Five Point Move
2016 Olympics
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8.1KAleksanyan Reaches Olympic Gold; Stefanek Survives Crowded 66 kg Field
It’s nice to have a couple of World Championship titles under your belt. But it’s even nicer to be able to hang...
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10.0KMonster’s Ball: Lopez and Chakvetadze Stomp to Gold in Rio
There wouldn’t be any whispers this time around for Mijain Lopez (CUB). If anything, the volume has been turned up pretty high. Lopez,...
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7.0KEarly Exits for Provisor and Smith at 2016 Rio Games
For the second consecutive Olympiad, the United States Greco Roman program is coming home without a medal. Ben Provisor (USA, 85 kg)...
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6.9KWorld Champs Take Olympic Gold – Borrero and Vlasov Stay on Top
If there is one thing returning World Champions like to do, it is punctuate an Olympic Year. There is a desire, no,...
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6.2K2016 Greco Roman Olympics Scouting Report – 130 kg
The big men will be taking the mat tomorrow, which is certain to keep the crowd on its feet throughout the day....
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6.0KThielke goes down to Bayramov; Bisek upset by Starcevic
Although the two US competitors started off their day in promising fashion, there will be no Olympic gold medals for Jesse Thielke...
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6.1KThielke and Bisek victorious in first matches
The first steps are out of the way. Jesse Thielke (USA, world no. 19, 59 kg) and Andy Bisek (USA, world no....
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5.6KThielke and Bisek’s First Round Opponents
The draws for 59 kg and 75 kg at the Rio Olympics were released earlier today and the US is in decent...
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6.9K2016 Greco Roman Olympics Scouting Report – 85 kg
Bruisers, the lot of them. That’s what 85 kg offers up at the Olympics in Rio. Sure, there are a few technicians to...