Hildebrandt Bronze, Team USA Women Finish with 4 Medals

Hildebrandt bounces back from her heartbreaking loss in semi to take bronze & add to Team USA women’s medal count.

Olympics, Senior Level, Team USA, Tokyo Olympics, Women's Wrestling, 2020 Tokyo OlympicsDerek LevenduskyAugust 7, 2021Sarah Hildebrandt, Olympics, 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Tokyo Olympics, women's wrestling, Team USA, Team USA women, USA Wrestling, US women

Hildebrandt & Winchester Both Fall in Morning Session, Hildebrandt Will Wrestle For Bronze

Hildebrandt loses semi in final seconds, will wrestle for bronze in the morning. Winchester falls in bronze match.

Senior Level, Olympics, Team USA, Tokyo Olympics, Women's WrestlingDerek LevenduskyAugust 6, 2021Sarah Hildebrandt, Jacarra Winchester, 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Olympics, 2021 Olympics, women's wrestling

Maroulis Dominates Bronze Match, Winchester Will Wrestle Again

Maroulis dominates her bronze match, earning her second Olympic medal.

Team USA, Senior Level, Tokyo Olympics, Women's WrestlingDerek LevenduskyAugust 5, 2021Helen Maroulis, Olympics, women's wrestling, Team USA, 2020 Tokyo Olympics, 2021 Olympics

Maroulis Falls in Semi, Will Wrestle For Bronze

In a battle of returning Olympic gold medalists, Japanese #1 seed Risako Kawai shuts down Helen Maroulis, sending the American to the bronze match.

Olympics, Senior Level, Team USA, Tokyo Olympics, Women's WrestlingDerek LevenduskyAugust 4, 2021Helen Maroulis, 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Olympics, 57 kg, Risk Kawai, Japan, Japanese, women's wrestling

Mensah-Stock Gold in Tokyo

After the disappointment of 2016 and the adversity of 2020, Tamyra Mensah-Stock gets it done in Tokyo.

Olympics, Senior Level, Team USA, Tokyo OlympicsDerek LevenduskyAugust 3, 2021Tamyra Mensah-Stock, USAW, USA Wrestling, womens wrestling, Olympics, 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Gray Takes Silver, Mensah-Stock Makes Olympic Finals

Adeline Gray falls in the finals, lands with silver. Mensah-Stock makes the Olympic finals. Here’s the play by play!

Olympics, Senior Level, Team USA, Women's WrestlingDerek LevenduskyAugust 2, 2021Adeline Gray, Olympics, 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Rotter Focken

AWW Radio #41 - Preview of Olympic Team Trials

Get ready for the biggest domestic event in women’s wrestling in five years.

AWW Radio, Olympics, Podcast, Senior Level, Team USA, Women's WrestlingDerek LevenduskyMarch 31, 2021AWW podcast, AWW Radio, American Women's Wrestling Podcast, podcast, Olympics, Olympic Team Trials

IOC Member Says 2020 Tokyo Olympics Will Be Postponed

Looks like the inevitable is happening. Senior IOC board member Dick Pound told USA Today that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be postponed.

Olympics, Team USADerek LevenduskyMarch 23, 20202020 Olympics, 2020 Tokyo Olympics, women's wrestling, Olympics

AWW Radio #19 - Pan Am Qualifier Interviews with Sarah Hildebrandt, Jacarra Winchester & Helen Maroulis

The U.S. women got it done in Ottawa & we were there. Listen to post-match interviews with 50 kg Sarah Hildebrandt, 53 kg Jacarra Winchester & 57 kg Helen Maroulis.

Senior Level, Team USA, Podcast, OlympicsDerek LevenduskyMarch 15, 2020AWW podcast, AWW Radio, podcast, Helen Maroulis, Jacarra Winchester, Sarah Hildebrandt, Pan Am Qualifier, Olympics, USA Wrestling, Team USA, Team USA women

U.S. Women Get It Done in Ottawa: All 6 Weights Qualified For Olympics

Under the cloud of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. women’s team got it done in Ottawa as all six Olympic weights have now been qualified. See what went down in Canada.

Senior Level, Team USA, OlympicsDerek LevenduskyMarch 14, 2020Olympics, Pan Am Qualifier, 2020 Olympics, Team USA, Team USA women, U.S. Women's Wrestling, Helen Maroulis, Sarah Hildebrandt, Kayla Miracle

Senior Nationals Day 1 Recap: Upsets, #9 Jackson in Finals, Lampe & Parrish Dominate

It went down today in Fort Worth. Catch up on Day 1 of the 2019 Senior Nationals Olympic Trial Qualifier.

Senior Level, OlympicsDerek LevenduskyDecember 20, 2019U.S. Open, US Open, Senior Nationals, Olympic Trial Qualifier, Olympics, 2020 Olympic Team Trials

Russia Banned From 2020 Olympics as Part of Four-Year Punishment

World Anti-Doping Agency hands Russia their most severe punishment to date, banning the country from international competitions for four years.

International Wrestling, Olympics, Senior LevelDerek LevenduskyDecember 9, 2019WADA, World Anti-Doping Agency, Russia, Grigory Rodchenkov, Olympics

2019 Bill Farrell Memorial International Open: Women’s Entries

Our best women are getting ready to make their Olympic run. See who’s entered so far in the 2019 Bill Farrell Open!

Senior Level, Team USA, OlympicsDerek LevenduskyNovember 6, 2019Bill Farrell, Olympics, women's wrestling, qualifier, Olympic

Shai, Glaude Top U.S. Finishers at Olympic Test Event in Tokyo

USA Wrestling sent five women to compete in the Olympic Test Event in Tokyo earlier this month. Shai & Glaude were the top finishers.

Team USA, International Wrestling, Senior LevelDerek LevenduskyOctober 18, 2019Team USA, Olympics, Alexandria Glaude, Katherine Shai, Hannah Gladden, Mallory Velte, Victoria Anthony

International: Russia On Hot Seat With WADA, Could Affect Olympic Participation

The NY Times is reporting that the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has given Russia three weeks to explain how positive drug tests were deleted from the database…

International Wrestling, Team USA, Senior LevelDerek LevenduskySeptember 24, 2019Russia, Olympics, doping, cheating, scandal, WADA, OAR, wrestling

Recap, Day 3 2019 World Championships: Adeline Earns Historic 5th Title, Mensah-Stock in Finals

“SHE DID IT AGAIN! Adeline Gray now stands alone as the only Team USA wrestler ever to win 5 world titles.”

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