treep2000 728 Report post Posted August 13 Carr is adding yet additional incredible depth for Team USA at this 74kg-79kg range. Given our issues at 70kg, maybe he could swing it? Isn't he going 157 for the NCAA season? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bnwtwg 98 Report post Posted August 13 2 hours ago, TBar1977 said: I read a post where it said the US had one day to acclimate to the travel before the tournament began. I know travelling west to east is rough as we see this in the NFL. I wonder if they wouldn't be better off travelling 2 days in advance. Maybe get better results Day 1. Closer to the results they got on Day 2. That's terrible, who came up with that idea? I went 5 days early for the Berlin marathon last year to acclimate and still wasn't fully adjusted. And that's absolutely nothing compared to the world championships that these athletes may very well only compete in once in their lifetime. 2 Housebuye and Peso reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
treep2000 728 Report post Posted August 13 Just now, bnwtwg said: That's terrible, who came up with that idea? I went 5 days early for the Berlin marathon last year to acclimate and still wasn't fully adjusted. And that's absolutely nothing compared to the world championships that these athletes may very well only compete in once in their lifetime. Yeah... shoulda flown in a few days earlier... that's just silly not to. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ConnorsDad 304 Report post Posted August 13 20 minutes ago, treep2000 said: Yeah... shoulda flown in a few days earlier... that's just silly not to. Its not silly..its frickin ridiculous! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ugarte 92 Report post Posted August 13 Vito falls 3-2 in the final. boo 1 AZ_wrestling reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scribe 1,487 Report post Posted August 13 I wish they’d just run medal matches first day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
treep2000 728 Report post Posted August 13 26 minutes ago, ugarte said: Vito falls 3-2 in the final. boo Junior World silver ain't too shabby Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ugarte 92 Report post Posted August 13 35 minutes ago, treep2000 said: Junior World silver ain't too shabby before the tournament, sure. immediately after the gold medal match, boo. when reflecting on your life's accomplishments, again, sure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maligned 396 Report post Posted August 13 Anybody else think Parris looks like he's shed 5 pounds of fat and added 7 pounds of muscle since March? 2 MikePorcelli and TBar1977 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBar1977 2,994 Report post Posted August 13 1 hour ago, ugarte said: Vito falls 3-2 in the final. boo Honestly, he did not do much in the match. Great tournament, but the final match he did little to win it. Abe did not do much either until he got down 2-1 on a step out or penalty (can't recall which) with 30 seconds left, but he then immediately turned the heat up and got a nice TD in like 10 seconds. They were the deciding points. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wrestlingphish 521 Report post Posted August 13 Hope to see Carr finish this tournament off with a gold after his impressive run so far. Crazy that he was challenged more domestically this year (so far) than internationally. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DuckFor2 149 Report post Posted August 13 what they say is that it takes 1 day for each time zone you cross to fully acclimate. e.g. eastern US to Europe takes 6 days. granted these younger guys can more than likely adjust quicker, but still tough to acclimate. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crotalus 211 Report post Posted August 13 The question remains, is Vito's silver still more impressive than Lee's jr. gold at a baby weight? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBar1977 2,994 Report post Posted August 13 3 minutes ago, DuckFor2 said: what they say is that it takes 1 day for each time zone you cross to fully acclimate. e.g. eastern US to Europe takes 6 days. granted these younger guys can more than likely adjust quicker, but still tough to acclimate. FRL said the guys in the Eastern Time Zone in the US travelled WEST to Denver, then East to Finland. Then wrestled inside 24 hours if they wrestled on day 1. That is just insane. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lurker 501 Report post Posted August 13 I don't get this baby weight stuff. Are there less teenagers at 110 lbs. Of course. There are also less adults at 125lbs. Just as much a world champ as anyone else. 6 bnwtwg, fadzaev2, Peso and 3 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ConnorsDad 304 Report post Posted August 13 33 minutes ago, TBar1977 said: FRL said the guys in the Eastern Time Zone in the US travelled WEST to Denver, then East to Finland. Then wrestled inside 24 hours if they wrestled on day 1. That is just insane. If that is true and I have no reason to doubt it that almost borders on criminal. Either somebody screwed up when booking the flight and they decided not to change them or whoever does the booking is just an absolute moron or we're going cheap at USA Wrestling. Lunacy! He'll it's surprising the guys on Day 2 did much better although they had a little bit easier drawers but even two days is not enough. