Kilty Techs to Gold Medal at Muhamet Malo Ranking Series; Nette and Bruntil Win Bronze
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by David Gerhart, USA Wrestling
Macey Kilty hand raise after winning gold medal at Muhamet Malo Ranking Series
TIRANA, Albania – Two-time World medalist Macey Kilty captured gold at the Muhamet Malo Ranking Series on Saturday. 2022 World Team Member Abigail Nette and 2023 World Team member Emma Bruntil both collected bronze medals for the U.S. at Tirana’s Feti Borova Olympic Park.
In her gold medal match at 62 kg, Kilty dominated the opposition once again. She posted a 12-2 technical fall against age-group World champion Anastasiia Sidelnikova of UWW. Over her four matches, Kilty outscored her opponents 41-2, with three wins coming via technical fall.
Kilty has medaled in both United World Wrestling Ranking Series events this year after collecting bronze at the Zagreb Open.
At 59 kg, Nette won a low-scoring affair, 3-1, and held off a late attack from Türkiye’s Dilan Tan to win bronze. Over her last three appearances at Ranking Series events, Nette has won bronze in each tournament (2026 Zagreb Open and 2025 Polyak Imre & Varga Janos Memorial).
Bruntil went on the offensive early in her contest against Aizhan Suiduova of Kazakhstan with a strong four-point move. Bruntil sealed the 10-0 technical fall with another takedown and a pair of turns. Bruntil has returned to the international stage strong with her second medal in as many tournaments this year.
Adaugo Nwachukwu and Solin Piearcy both finished fifth for Team USA after falling in bronze medal bouts. Nwachukwu dropped a tight 7-5 decision to three-time age-group World champion Savita of India, and Piearcy lost 10-0 to 2024 Olympian and World silver medalist Nesrin Bas of Türkiye.
Heading into the weekend, the U.S. women’s freestyle team has collected four medals (one gold, three bronze).
The Muhamet Malo Ranking Series continues tomorrow with the final women’s freestyle group (53-57-72-76 kg) and the second Greco-Roman group (63-67 kg). Competition begins at 10:30 a.m. local time/4:30 a.m. ET.
A live stream of the Muhamet Malo will be available to the U.S. audience through FloWrestling. Brackets and updated results will be hosted on UWW Arena.
2026 Muhamet Malo Ranking Series
At Tirana, Albania, February 27
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Women’s Freestyle Results
Weight Class Rankings
59 kg
Gold – Othelie Hoeie (Norway)
Silver – Svetlana Lipatova (UWW)
Bronze – Mariia Vynnyk (Ukraine)
Bronze – Abigail Nette (United States)
5th – Bediha Gun (Türkiye)
5th – Dilan Tan (Türkiye)
7th – Michaela Beck (United States)
8th – Elena Brugger (Germany)
9th – Erika Bognar (Hungary)
Gold – Othelie Hoeie (Norway) dec. Svetlana Lipatova (UWW), 4-2
Bronze – Mariia Vynnyk (Ukraine) dec. Bediha Gun (Türkiye), 4-0
Bronze – Abigail Nette (United States) dec. Dilan Tan (Türkiye), 3-1
62 kg
Gold – Macey Kilty (United States)
Silver – Anastasiia Sidelnikova (UWW)
Bronze – Savita (India)
Bronze – Johanna Lindborg (Sweden)
5th – Adaugo Nwachukwu (United States)
5th – Ilona Prokopevniuk (Ukraine)
7th – Bilyana Dudova (Bulgaria)
8th – Grace Bullen (Norway)
9th – Anjli (India)
10th – Amina Tanelova (UWW)
Gold – Macey Kilty (United States) tech. fall Anastasiia Sidelnikova (UWW), 12-2
Bronze – Savita (India) dec. Adaugo Nwachukwu (United States), 7-5
Bronze – Johanna Lindborg (Sweden) dec. Ilona Prokopevniuk (Ukraine), 7-4
65 kg
Gold – Alina Kasabieva (UWW)
Silver – Kriszta Incze (Romania)
Bronze – Emma Bruntil (United States)
Bronze – Gulnura Tashtanbekov (Kyrgyzstan)
5th – Aizhan Suiduova (Kazakhstan)
