't finalized some rule changes. what UWW have you been following? 

[de4856 371]

So, I am assuming ( For Freestyle ), that one of the new weight classes has to be 80kg. It is sorely needed to break up that exspance between 74 and 86. I'm not sure what the UWW will do with the other weight class, either they will add another upper weight, at 90kg, or maybe one for the small people of the world at 52kg.

[Jaroslav Hasek 2,050]

no link but saw on Twitter that Russian coach Tedeev said the new weight classes will be:

 

55, 60, 65. 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 100, 100+

 

and Olympics will be:

 

55, 65, 75, 85, 100, 100+

Edited January 29, 2017 by Jaroslav Hasek

[Gantry 1,872]

JH, you just can't resist adding that 50kg category, can you?  After that written apology and everything? 

[wnywrestling 71]

no link but saw on Twitter that Russian coach Tedeev said the new weight classes will be:

 

55, 50, 65. 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 100, 100+

 

and Olympics will be:

 

55, 65, 75, 85, 100, 100+

 

https://twitter.com/sikom_d/status/825681116103372801

[Jaroslav Hasek 2,050]

JH, you just can't resist adding that 50kg category, can you?  After that written apology and everything? 

dag nabit

[JohnnyWishbone 10]

Olympics need to change to 10 as well . Dumbasses

 

 

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[Jaroslav Hasek 2,050]

Olympics need to change to 10 as well . Dumbasses

 

 

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it's cool, we're all wishing really hard that the IOC changes it back to 10, so it's only a matter of time before it happens.

 

update from twitter, Tedeev actually said he was thinking the Olympics should be 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 100+ 

 

I think thats way too skewed toward the upperweights. definitely think starting with 55 is better. 

[de4856 371]

Well way back in the day it was 105, 114, 125, 136, 149, 163, 180, 198, 220, Hwt. Now I don't think we need a 105 weight class anymore. But I think we could start at 114 or 52, Kg, and then go up from there, I like the existing weight classes the we have, I'm not sure what the rational was to make Greco weights a little different from Freestyle, but if the wrestlers and the coach's are happy with it, who am I to argue. As I said in another post, I do think we need to fix that gap between 74 and 86. I do think if they do make a 52 kg class, Spencer Lee will waiting for all comers.

[Jaroslav Hasek 2,050]

52kg for cadets and juniors. 55kg is plenty low enough for adults. 

[wnywrestling 71]

I don't know... a lot of famous wrestlers went 52kg back in the day: Jimmy Carr, Gene Mills, Ken Chertow, Zeke Jones, Lou Rosselli, ...

 

http://www.teamusa.org/usa-wrestling/team-usa/olympic-team-history

[PRyan2012 347]

Ringer at 154?