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How Every Olympic Medalist Performed At Worlds And What It Means

With the 2021 World Championships occurring 8 weeks after the Tokyo Olympics, not every Olympic medalist was going to compete in Oslo. Some people went as far as to say there should be an asterisk next to this year's World medals with the lack of top competition. I wouldn't go that far, but some of the numbers may surprise you.

Oct 13, 2021

The Pulse: 20 Interesting Facts And Figures Coming Out Of Oslo

The Pulse with Andy Hamilton is a look at the hot topics and interesting angles in wrestling. This week’s edition looks back at some of the interesting facts and figures coming out of the World Championships in Oslo.

Oct 11, 2021, Pro

U.S. Women Shine in Oslo

The USA women’s freestyle squad turned in another historic performance at the World Championships in Oslo, taking second to Japan in the team race while matching an American women’s record with seven medalists, including champions Adeline Gray and Helen Maroulis.

Oct 11, 2021

2021 MFS World Medalist Heat Maps & Transfer Breakdown

It doesn't take a particularly smart person to realize if you want to find where the best wrestlers in the world come from, take a look at the medalists' hometowns. Finding hometown and/or birthplace of some international wrestlers can be quite the chore, and there may be some inaccuracies. We'll post the full list in a table below and welcome any corrections. First, let's take a look at the official medal count from Oslo.

Oct 9, 2021

World Championships Match Notes: Day 8

Our final full day of Greco-Roman wrestling is here in Oslo! Sam Jones, Peyton Omania and Alan Vera will get things going this morning at 63, 67 & 87kg respectively. We'll also see G'Angelo Hancock wrestle for a bronze medal in the afternoon at 97 kilos.

Oct 9, 2021, Pro

World Championships Match Notes: Day 7

CP didn't like how I ushered in the Greco portion of the tournament in yesterday's live blog but to me, it was a very good sentence, and I'm excited to see more bodies being hucked and domes dropped upon. It's a full day of Greco today in Oslo, Norway!

Oct 8, 2021, Pro

World Championships Match Notes: Day 6

Let's start hucking bodies, tuckus over tea kettle! It's Greco time in Norway!

Oct 7, 2021, Pro

World Championships Match Notes: Day 5

As the late, great Bon Jovi once said, we're half way there.

Oct 6, 2021, Pro

Eclectic American Greco Group Ready To Hit Mat In Oslo

The draws for the 2021 Greco-Roman World Championships will be released sometime on Wednesday. Those who pay attention to bracket placement and early-round match-ups will ponder the possibilities. They will imagine perceived routes to medal chances, talk ‘em over, and then wait in great anticipation for the tournament to actually begin.

Oct 6, 2021

Russia Edges United States In Team Race

The final day of men’s freestyle at the senior world championships in Oslo, Norway is complete. The team race was historic between Russia, Iran, and the United States. Check out how it concluded.

Oct 5, 2021

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World Championships Match Notes: Day 4

Tonight, we decide the men's freestle team title in most dramatic fashion with Sadulaev vs Snyder Part IV. Kalya Miracle also wrestles for gold as we crown our first two women's champs of the event.

Oct 5, 2021, Pro

World Championship Match Notes: Day 3

Good morning and happy monday! We're in Day 3 of the Oslo World Championships! That means the final two men's freestyle weights begin (70 & 97kg) as well as the first two women's freestyle weights (55 & 62kg). Plus we'll have the medal matches for four other men's freestyle weights (57, 65, 79 & 92kg).

Oct 4, 2021, Pro

World Championship Match Notes: Day 2

You think yesterday was exciting? Well prepare to double your turbo time as Team USA sends EIGHT Americans to the mats here in Oslo. That's twice as many as yesterday!

Oct 3, 2021, Pro

World Championship Match Notes: Day 1

We're just about ready to get started on Dat 1 of the 2021 Senior World Championships in Oslo, Norway. We've got four incredible American freestyles taking the mats today. World and Olympic champ David Taylor at 86kg, junior world champ Daton Fix at 61kg, two-time world champ and Olympic bronze medalist Kyle Dake at 74kg, and two-time world medalist Nick Gwiazdowski at heavyweight.

Oct 2, 2021, Pro

World Championships Men's Freestyle Bracket Reactions

The best part of waking up is seeing fresh brackets from Oslo, in our humble opinion. Day 1 competitors Daton Fix, David Taylor, Kyle Dake & Nick Gwiazdowski have their draws, let's break them down before action gets underway in the wee hours of Saturday morning.

Oct 1, 2021

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