Kyle Snyder is in the Olympic finals!

Snyder's path laid out exactly as we thought: Cortina Lacerra, Saritov and then Odikadze. The semis against Odikadze started off dicey as he got arm spun in the first 30 seconds of the match. But Snyder worked his way back in and broke the Georgian.

The first period ended 4-2 after consecutive stepouts by Snyder, but the outcome was still in doubt at this point. Snyder continued to work his trusty single as Odikadze began to fatigue, getting another stepout to start the second.

At this point it felt like a takedown would do it, and Snyder exhausted the Georgian to get the go-ahead and make it 5-4. But Snyder wasn't content and continued to push the pace.

Another stepout and the Georgian realized he had to get a takedown to win. The Buckeye star was ready for it though, and countered him with a pancake. The final ended up 9-6, giving Snyder the opportunity to win an NCAA and Olympic title in the same year.

The 20-year-old from Maryland was not challenged at all in his 7-0 quarterfinal win over Saritov of Romania, including a huge body lock for four. His first match against Cortina Lacerra ended up 10-3, with Snyder pouring it on with eight points in the second period.

Snyder will have Khetag Goziumov in the gold medal match. It would be a rematch of the semifinals of the Grand Prix of Germany; Goziumov won that match by a 2-1 score.

Meanwhile down at 65kg, Frank Molinaro is still alive and will have Andriy Kvyatkovskyy of Ukraine in the repechage. He started off great in his first match, ending the 26-match winning streak of Magomedmurad Gadzhiev (POL). Molinaro did not give up a stepout or takedown in that match, and won 2-2 on criteria after his patented lefty high crotch to a lift and takedown.

Unfortunately for the 2012 NCAA champ, he lost to the 2012 Olympic champ Asgarov 10-0 in the quarters. Asgarov hit two slick takedowns in the first period, both off leg attacks. There was a point in the second where Molinaro could have gotten back in the match with a head pinch, but no exposure was called.

In the semifinals, Asgarov had a razor thin win over reigning world champ Frank Chamizo. In the final minute, Asgarov houdini'd his way out of a Chamizo body lock. Asgarov drove Chamizo to the edge, floated his hips over into a quadpod, and brought Chamizo down for two, bringing Molinaro back into repechage.