5th – Apeksha Patil (India)
7th – Nina Makem
Gold – Alina Kasabieva (UWW) dec. Kriszta Incze (Romania), 4-2
Bronze – Emma Bruntil (United States) tech. fall Aizhan Suiduova (Kazakhstan), 10-0
Bronze – Gulnura Tashtanbekov (Kyrgyzstan) dec. Apeksha Patil (India), 4-3
68 kg
Gold – Yuliana Yaneva (Bulgaria)
Silver – Meerim Zhumanazarova (Kyrgyzstan)
Bronze – Tindra Sjoeberg (Sweden)
Bronze – Nesrin Bas (Türkiye)
5th – Kirti (India)
5th – Solin Piearcy (United States)
7th – Noémi Szabados (Hungary)
8th – Laura Koehler (Germany)
9th – Kateryna Zelenykh (Romania)
10th – Aleah Nickel (Canada)
Gold – Yuliana Yaneva (Bulgaria) dec. Meerim Zhumanazarova (Kyrgyzstan), 2-0
Bronze – Tindra Sjoeberg (Sweden) dec. Kirti (India), 8-4
Bronze – Nesrin Bas (Türkiye) tech. fall Solin Piearcy (United States), 10-0
Greco-Roman Results
Weight Class Rankings
77 kg
Gold – Sergei Stepanov (UWW)
Silver – Evgenii Baidusov (UWW)
Bronze – Amir Abdi (Iran)
Bronze – Robert Fritsch (Hungary)
5th – Kaharman Kissymetov (Kazakhstan)
5th – Alireza Abdevali (Iran)
7th – Davud Mammadov (Azerbaijan)
8th – Nishant Phogat (India)
9th – Samuel Bellscheidt (Germany)
10th – Shuai Mamedau (UWW)
Gold – Sergei Stepanov (UWW) dec. Evgenii Baidusov (UWW), 4-0
Bronze – Amir Abdi (Iran) dec. Kaharman Kissymetov (Kazakhstan), 4-3
Bronze – Robert Fritsch (Hungary) dec. Alireza Abdevali (Iran), 5-3
87 kg
Gold – Alan Ostaev (UWW)
Silver – Lasha Gobadze (Georgia)
Bronze – Istvan Takacs (Hungary)
Bronze – Milad Alirzaev (UWW)
5th – Asan Zhanyshov (Kyrgyzstan)
5th – Islam Aliev (UWW)
7th – Payton Jacobson (United States)
8th – Islam Abbasov (Azerbaijan)
9th – Jamal Esmaeilikhatoonabad (Iran)
10th – Shamil Ozhaev (Kazakhstan)
Gold – Alan Ostaev (UWW) dec. Lasha Gobadze (Georgia), 12-5
Bronze – Istvan Takacs (Hungary) dec. Asan Zhanyshov (Kyrgyzstan), 8-4
Bronze – Milad Alirzaev (UWW) tech. fall Islam Aliev (UWW), 9-0
U.S. Women’s Freestyle Results
59 kg – Abigail Nette (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP), bronze medal
WIN Erika Bognar (Hungary), 4-1
LOSS Othelie Hoeie (Norway), 2-0
WIN Dilan Tan (Türkiye), 3-1
59 kg – Michaela Beck (New York, N.Y./Titan Mercury WC), 7th place
LOSS Bediha Gun (Türkiye), 6-3
62 kg – Adaugo Nwachukwu (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP), 5th place
WIN Anjli (India), 14-7
WIN Bilyana Dudova (Bulgaria), 3-1
LOSS Anastasiia Sidelnikova (UWW), 4-3
LOSS Savita (India), 7-5
62 kg – Macey Kilty (North Liberty, Iowa/Iowa Women’s WC/Titan Mercury WC), gold medal
WIN Amina Capezan (Romania), 10-0
WIN Ilona Prokopevniuk (Ukraine), 10-0
WIN Johanna Lindborg (Sweden), 9-0
WIN Anastasiia Sidelnikova (UWW), 12-2
65 kg – Nina Makem (Shakopee, Minn./Minnesota Storm/New York AC), 7th place
LOSS Apeksha Patil (India), fall, 1:53
65 kg – Emma Bruntil (Vernon, Ill./Titan Mercury WC), bronze medal
LOSS Kriszta Incze (Romania), 4-2
WIN Aizhan Suiduova (Kazakhstan), 10-0
65 kg – Jennifer Page (Bellefonte, Pa./Titan Mercury WC)
LOSS Aizhan Suiduova (Kazakhstan), forfeit
68 kg – Solin Piearcy (San Jose, Calif./California RTC/Titan Mercury WC), 5th place
LOSS Meerim Zhumanazarova (Kyrgyzstan), 10-0
WIN Destiny Lyng (United States), 10-0
LOSS Nesrin Bas (Türkiye), 10-0
68 kg – Destiny Lyng (Bethlehem, Pa./Lehigh WC/New York AC), 12th place
LOSS Meerim Zhumanazarova (Kyrgyzstan), 11-0
LOSS Solin Piearcy (United States), 10-0
U.S. Greco-Roman Results
77 kg – Britton Holmes (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP), 21st place
LOSS Kaharman Kissymetov (Kazakhstan), 8-0
87 kg – Payton Jacobson (Marquette, Mich./NMU-National Training Center), 7th place
WIN Adam Gardziola (Poland), 8-0
LOSS Islam Aliev (UWW), 5-1
