Olympic champion Helen Maroulis struck gold at 58kg in the Poland Open. Maroulis dominated a quality bracket in this pre-Worlds warm up tournament. 

Maroulis took on 2017's Asian and Yarigin champion, Aisuluu Tynbekova of Kyrgyzstan in the finals. After a tight first period, Helen blew the match wide open. A brutal sprawl and go-behind with 2 minutes left put an early end to the match. The takedown made it 9-0, but Maroulis' savage counter injured Tynybekova's shoulder, and no amount of cold spray could heal her in time to finish the bout. 

You can watch the gold medal match in the video below.

Helen had to rally from an early 4 point deficit against 2016 junior bronze medalist Olena Kramzen of Ukraine in the quarterfinals. Helen would eventually win 10-4. Her snap down to a same-side ankle pick overhook dump early in the second period is a thing of beauty. 

Watch Maroulis battle back against Kremzer in the video below. 
Helen only need a 94 second to tech fall Jowita Wrzesien of Poland in her opening bout in Warsaw. Maroulis hit a pair of nifty inside trips and then racked up exposures with leg laces and a bow and arrow against the outmatched Wrzesien.

Watch Maroulis' first round victory in the Poland Open in the video below.