Day 5 Live Updates: Women's Freestyle & Greco-Roman
by Jason Bryant, Special to TheMat.com
Jasmine Robinson is one of three U.S. women starting competition at the U20 World Championships on Thursday in Samokov, Bulgaria.
SAMOKOV, Bulgaria - - Follow the action from Arena Samokov on Day 5 of the U20 World Championships. Competition for Team USA is women's freestyle and Greco-Roman. Women's freestyle will got at 50kg, 53kg and 72kg. Greco-Roman will roll out 60kg and 82kg. Morning session begins at 10 a.m. local time (3 a.m. Eastern) with semifinals today set for 4:45 p.m. local time (9:45 a.m. Eastern). Medal matches will begin at 6 p.m. local time (11 a.m. Eastern)
Session One Match Notes #
Last Update: 1:15 p.m.
WFS 50kg Quarterfinal - Audrey Jimenez (United States) vs. Na Hu (China) #
Due up 7th on Mat A (last match of the session)
WFS 53kg Quarterfinal - Abbi Cooper (United States) tech. fall Ekaterina Chikanova (UWW) 10-0 #
Scoreless after the first minute after Cooper tried to take a front headlock and bounce to break the lock of Chikanova. Blood stoppage for Chikanova. Big four on the restart from Cooper and she follows that up with a pair of turns. Restart with 1:05 left in the period and Cooper leads 8-0. 8-0 lead for Cooper at the break. Snap, spin, near ankle … control and the takedown for a 10-0 tech! Cooper into the semis!
WFS 50kg R16 - Audrey Jimenez (United States) tech. fall Adriana Daniseviciute (Lithuania) 10-0 #
Snap and spin, Jimenez gets two and drops right to an ankle lace and finishes things off in 16 seconds. 10-0!
WFS 72kg Quarterfinal - Jasmine Robinson (United States) fall Veronika Vilk (Croatia) 1:21 #
Robinson with a quick takedown to take an early 2-0 lead. Arm drag whips Vilk to her back and Robinson gets the fall at 1:21 of the first period to advance to this afternoon's semifinals!
GR 82kg R16 - Seyed Azarshab (Iran) tech. fall Arvin Khorsavy (United States) 11-0 #
Long stoppage to tape up Azarshab’s head for bleeding. Khosravy tries to take the chestlock through, but Azarshab gets 4 out of it instead. 4-0 Azarshab halfway through the first. Azarshab with two points after Khosravy is hit with a caution and two for a pop to the face. Khosravy complaining to his corner about a headbutt. Azarshab gets 4 on the same situation as before, but this one looked more desperation than set up. U.S. will challenge. Challenge lost. Point for the lost challenge for Azarshab. Final score is 11-0.
GR 60kg R16 - Papik Dzhavadian (UWW) dec. Isaiah Cortez (United States) 8-5 #
Dzhavadian quickly with a takedown and then hits a two-point throw from the straight lift to go up 4-0. Cortez appears to get a takedown, but the action is ruled a slip. U.S. will challenge 41 seconds into the bout. Call is overturned. Cortez gets the takedown and we restart in par terre. Cortez bars the arm and halfs it and runs it over for two, nearly getting the fall. 4-4 and Cortez holds criteria. Nearly got another turn. Back to standing halfway through the period. Dzhavadian doing a nice job at controlling the tie with the 2-on-1. 4-4 at the break.
Dzhavadian runs the 2-on-1 to the edge, but Cortez hips in and gets the stepout to make it 5-4. Dzhavadian ties it up but takes the lead on criteria with a stepout of his own. 5-5 with 2:30 left. Cortez hit for passivity. Point for Dzhavadian. Cortez now on bottom in par terre. Cortez with the reversal, but the mat chairman will call a conference. Nothing has been awarded. Red has already hit the challenge buzzer. We go to review. Cortez hit for a leg foul on the review, so it’ll be a caution and 2, and Cortez will be put back down trailing 8-5 with 1:18 left. Dzhavadian tries a lift, but gets nothing and we come back to our feet with 1:09 to go. Dzhavadian wins it 8-5.
