Kennedy Blades Wins Silver At The 2024 Paris Olympics
Kennedy Blades Wins Silver At The 2024 Paris Olympics
The results for Team USA wrestler Kennedy Blades at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Kennedy Blades is currently wrestling for Team USA at the 2024 Olympics in the 76 kg weight class. Check out the below article for Blades' complete results from Paris.
Round Of 16 - 11-0 win over Catalina Axente, ROU
Blades started this match out with a smooth double leg for a takedown just 30 seconds into the match. 20 seconds later, Blades hit a powerful blast double for four points and extended her lead to 6-0 - Blades held that 6-0 lead at the break. A little over a minute into the second period and Blades uses a throw-by to a HUGE five to end the match with an 11-0 tech.
Quarterfinals - 4-3 win over Milaimy Marin, CUB
This match was a rematch from the Grand Prix of Spain where Marin defeated Blades, 13-4. This quarterfinal Olympic bout got off to a slow start with Marin going on the activity clock and failing to score 2 minutes into the match. That shot clock point was the only one of the first period giving Blades a 1-0 lead at the break.
Marin started the second with a shot off the whistle for a step out to take a 1-1 lead on criteria. Blades was put on the clock and responded with a nice double from space for a step out for a stepout to take back a 2-1 lead. With 90 seconds to go in the match, Marin got in deep on a double but Blades countered and scored 2 on exposure to extend her lead to 4-1. Marin continued to come forward and scored a takedown off a Blades double with 13 seconds left. Despite a few more shots from Marin, Blades defends and gets the 4-3 victory.
Semifinals - 8-6 win over Aiperi Medet Kyzy, KGZ
Medet Kyzy blitzed forward in the second period looking to force a stepout but Blades hit a throwby on the edge of the mat and shot in for a takedown. Medet Kyzy challenged wanting a stepout but lost giving Blades another point. Blades added another takedown of the restart to extend her lead to 8-2. However, Medet Kyzy responded with a takedown and a turn to narrow the gap to 8-6. Blades defended all of Medet Kyzy's attacks to hold on to win, 8-6 to move into the Olympic Finals!
Finals - 3-1 loss to Yuka Kagami, JPN
Similar action in the second as in the first with both Kagami and Blades content on working from space. Kagami secured a takedown on the edge of the match to go up 3-1 with 1:22 to go in the match. Kagami continued to plant herself in the middle of the mat with Blades faking from the outside. Blades fired off several shots from the outside but couldn't penetrate Kagami's defense. Great effort from Blades but Kagami held on to win 3-1.