Update: Snyder, Taylor headline final seven U.S. wrestlers getting draws for final day of Yarygin Grand Prix in Russia
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Kyle Snyder, pictured at the 2017 World Team Trials, is seeking to win a second straight Ivan Yarygin gold medal.
KRASNOYARSK, Russia – 2016 Olympic champion and two-time World champion Kyle Snyder (Woodbine, Md. (Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC) will attempt to become the first U.S. man to win a second Yarygin gold medal when he competes at 97 kg/213 lbs. on Sunday.
There have been 11 U.S. men who have won this event, but none have won it more than once. Snyder won his first Yarygin title in 2017, snapping an eight-year gold-medal drought for the U.S. men at the Yarygin.
If Snyder wins a second in a row, he becomes the second U.S. wrestler to win Yarygin back-to-back, as women’s freestyle star Tamyra Stock claimed her second in a row on Saturday in Krasnoyarsk. Snyder also boasts a Yarygin bronze medal from 2016.
Snyder opens Shobet Belliyev of Turkmenistan, who has no major international achievements but did compete in the 2014 Junior Worlds.
There are 11 athletes in Snyder’s weight class, with Snyder in the bottom half-bracket. The toughest Russian on his side is Vladislav Baitsaev, who Snyder could face in the semifinals. Snyder beat Baitsaev, 11-0 at the Freestyle World Clubs Cup in December in Iran.
Snyder is a senior at Ohio State, with two NCAA titles and a runner-up finish so far in his career. As has been the case for three seasons, Snyder is taking time away from the college season to compete in Yarygin, considered the toughest open freestyle tournament in the world. This year, the Yarygin Grand Prix is a ranking tournament for seeding at the 2018 World Championships.
The U.S. also has Nathan Burak (Iowa City, Iowa/Titan Mercury WC/Hawkeye WC) competing at 97 kg. He opens with a bye, then faces the winner of a Russian to be determined against 2016 Olympic bronze medalist Magomed Ibragimov of Uzbekistan. Russia has been holding wrestle-offs to set their three athletes in each weight class.
National Team member David Taylor (State College, Pa. (Titan Mercury WC/Nittany Lion WC) drew the No. 1 spot in the top half-bracket at 86 kg/189 pounds, with 19 athletes in the draw. He opens against two-time Pan American champion Yurieski Torreblanca Queralta of Cuba.
There are two Russians in Taylor’s half-bracket, although they will not be determined until the Russian wrestle-offs prior to the start of the draw.
Also at 86 kg/189 lbs., Travis Stefanik (Nazareth, Pa./Princeton, WC) drew 2015 World silver medalist Unurbet Purevjav of Mongolia in the first round.
The U.S. has a pair of wrestlers at 92 kg, Nick Heflin (Norman, Okla./Titan Mercury WC) and Iowa freshman Jacob Warner (Washington, Ill./Hawkeye WC). Heflin drew Beka Jvaridze of Kazakhstan, who has no major international placements. Warner faces Ulziisaikhan Baasantsogt of Mongolia, who was fifth in the 2013 Asian Juniors.
The U.S. entry at 74 kg/163 lbs. is Joe Tavoso (Ridgewood, N.J./Princeton WC), who opens with Dovletmyrat Orazgylyjov of Turkmenistan, a 2017 Asian Indoor Games bronze medalist.
U.S. fans will be able to watch the Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix live for free on Trackwrestling. Krasnoyarsk is 12 hours ahead of U.S. Eastern time.
When they are available, brackets from Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix will be posted to USA Wrestling’s Twitter at:
https://twitter.com/USAWrestling
IVAN YARYGIN GRAND PRIX
At Krasnoyarsk, Russia
U.S. men’s freestyle draw for Sunday
74 kg/163 lbs. - Joe Tavoso (Ridgewood, N.J./Princeton WC)
Vs. Dovletmyrat Orazgylyjov (Turkmenistan), 3rd in 2017 Asian Indoor Games, 5th in 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games
86 kg/189 lbs. – David Taylor, State College, Pa. (Titan Mercury WC/Nittany Lion WC)
Vs Yurieski Torreblanca Queralta (Cuba), 8th in 2017 World Championships, 2015 and 2017 Pan American champion
86 kg/189 lbs. – Travis Stefanik, Nazareth, Pa. (Princeton, WC)
Vs. Unurbet Purevjav (Mongolia), 2015 World silver medalist, 2017 Asian bronze medalist
92 kg/202 lbs. – Jacob Warner, Washington, Ill. (Hawkeye WC)
Vs. Ulziisaikhan Baasantsogt (Mongolia), 9th in 2016 Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix, 5th in 2013 Asian Juniors
92 kg/202 lbs. – Nick Heflin, Norman, Okla. (Titan Mercury WC)
Vs. Beka Jvaridze (Kazakhstan), no major international placements
97 kg/213 lbs. – Kyle Snyder, Woodbine, Md. (Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC)
Vs. Shobet Belliyev (Turkmenistan), 2014 Junior World Team member
97 kg/213 lbs. – Nathan Burak, Iowa City, Iowa (Titan Mercury WC/Hawkeye WC)
Vs. winner of Russia #1 athlete vs. Magomed Ibragimov (Uzbekistan)
Ibragimov – 2016 Olympic bronze medalist, 2017 Asian champion
KRASNOYARSK, Russia – 2016 Olympic champion and two-time World champion Kyle Snyder (Woodbine, Md. (Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC) will attempt to become the first U.S. man to win a second Yarygin gold medal when he competes at 97 kg/213 lbs. on Sunday.
