Shilson reaches Youth Olympic Games women’s gold-medal final; Ikei to compete for fifth place
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Competition portrait of Emily Shilson courtesy of United World Wrestling.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – 2018 Cadet World champion Emily Shilson of Maple Grove, Minn. has qualified for the gold-medal finals at 43 kg in women’s freestyle wrestling at the Youth Olympic Games on Saturday morning.
Shilson won all four of her Group B matches to capture her pool, and advance to the gold-medal finals, where she will face Group A winner Simran Simran of India, a 2017 Cadet World bronze medalist. Shilson had defeated Simran in the quarterfinals of the 2018 Cadet World Championships by a 10-0 technical fall.
The finals session begins at 5:00 p.m. in Buenos Aires, which is one hour ahead of U.S. Eastern time zone.
Shilson will attempt to become the first U.S. wrestler to win a gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games. In the two previous Youth Olympic Games in 2010 and 2014, the USA has won four silver medals and one bronze medal.
Her biggest win came in her third bout, when she faced Shahana Nazarova of Azerbaijan in a rematch of the 2018 Cadet World finals in Zagreb, Croatia. At the Cadet Worlds, Nazarova had jumped to a 4-0 lead on Shilson, who rallied to earn a 14-4 technical fall.
Today in Buenos Aires, the match was different, as Shilson struck first and went on to lead 6-1 at the break. In the second period, Shilson scored six unanswered points for the technical fall.
In addition to being second to Shilson at the 2018 Cadet Worlds, Nazarova was a 2017 Cadet World champion and placed fifth at the 2016 Cadet World Championships.
This morning, Shilson opened with a solid 5-0 victory over 2018 European Cadet bronze medalist Justine Fanny Vigouroux of France. In round two, Shilson dominated in a 10-0 first-period technical fall over Heloisa Elena Martinez of Brazil. To clinch her pool victory, Shilson pinned 2018 Youth African Games champion Christianah Tolulope Ogansanya of Nigeria in the first period.
“This entire week, she has approached this like a professional athlete. She has a focus and a drive, has had great nutrition, good rest, strong recovery and excellent workouts. In her match with Nazarova, she made small adjustments from the World Championships match. She wrestled in all of her positions this time, and basically shut the door on her opponent,” said U.S. Youth Olympic Games coach Sam Barber.
2018 World bronze medalist Tiare Ikei of Honolulu, Hawaii also competed on Saturday at 49 kg, and finished her Group A competition with a 2-2 record. Ikei will compete in the fifth-place match against 2018 European Cadet silver medalist Roza Szenttamasi of Hungary.
Ikei opened with a 12-2 technical fall victory over 2018 Pan American Cadet silver medalist Maria Jose Mosquera Rojas of Venezuela. In her second match, she was defeated by 2018 Cadet World bronze medalist Natalia Varakina of Belarus, 6-0. Ikei was pinned in her third match by 2018 Asian Cadet silver medalist Shokina Akhmedova of Uzbekistan, in a wide-open bout which Akhmedova led 9-8 at the time of the fall. She closed out pool play with an 8-0 win over 2018 Asian Cadet bronze medalist Nilufar Raimova of Kazakhstan.
“Tiare is relatively new to international wrestling, as this is her third international tournament. She has the right mindset to reach her high goals at the World level. The Youth Olympic Games is conducted as an Olympic Games, and is going to be a great experience for our athletes as they progress in their international careers,” said Barber .
Barber, of Colorado Springs, Colo., who is currently the head wrestling coach at the U.S. Air Force Academy and is coaching both the men and women team members in Buenos Aires.
Ikei is a high school senior, who is currently a resident athlete at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.
The event is being livestreamed on the Olympic Channel at:
https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/wrestling/
Live-time results are available on the official YOG website at:
https://www.buenosaires2018.com/results/en/wrestling/daily-schedule.htm?lng=en
Also check out United World Wrestling’s complete coverage
https://unitedworldwrestling.org/event/youth-olympic-games-0
YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES
At Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 13
U.S. Women’s freestyle performances
43 kg/94.5 lbs - Emily Shilson, Maple Grove, Minn.
Group B Matches
WIN Justine Fanny Vigouroux (France), 5-0
WIN Heloisa Elena Martinez (Brazil), tech. fall 10-0
WIN Shahana Nazarova (Azerbaijan), tech. fall 12-1
WIN Christianah Tolulope Ogansanya (Nigeria) pin
Gold Medal Finals - Simran Simran (India)
49 kg/108 lbs. - Tiare Ikei, Honolulu, Hawaii
Group A Matches
WIN Maria Jose Mosquera Rojas (Venezuela), tech. fall 12-2
LOSS Natalia Varakina (Belarus), 6-0
LOSS Shokina Akhmedova (Uzbekistan), pin
WIN Nilufar Raimova (Kazakhstan), 8-0
Fifth Place Bout – Vs. Roza Szenttamasi (Hungary)
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – 2018 Cadet World champion Emily Shilson of Maple Grove, Minn. has qualified for the gold-medal finals at 43 kg in women’s freestyle wrestling at the Youth Olympic Games on Saturday morning.
