2023 Final X - Newark

Maroulis Granted Medical Delay For Final X Series With Mota-Pettis

Maroulis Granted Medical Delay For Final X Series With Mota-Pettis

USA Wrestling announced four-time World and Olympic champion Helen Maroulis has been granted a delay for her Final X series due to medical reasons.

Jun 7, 2023 by Andy Hamilton
Maroulis Granted Medical Delay For Final X Series With Mota-Pettis

USA Wrestling announced Wednesday that four-time World and Olympic champion Helen Maroulis has been granted a delay for her Final X series due to medical reasons. 

Maroulis had been scheduled to wrestle Saturday in the women’s freestyle 57-kilogram series against Xochitl Mota-Pettis. She earned her spot in the best-of-three series by capturing a silver medal at last year’s World Championships, which also enabled her to request a delay to the series due to medical reasons. 

According to USA Wrestling

“Maroulis notified USA Wrestling and followed all of the proper procedures under the Athlete Selection Procedures, 2023 Senior World Team, 2023 Senior Pan American Games – Women’s Freestyle, 1.2.2, which includes the following:

Only a 2022 Senior World Championship medalist who earned an automatic berth into Final X or a 2022 Senior Women’s Freestyle World Championship medalist who relinquished their automatic berth by who wins the 2023 U.S. Open in the same weight category, can request a delay of the Final X for medical reasons. This request must be submitted as set forth below at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled weigh-in time (no request for delay will be allowed or granted otherwise).

The site and date of this Final X best-of-three series has yet to be determined.”

Final X is the Beat the Streets New York Benefit

It is the second straight year Final X will serve as the Beat the Streets New York Annual Benefit. This year’s event will be the 13th BTSNY Annual Benefit. These unique and electrifying annual events help BTSNY raise more than $1 million each year to support local youth wrestling programs which empower young people in New York City. The BTSNY Annual Benefit after-party will follow the conclusion of Final X. Benefit tickets and sponsorship packages (Final X plus exclusive after-party celebration access), that also provide the best wrestling-event seats, are available at give.btsny.org/beatthestreetsbenefit2023. For more information on ticket packages, email Katrin Pokalyukhin at katrin@btsny.org. Event-only tickets for Final X without access to the BTSNY after-party celebration are available on Ticketmaster.