Hattendorf and Rodriguez score pins to advance to Cadet World finals
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by Taylor Miller, USA Wrestling
Photo of Skylar Hattendorf by Kadir Caliskan of UWW.
SOFIA, Bulgaria – In the women’s freestyle semifinals, Cristelle Rodriguez and Skylar Hattendorf produced back-to-back pins, giving the USA two gold-medal opportunities tomorrow at the 2019 Cadet World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Wrestling at 49 kg, Rodriguez continued an impressive day with a 19-second pin against Yung Hsun Lin from Taipei, who was ninth at the 2019 Cadet Asian Championships.
Earlier on Wednesday, Rodriguez defeated 2018 U15 Asian silver medalist Antim Antim of India, 10-5, and 2018 Cadet European champion Valeriya Kapustsina of Belarus, 7-2.
In the 49 kg gold match, Rodriguez will face 2018 U15 Asian champion Moe Kiyooka of Japan.
Moments after Rodriguez’s victory, Hattendorf picked up a fall of her own at 57 kg.
Using a pair of throws, Hattendorf put 2019 Cadet European bronze medalist Birgul Soltanova of Azerbaijan to her back, getting the pin in 1:41.
Tomorrow, Hattendorf will battle 2018 Cadet Asian silver medalist Ruka Natami of Japan for the gold medal.
Two Americans were pulled into tomorrow’s repechage, including Alex Szkotnicki at 43 kg and Lillian Freitas at 65 kg.
2019 U15 World champion Szkotnicki will face Zerda Demir of Turkey, who was ninth at the 2019 Cadet European Championships in her first repechage match. Should Szkotnicki win, she will wrestle for bronze tomorrow evening.
Freitas will take on two-time Cadet African champion Khadija Jlassi of Tunisia. Winner moves onto the bronze medal match.
The finals will take place Thursday at 11 a.m. ET live on Trackwrestling. Follow @USAWrestling on Twitter for live updates.
2019 CADET WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
at Sofia, Bulgaria, July 28-Aug. 4
Women’s freestyle results
43 kg: Alexandra Szkotnicki (Riva, Md./Southern Maryland WC Wolfpack)
LOSS Nagisa Harada (Japan), 2-0
vs. Zerda Demir (Turkey)
49 kg: Cristelle Rodriguez (Fresno, Calif./Red Wave Wrestling)
WIN Antim Antim (India), 10-5
WIN Valeriya Kapustsina (Belarus), 7-2
WIN Yung Hsun Lin (Taipei), fall 0:19
vs. Moe Kiyooka (Japan)
57 kg: Skylar Hattendorf (Hooksett, N.H./Maine Trappers)
WIN Alina Kasabieva (Russia), 5-5
WIN Maarja Plaser (Estonia), fall 2:17
WIN Birgul Soltanova (Azerbaijan), fall 1:41
vs. Ruka Natami (Japan)
65 kg: Lillian Freitas (Modesto, Calif./Pitman Wrestling)
WIN Sandra Escamilla Menchaca (Mexico), 2-1
LOSS Sonam Sonam (India), 7-1
vs. Khadija Jlassi (Tunisia)
73 kg: Kennedy Blades (Broadview, Ill./Izzy Style WC/Wyoming Seminary)
WIN Daria Klimovich (Belarus), fall 0:21
LOSS Julia Fridlund (Sweden), 9-5
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