Day 4: Gomez and Hamilton Reach Semis, Pastoriza Wins Silver
Day 4: Gomez and Hamilton Reach Semis, Pastoriza Wins Silver
US women sent two wrestlers to the semifinals while four wrestlers fell short in their medal matches.
ROME, Italy — US women began their second day of competition with the second of 10 weight classes. Gabriella Gomez (46 kg) and Valerie Hamilton (61 kg) reached the finals while Shelby Moore (57 kg), Sydney Perry (65 kg), and Kaiulani Garcia (73 kg) earned their way into bronze medal matches with repechage wins.
Gomez used a relentless pace to pick an 8-2 win in the first round, a 12-1 tech in the quarterfinals and a razor-thin 3-3 decision in the semis. Hamilton had a wild first-round match then picked up a fall in the quarterfinals before making the finals with a close, but controlled win. The remaining three women on Team USA were eliminated during the semifinal round.
In the medal matches, Erica Pastoriza ran into a buzzsaw in Ritika (IND). The Indian controlled the match from start to finish and eventually earned a fall while leading 9-0 with just over 10 seconds left in the match. Shelby Moore wrestled in a very competitive bronze medal match but fell just short in a 4-2 loss to Ulmeken Esenbaeva (UZB). Up at 65kg, Sydney Perry also fell short and finished in 5th after losing a controlling, 7-0 decision to Zharkynai Nurlan (KGZ). In the final bronze medal match of the day, Kaiulani Garcia got out to a 6-0 lead before her opponent locked up a throw and was able to secure the fall with just 7 seconds left in the match.
U17 women’s freestyle results with scoring highlights from matches.
40 kg: Megan Valdez (San Jacinto, Calif.) - eliminated
LOSS Yagmur Karabacak (Turkey), 8-6
43 kg: Erica Pastoriza (Phoenix, Ariz./Wyoming Seminary WC) – Silver
WIN Elvina Karimzada (Azerbaijan), 7-2
WIN Dominika Konkel (Poland), 10-0
WIN Arina Abdullina (Kazakhstan) 12-2
Gold medal match LOSS Ritika (India), Fall
46 kg: Gabriella Gomez (Carol Stream, Ill.) - in gold medal match
WIN Yelyzaveta Kulakivska (Ukraine), 8-2
WIN Daniella Beky (Norway), 12-1
WIN Kornelia Laszlo (Hungary), 3-3
Gold medal match opponent - Koko Matsuda (JPN)
49 kg: Audrey Jimenez (Tucson, Ariz. /Sunkist Kids WC) – eliminated
LOSS Fabiana Rinella (Italy), 9-2
53 kg: Elena Ivaldi (Newcastle, Calif./MatTime) - eliminated
WIN Manar Elmasry (Egypt), 8-7
LOSS Khaliun Byambasuren, fall
57 kg: Shelby Moore (Buckley, Wash./Takedown Express WC) – 5th place
WIN Michalina Ignaszak (Poland), 11-0
WIN Alina Flipovych (Ukraine), 11-8
LOSS Sowaka Uchida (Japan), no international credentials
WIN Annatina Lippuner (Switzerland), 10-0
LOSS Ulmeken Esenbaeva (Uzbekistan), 4-2
61 kg: Valerie Hamilton (Gridley, Ill./SOT-C) - in gold medal match
WIN Yen-Yi Li (Taipei), 7-6
WIN Petra Mrackova (CZE), fall
Win Sevinch SULTONOVA (Uzbekistan), 5-0
Gold medal match opponent - Savita Savita (IND), 2022 U17 Asian Champion
65 kg: Sydney Perry (Batavia, Ill./Batavia WC) – 5th place
WIN Szonja Szabo (Hungary), 5-0
LOSS Anju Sato (Japan), 3-0
WIN Daria Konstantynova (Ukraine), 6-6
LOSS Zharkynai Nurlan (KGZ), 7-0
69 kg: Jasmine Robinson (Allen, Texas /Best Trained Wrestling) - eliminated
LOSS Veronika Vilk (Croatia), fall
73 kg: Kaiulani Garcia (Stockton, Calif./NorCal Queens WC) – 5th place
LOSS Priya Priya (India), 3-1
WIN Dominika Pochowska (Poland), fall
Loss Alina Yertostik (KAZ), fall