WFS 53kg R16 - Abbi Cooper (United States) tech. fall Nikol Aleksandrova (Bulgaria) 10-0 #
Cooper runs the two-on-one to the edge, Aleksandrova tries to counter with a throw and Cooper covers for a takedown. Cooper with a quick takedown off the restart and a pair of gutwrenches for an 8-0 lead 40 seconds in. Cooper gets Aleksandrova extended on the edge and tips her through for two on the exposure and a 10-0 tech in just 1:20.
WFS 72kg R16 - Jasmine Robinson (United States) fall Ai Sakai (Japan) :37 #
Sakai goes in with the double leg and Robinson feeds hips and then quickly hits a lateral drop and gets the finish 37 seconds into the bout! BOOM!
GR 82kg R32 - Arvin Khosravy (United States) dec. Yrisbek Kalyev (Kyrgyzstan) 7-2 #
Passivity. Point. Position. Kalyev leads 1-0. On top in par terre with 1:32 left in the first. Kalyev locks, tries to turn, Khosravy steps over, gets the reversal and hits a two-point gutwrench to lead 4-1 with 1:02 left in the first. Khosravy leads 4-1 at the break. Referee wagging the finger at Kalyev. We’ll restart 15 seconds into the second period. Kalyev hit for passivity. Point Khosravy. 5-1 and now Khosravy on top in par terre. Khosravy can’t get any offense from on top. We’re back to standing with two minutes left. Kalyev drives Khosravy out for a one-point stepout. Khosravy leads 5-2 with 1:34 left. Khosravy telling the referee he was head-butted. Khosravy controls the rest of the match with a strong underhook and gets a late takedown to make it 7-2. Khosravy wins 7-2.
WFS 72kg R32 - Jasmine Robinson (United States) tech. fall Elvira Ersson (Sweden) 12-0 #
Robinson with a big double leg off the whistle and goes right to an ankle lace and hits three quick turns. 8-0 in the first 25 seconds. Robinson doubles Ersson for four and ends it in 41 seconds. 12-0 tech for Robinson!
GR 60kg R32 - Isaiah Cortez (United States) fall Kristin Petrov (Bulgaria) 2:31 #
Loud horns blaring as the Bulgarian has the home crowd behind him. Passivity, point and position for Petrov. Petrov on top in par terre leading 1-0 with 1:36 left in the first. Petrov locks up a gut and nearly turns Cortez. Cortez hipped in and nearly stepped over. Back to standing with 1:10 left in the first. Cortez takes a front headlock over for two exposure to lead 2-1, he then stacks up Petrov and gets the fall with 28 seconds left in the first. Touche 2:32.
2025 U20 World Championships #
At Samokov, Bulgaria, August 17-24 #
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Women's Freestyle Group 3 Results #
50 kg – Audrey Jimenez (Tucson, Ariz./Lehigh Valley Wrestling RTC/Titan Mercury WC) #
WIN Adriana Daniseviciute (Lithuania), tech. fall, 10-0
vs. Na Hu (China)
53 kg – Abbi Cooper (Clayton, Calif./CYC – Concord) #
WIN Nikol Aleksandrova (Bulgaria), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Ekaterina Chikanova (UWW), tech. fall, 10-0
vs. Natsumi Masuda (Japan)
72 kg – Jasmine Robinson (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP) #
WIN Elvira Ersson (Sweden), tech. fall 12-0
WIN Ai Sakai (Japan), fall, :37
WIN Veronika Vilk (Croatia), fall, 1:21
vs. Kajal (India)
Greco-Roman Group 1 Results #
60 kg – Isaiah Cortez (Los Banos, Calif./Gilroy/Daniel Cormier WC) #
WIN Kristin Petrov (Bulgaria), fall, 2:31
LOSS Papik Dzhavadian (UWW), dec. 8-5
82 kg – Arvin Khosravy (Woodland Hills, Calif./West Point WC) #
WIN Yrisbek Kalyev (Kyrgyzstan) 7-2.
LOSS Seyed Azarshab (Iran) 11-0.