Nine men’s freestylers receive draws for Henri Deglane Grand Prix

NICE, France – Nine men’s freestyle athletes received their draws for Saturday’s competition at the Henri Deglane Grand Prix in Nice, France.

Representing the USA tomorrow will be 2016 Olympic champion Kyle Snyder at 97 kg, two-time World champion Kyle Dake at 74 kg, two-time World medalists James Green at 65 kg and Nick Gwiazdowski at 125 kg, 2017 World silver medalist Thomas Gilman at 57 kg, National Team members Yianni Diakomihalis at 65 kg and Zahid Valencia at 86 kg as well as Vitali Arujau at 57 kg and Nick Suriano at 57 kg.

Each style will be contested in one-day tournaments.

Below is who each U.S. athlete will face in their first match.

Wrestling begins at 10 a.m. local time (4 a.m. ET) live on FloWrestling.org. Fans can also follow @USAWrestling on Twitter for live updates.

U.S. men’s freestyle draws
57 kg: Vitali Arujau (Titan Mercury WC/Spartan RTC)
vs. Thomas Gilman (USA), 2017 World silver medalist
-OR- Giorgi Edisherashvili (Azerbaijan), 2013 and 2018 European champion

57 kg: Thomas Gilman (TMWC/Nittany Lion WC)
vs. Giorgi Edisherashvili (Azerbaijan), 2013 and 2018 European champion

57 kg: Nick Suriano (Sunkist Kids)
vs. Mahkir Amiraslanov (Azerbaijan), 2019 European Games champion, 2015 Junior World champion
-OR- Nils Leutert (Switzerland), seventh at 2020 Henri Deglane Grand Prix

65 kg: James Green (TMWC/SERTC)
vs. Marwane Yezza (France), fifth at 2020 European Championships

65 kg: Yianni Diakomihalis (Titan Mercury WC/Spartan RTC)
vs. Quentin Sticker (France), second at 2018 Henri Deglane Grand Prix

74 kg: Kyle Dake (Titan Mercury WC/Spartan RTC)
vs. Jonathan Alvarez (Spain), 2016 Mediterranean champion

86 kg: Zahid Valencia (Sunkist Kids)
vs. Magomed Ramazanov (Russia), 2018 Military World champion

97 kg: Kyle Snyder (Titan Mercury WC/Nittany Lion WC)
vs. Erik Thiele (Germany), 2016 Junior World silver medalist

125 kg: Nick Gwiazdowski (Titan Mercury WC)
vs. Jere Heino (Finland), third at 2018 U23 European Championship