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.

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?

.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.

.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.

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.

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. 

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. 

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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.

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