The 2012 Olympic Summer Games

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All three USA freestyle wrestlers today are still in contention for bronze medals, Coleman Scott at 60kg, Jake Herbert at 84 kg and Tervel Dlagnev at heavyweight. Herbert has to win 2 in a row, Scott and Dlagnev need to win 1 match each.

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Coleman Scott won a bronze at 60kg. The last two weights start Sunday at 8:30 am London time (3:30 eastern).

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slide_into_first wrote:Olympic preview in freestyle wrestling at 96 kg/211.5 lbs

EXPECTED OLYMPIC ENTRIES
96 kg/211.5 lbs.

1st at 2011 World Championships – Reza Yazdani (Iran)
2nd at 2011 World Championships – Serhat Balci (Turkey)
3rd at 2011 World Championships – Rouslan Sheikov (Belarus)
3rd at 2011 World Championships – Jake Varner (United States)
5th at 2011 World Championships – Sinivie Boltic (Nigeria)
5th at 2011 World Championships – Taimuraz Tigieve (Kazakhstan)
2012 European Olympic qualifier champion – Abdusalam Gadisov (Russia)
2012 European Olympic qualifier runner-up – Georgi Gogshelidze (Georgia)
2012 Asian Olympic qualifier champion – Kurban Kurbanov (Uzbekistan)
2012 Asian Olympic qualifier runner-up – Rustam Iskandari (Tajikistan)
2012 Pan American Olympic qualifier champion – Javier Cortina Lacerra (Cuba)
2012 Pan American Olympic qualifier runner-up – Khetag Pliev (Canada)
2012 Africa/Oceania Olympic qualifier champion – Farahat Mostafa (Egypt)
2012 Africa/Oceania Olympic qualifier runner-up – Carl Floor (American Samoa)
Olympic Qualifier #1 champion – Khetag Gazumov (Azerbaijan)
Olympic Qualifier #1 runner-up – Magomed Musaev (Kyrgyzstan)
Olympic Qualifier #1 bronze medalist – Valeri Andriitsev (Ukraine)
Olympic Qualifier #2 champion – Nicolai Ceban (Moldova)
Olympic Qualifier #2 runner-up – Takao Isokawa (Japan)

If Jake Varner could get a bronze, it would be a huge accomplishment.
Varner is in the finals against Andriitsev of Ukraine. Match will be around 8:30 AM central time.

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Jake Varner won the gold medal at 96kg. USA with two golds and a bronze out of seven freestyle events, the best showing in a while. No medals in GrecoRoman and one bronze for USA women.

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The US is going to lose this gold medal basketball game if the refs have anything to say about it. Somehow Pau Gasol is fouled every time he flails his arms.

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Thank god for Lebron.

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cardsfansince82 wrote:Thank god for Lebron.

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