There have been 11 U.S. men who have won this event, but none have won it more than once. Snyder won his first Yarygin title in 2017, snapping an eight-year gold-medal drought for the U.S. men at the Yarygin.
If Snyder wins a second in a row, he becomes the second U.S. wrestler to win Yarygin back-to-back, as women’s freestyle star Tamyra Stock claimed her second in a row on Saturday in Krasnoyarsk. Snyder also boasts a Yarygin bronze medal from 2016.
Snyder opens Shobet Belliyev of Turkmenistan, who has no major international achievements but did compete in the 2014 Junior Worlds.
There are 11 athletes in Snyder’s weight class, with Snyder in the bottom half-bracket. The toughest Russian on his side is Vladislav Baitsaev, who Snyder could face in the semifinals. Snyder beat Baitsaev, 11-0 at the Freestyle World Clubs Cup in December in Iran.
Snyder is a senior at Ohio State, with two NCAA titles and a runner-up finish so far in his career. As has been the case for three seasons, Snyder is taking time away from the college season to compete in Yarygin, considered the toughest open freestyle tournament in the world. This year, the Yarygin Grand Prix is a ranking tournament for seeding at the 2018 World Championships.
The U.S. also has Nathan Burak (Iowa City, Iowa/Titan Mercury WC/Hawkeye WC) competing at 97 kg. He opens with a bye, then faces the winner of a Russian to be determined against 2016 Olympic bronze medalist Magomed Ibragimov of Uzbekistan. Russia has been holding wrestle-offs to set their three athletes in each weight class.
National Team member David Taylor (State College, Pa. (Titan Mercury WC/Nittany Lion WC) drew the No. 1 spot in the top half-bracket at 86 kg/189 pounds, with 19 athletes in the draw. He opens against two-time Pan American champion Yurieski Torreblanca Queralta of Cuba.
There are two Russians in Taylor’s half-bracket, although they will not be determined until the Russian wrestle-offs prior to the start of the draw.
Also at 86 kg/189 lbs., Travis Stefanik (Nazareth, Pa./Princeton, WC) drew 2015 World silver medalist Unurbet Purevjav of Mongolia in the first round.
The U.S. has a pair of wrestlers at 92 kg, Nick Heflin (Norman, Okla./Titan Mercury WC) and Iowa freshman Jacob Warner (Washington, Ill./Hawkeye WC). Heflin drew Beka Jvaridze of Kazakhstan, who has no major international placements. Warner faces Ulziisaikhan Baasantsogt of Mongolia, who was fifth in the 2013 Asian Juniors.
The U.S. entry at 74 kg/163 lbs. is Joe Tavoso (Ridgewood, N.J./Princeton WC), who opens with Dovletmyrat Orazgylyjov of Turkmenistan, a 2017 Asian Indoor Games bronze medalist.
U.S. fans will be able to watch the Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix live for free on Trackwrestling. Krasnoyarsk is 12 hours ahead of U.S. Eastern time.
When they are available, brackets from Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix will be posted to USA Wrestling’s Twitter at:
https://twitter.com/USAWrestling
IVAN YARYGIN GRAND PRIX
At Krasnoyarsk, Russia
U.S. men’s freestyle draw for Sunday
74 kg/163 lbs. - Joe Tavoso (Ridgewood, N.J./Princeton WC)
Vs. Dovletmyrat Orazgylyjov (Turkmenistan), 3rd in 2017 Asian Indoor Games, 5th in 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games
86 kg/189 lbs. – David Taylor, State College, Pa. (Titan Mercury WC/Nittany Lion WC)
Vs Yurieski Torreblanca Queralta (Cuba), 8th in 2017 World Championships, 2015 and 2017 Pan American champion
86 kg/189 lbs. – Travis Stefanik, Nazareth, Pa. (Princeton, WC)
Vs. Unurbet Purevjav (Mongolia), 2015 World silver medalist, 2017 Asian bronze medalist
92 kg/202 lbs. – Jacob Warner, Washington, Ill. (Hawkeye WC)
Vs. Ulziisaikhan Baasantsogt (Mongolia), 9th in 2016 Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix, 5th in 2013 Asian Juniors
92 kg/202 lbs. – Nick Heflin, Norman, Okla. (Titan Mercury WC)
Vs. Beka Jvaridze (Kazakhstan), no major international placements
97 kg/213 lbs. – Kyle Snyder, Woodbine, Md. (Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC)
Vs. Shobet Belliyev (Turkmenistan), 2014 Junior World Team member
97 kg/213 lbs. – Nathan Burak, Iowa City, Iowa (Titan Mercury WC/Hawkeye WC)
Vs. winner of Russia #1 athlete vs. Magomed Ibragimov (Uzbekistan)
Ibragimov – 2016 Olympic bronze medalist, 2017 Asian champion
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