Shilson won all four of her Group B matches to capture her pool, and advance to the gold-medal finals, where she will face Group A winner Simran Simran of India, a 2017 Cadet World bronze medalist. Shilson had defeated Simran in the quarterfinals of the 2018 Cadet World Championships by a 10-0 technical fall.
The finals session begins at 5:00 p.m. in Buenos Aires, which is one hour ahead of U.S. Eastern time zone.
Shilson will attempt to become the first U.S. wrestler to win a gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games. In the two previous Youth Olympic Games in 2010 and 2014, the USA has won four silver medals and one bronze medal.
Her biggest win came in her third bout, when she faced Shahana Nazarova of Azerbaijan in a rematch of the 2018 Cadet World finals in Zagreb, Croatia. At the Cadet Worlds, Nazarova had jumped to a 4-0 lead on Shilson, who rallied to earn a 14-4 technical fall.
Today in Buenos Aires, the match was different, as Shilson struck first and went on to lead 6-1 at the break. In the second period, Shilson scored six unanswered points for the technical fall.
In addition to being second to Shilson at the 2018 Cadet Worlds, Nazarova was a 2017 Cadet World champion and placed fifth at the 2016 Cadet World Championships.
This morning, Shilson opened with a solid 5-0 victory over 2018 European Cadet bronze medalist Justine Fanny Vigouroux of France. In round two, Shilson dominated in a 10-0 first-period technical fall over Heloisa Elena Martinez of Brazil. To clinch her pool victory, Shilson pinned 2018 Youth African Games champion Christianah Tolulope Ogansanya of Nigeria in the first period.
“This entire week, she has approached this like a professional athlete. She has a focus and a drive, has had great nutrition, good rest, strong recovery and excellent workouts. In her match with Nazarova, she made small adjustments from the World Championships match. She wrestled in all of her positions this time, and basically shut the door on her opponent,” said U.S. Youth Olympic Games coach Sam Barber.
2018 World bronze medalist Tiare Ikei of Honolulu, Hawaii also competed on Saturday at 49 kg, and finished her Group A competition with a 2-2 record. Ikei will compete in the fifth-place match against 2018 European Cadet silver medalist Roza Szenttamasi of Hungary.
Ikei opened with a 12-2 technical fall victory over 2018 Pan American Cadet silver medalist Maria Jose Mosquera Rojas of Venezuela. In her second match, she was defeated by 2018 Cadet World bronze medalist Natalia Varakina of Belarus, 6-0. Ikei was pinned in her third match by 2018 Asian Cadet silver medalist Shokina Akhmedova of Uzbekistan, in a wide-open bout which Akhmedova led 9-8 at the time of the fall. She closed out pool play with an 8-0 win over 2018 Asian Cadet bronze medalist Nilufar Raimova of Kazakhstan.
“Tiare is relatively new to international wrestling, as this is her third international tournament. She has the right mindset to reach her high goals at the World level. The Youth Olympic Games is conducted as an Olympic Games, and is going to be a great experience for our athletes as they progress in their international careers,” said Barber .
Barber, of Colorado Springs, Colo., who is currently the head wrestling coach at the U.S. Air Force Academy and is coaching both the men and women team members in Buenos Aires.
Ikei is a high school senior, who is currently a resident athlete at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.
The event is being livestreamed on the Olympic Channel at:
https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/wrestling/
Live-time results are available on the official YOG website at:
https://www.buenosaires2018.com/results/en/wrestling/daily-schedule.htm?lng=en
Also check out United World Wrestling’s complete coverage
https://unitedworldwrestling.org/event/youth-olympic-games-0
YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES
At Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 13
U.S. Women’s freestyle performances
43 kg/94.5 lbs - Emily Shilson, Maple Grove, Minn.
Group B Matches
WIN Justine Fanny Vigouroux (France), 5-0
WIN Heloisa Elena Martinez (Brazil), tech. fall 10-0
WIN Shahana Nazarova (Azerbaijan), tech. fall 12-1
WIN Christianah Tolulope Ogansanya (Nigeria) pin
Gold Medal Finals - Simran Simran (India)
49 kg/108 lbs. - Tiare Ikei, Honolulu, Hawaii
Group A Matches
WIN Maria Jose Mosquera Rojas (Venezuela), tech. fall 12-2
LOSS Natalia Varakina (Belarus), 6-0
LOSS Shokina Akhmedova (Uzbekistan), pin
WIN Nilufar Raimova (Kazakhstan), 8-0
Fifth Place Bout – Vs. Roza Szenttamasi (Hungary)
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