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Is Russia's Golden Boy Really 19?

American fans took notice to the youth movement because Kyle Snyder became the youngest American medalist with his win in the semifinal. He one upped himself by becoming the youngest American to win a world title. Snyder was a little more than two months shy of his 20th birthday when he won his title in Las Vegas. Below you will find the five youngest medalists from this year’s championships. The five guys below have all won world titles at the cadet or junior age group. Karimimachiani, Petriashvili, and Yazdani Charati have now medaled at all three age levels. It is stunning to think that there were three finalists, two of whom won championships, that couldn’t loiter on the casino floor without security moving them along because of their age.

Sep 23, 2015

Top Five Surprises of Men's Freestyle

Unpredictability is one reason our sport is such a spectacle at major championships. Upsets and surprise winners littered the brackets in Las Vegas. This causes some disappointment as anticipated matches don’t happen, but what causes more of a buzz in the arena than a big favorite taking a loss early in the tournament? Were these your top five surprises as well?

Sep 21, 2015

Top Five Controversies From World's

.post-content img { padding: 10px; } As we know, referees don't always make the right calls leaving all of us with something to talk about seconds, days, months and years later. Well this year's World Championships was no different. Check out our top five most contreversial moments of this year's tournament.

Sep 17, 2015

World Championship Preview Hits and Misses

.post-content img { padding: 10px; } Leading up to the World Championships we previewed each weight class, made championship picks and identified a pool of contestants who could/would be on the medal stand. Let's check and see if those predictions held up. The contenders and championship picks are listed before the actual medalists and a breakdown.

Sep 16, 2015

Final World Championship Team Scores

After all was said and done, Team USA came away with a total of seven medals. The women's team had the highest finish as a team as they took home the bronze with 31 points. The men's team also had three medals, but didn't finish as high as the women. Andy Bisek was the lone medalist in Greco despite an epic battle at 130kg by Robby Smith.

Sep 14, 2015

Top Five Moments From The Final Day Of World's

Man, what a grind. At the end of the World Championships, just about each wrestler was battered and bruised. It was truly the only evidence needed to prove just how grueling the World tournament can be. The final day started with a bang and ended with one. So let's put a bow on the Championships with our top stories from day six. 

Sep 13, 2015

Top Five Moments of Day Five

Normally, we would think of something really awesome to say to preface our top story lines of the day. But we just witnessed our youngest senior level World Champion in U. S. history. So what could possibly be said that would even remotely come close to watching Kyle Snyder defeat a field of incredible competition? That's right, nothing. Not a damn thing. 

Sep 12, 2015

Final Day VI Brackets

57kg

Sep 11, 2015

Top Five Moments of Day Four

As the days go on the heat goes up. And there are just a few wrestlers who can stand it. Italy's Frank Chamizo and our very own Adeline Gray put their name in the history books along with Helen Maroulis, who dominated the field to claim her first title. So take a deeper look at our top storylines from the fourth day of the World Championships.

Sep 11, 2015

Final Day V World's Brackets

61kg

Sep 10, 2015

Top Five Moments of Day Three At Worlds

Day three was filled with excitement. We saw some wrestlers make history, some claim great upsets, and some put on an overwhelming display of passion for the sport. Here are the incredible top five moments from day three.

Sep 9, 2015

Final Day IV Worlds Brackets

65kg - Men's Freestyle

Sep 9, 2015

Top Five Moments of Day Two Greco

It's been a rollercoaster ride filled with excitement so far at the World Championships. We've seen the biggest and baddest Greco monsters go head-to-head and keep the crowd on the edge of their seats from start to finish. So check out our top five moments from the first two days of World's.

Sep 9, 2015

Final Day III World's Brackets

Wednesday, September 9th - Greco 85kg, Women's 48kg, 53kg, & 69kg

Sep 8, 2015

Insane Helicopter Throw For Day 1 At Greco

Migran Arutyunyan became a fast favorite among Greco fans with his incredible performance at 66kg.  Migran grabbed EVERYBODY'S attention early on with a mindblowing helicopter throw we've NEVER seen before.  Fast forward to 1:47 for the BOMB.

Sep 8, 2015