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ConnorsDad 304 Report post Posted August 13 33 minutes ago, Lurker said: I don't get this baby weight stuff. Are there less teenagers at 110 lbs. Of course. There are also less adults at 125lbs. Just as much a world champ as anyone else. I think his two NCAA titles shows that it doesn't really matter what weight he competes at he's one of the best there is! 2 Lurker and headache reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
irani 289 Report post Posted August 13 52 minutes ago, wrestlingphish said: Hope to see Carr finish this tournament off with a gold after his impressive run so far. Crazy that he was challenged more domestically this year (so far) than internationally. Carr may be the wrestler of the tournament so far. Were his domestic challenges in Freestyle or Folkstyle? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lurker 501 Report post Posted August 13 21 minutes ago, ConnorsDad said: If that is true and I have no reason to doubt it that almost borders on criminal. Either somebody screwed up when booking the flight and they decided not to change them or whoever does the booking is just an absolute moron or we're going cheap at USA Wrestling. Lunacy! He'll it's surprising the guys on Day 2 did much better although they had a little bit easier drawers but even two days is not enough. It wouldn't fall on the booking individual, they don't select the dates they just book for when they're told. I don't think making an error and not changing is likely either, United has an Olympic desk that the NGB's use and its pretty easy to make adjustments through there compared to your standard flight bookings. 2 AHamilton and ConnorsDad reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
irani 289 Report post Posted August 13 (edited) 54 minutes ago, The Genius said: FS team table after day 2. We can still finish 2nd above US but we'll need the US to lose their finals (they have 3, 2 vs RUS and 1 vs Zare) and/or at least one of their Bronze matches (they also have 2 here I think) and Nokhodi or Abdollahi to win Bronze. Nokhodi has a Russian in the repechage before he can wrestle for Bronze and Abdollahi has 2 repechage matches before he can wrestle for Bronze. Won't be easy. Lots of permutations but it's still possible. On the other hand, Japan has two finals tomorrow so they could overtake us if we don't win any more points. Team standings at the end of today, courtesy of The Genius on the Iran thread Edited August 13 by irani 2 The Genius and Housebuye reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lurker 501 Report post Posted August 13 Hard to believe USA is almost locked into second with all those zeros. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whaletail 81 Report post Posted August 13 1 hour ago, TBar1977 said: Honestly, he did not do much in the match. Great tournament, but the final match he did little to win it. Abe did not do much either until he got down 2-1 on a step out or penalty (can't recall which) with 30 seconds left, but he then immediately turned the heat up and got a nice TD in like 10 seconds. They were the deciding points. Agreed. I'm not sure I've ever seen Vito wrestle so cautiously - and in such a huge match, I can understand wrestling not to lose - but when you play with fire... Dake sometimes wrestles that way in big matches, and it's cost him against Burroughs. Almost cost him against Dieringer last year, but like Abe, he was able to score as soon as he had to. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whaletail 81 Report post Posted August 13 1 hour ago, Crotalus said: The question remains, is Vito's silver still more impressive than Lee's jr. gold at a baby weight? Did you watch Lee's gold medal match? He came back in impressive fashion, and wrestled a much better final, so no. And Vito's been one of my favorite wrestlers for a few years now. Christ, I even picked him to win 125 this past March. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scribe 1,487 Report post Posted August 13 I have an illustrious career indicated by all of my silver. (Tooth fillings) 1 ConnorsDad reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crotalus 211 Report post Posted August 13 18 minutes ago, whaletail said: Did you watch Lee's gold medal match? He came back in impressive fashion, and wrestled a much better final, so no. And Vito's been one of my favorite wrestlers for a few years now. Christ, I even picked him to win 125 this past March. My post was intended to troll the folks that claimed Vito's semifinal performance was greater than Lee's gold because of the weight class. I obviously didn't do a good job. I will work hard to improve. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
