Five talented U.S. women weigh in and get draws for Golden Grand Prix Finals in Azerbaijan
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
The U.S. women’s freestyle delegation poses together after their final workout before Thursday’s weigh-in at the UWW Golden Grand Prix Finals in Azerbaijan. Photo courtesy of Terry Steiner.
BAKU, Azerbaijan – Five top U.S. women’s freestyle wrestlers have weighed in and received their draws for the UWW Golden Grand Prix Finals, which continue on Friday.
2016 U.S. World Team member Sarah Hildebrandt (Colorado Springs, Colo./NYAC/OTC), who will compete in the Non-Olympic Weight World Championships in Hungary in two weeks, is using this as a tune-up event at 55 kg/121 lbs. Hildebrandt opens against Poland’s veteran Katarzyna Krawczyk, who was ninth in the 2016 Olympic Games.
Three-time U.S. World Team member Whitney Conder (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP) will battle 2014 Junior World champion Natalia Malysheva of Russia in her opener at 53 kg/116.5 lbs.
2012 Olympian Kelsey Campbell (Tempe, Ariz./Sunkist Kids) will battle 2015 Asian bronze medalist Zhangting Zhou of China to start out at 58 kg/127.5 lbs.
Two-time Junior World champion Victoria Anthony (Tempe, Ariz./Sunkist Kids) faces Shafag Muradzade of host Azerbaijan, who was third in the UWW Golden Grand Prix Finals in 2010. Anthony was fifth in the 2013 World Championships.
2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials champion Tamyra Mensah (Katy, Texas/Titan Mercury WC) faces 2016 Pan American Championships runner-up Yudari Sanchez Rodriguez of Cuba at 69 kg/152 lbs.
United World Wrestling is provide a live stream of this tournament. Men’s freestyle was held on Thursday with women’s freestyle on Friday and Greco-Roman on Saturday.
For live stream video and results, visit the UWW website for the event at:
https://unitedworldwrestling.org/event/golden-grand-prix-final
The event provides prize money to medalists, including $5,000 for gold, $3,000 for silver and $1,000 for bronzes.
Baku is nine hours ahead of USA Eastern time zone. The preliminary session begins at 10:00 a.m. Baku time, which is 1:00 a.m. in USA Eastern time zone. The finals begin at 5:00 p.m. in Baku, which is 8:00 a.m. Eastern time.
GOLDEN GRAND PRIX FINALS
Baku, Azerbaijan
U.S. women’s freestyle draws for Friday
48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Victoria Anthony, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids)
Vs. Shafag Muradzade (Azerbaijan); 5th in 2015 Golden Grand Prix Finals (Azerbaijan), 3rd in 2010 Golden Grand Prix Finals (Azerbaijan), 2x Junior World Team member
53 kg/116.5 lbs. – Whitney Conder, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
Vs. Natalia Malysheva (Russia), Fifth in 2014 World Championships, 2014 Junior World champion, 2016 European U23 champion, Third in 2016 Olympic Test Event (Brazil),
55 kg/121 lbs. – Sarah Hildebrandt, Colorado Springs, Colo. (NYAC/OTC)
Vs. Katarzyna Krawczyk (Poland), 5th in 2014 World Championships, 9th in 2016 Olympics, 2nd in 2015 European Games,
58 kg/127.5 lbs. – Kelsey Campbell, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids)
Vs. Zhangting Zhou (China), 3rd in 2015 Asian Championships, 5th in 2013 World Championships, 9th in 2014 World Championships,
69 kg/152 lbs. – Tamyra Mensah, Katy, Texas (Titan Mercury WC)
Vs. Yudari Sanchez Rodriguez (Cuba), 2nd in 2016 Pan American Championships, 5th in 2015 Pan American Games, 3rd in 2016 Pan American Olympic Qualifier
BAKU, Azerbaijan – Five top U.S. women’s freestyle wrestlers have weighed in and received their draws for the UWW Golden Grand Prix Finals, which continue on Friday.
2016 U.S. World Team member Sarah Hildebrandt (Colorado Springs, Colo./NYAC/OTC), who will compete in the Non-Olympic Weight World Championships in Hungary in two weeks, is using this as a tune-up event at 55 kg/121 lbs. Hildebrandt opens against Poland’s veteran Katarzyna Krawczyk, who was ninth in the 2016 Olympic Games.
Three-time U.S. World Team member Whitney Conder (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP) will battle 2014 Junior World champion Natalia Malysheva of Russia in her opener at 53 kg/116.5 lbs.
2012 Olympian Kelsey Campbell (Tempe, Ariz./Sunkist Kids) will battle 2015 Asian bronze medalist Zhangting Zhou of China to start out at 58 kg/127.5 lbs.
Two-time Junior World champion Victoria Anthony (Tempe, Ariz./Sunkist Kids) faces Shafag Muradzade of host Azerbaijan, who was third in the UWW Golden Grand Prix Finals in 2010. Anthony was fifth in the 2013 World Championships.
2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials champion Tamyra Mensah (Katy, Texas/Titan Mercury WC) faces 2016 Pan American Championships runner-up Yudari Sanchez Rodriguez of Cuba at 69 kg/152 lbs.
United World Wrestling is provide a live stream of this tournament. Men’s freestyle was held on Thursday with women’s freestyle on Friday and Greco-Roman on Saturday.
For live stream video and results, visit the UWW website for the event at:
https://unitedworldwrestling.org/event/golden-grand-prix-final
The event provides prize money to medalists, including $5,000 for gold, $3,000 for silver and $1,000 for bronzes.
Baku is nine hours ahead of USA Eastern time zone. The preliminary session begins at 10:00 a.m. Baku time, which is 1:00 a.m. in USA Eastern time zone. The finals begin at 5:00 p.m. in Baku, which is 8:00 a.m. Eastern time.
GOLDEN GRAND PRIX FINALS
Baku, Azerbaijan
U.S. women’s freestyle draws for Friday
48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Victoria Anthony, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids)
Vs. Shafag Muradzade (Azerbaijan); 5th in 2015 Golden Grand Prix Finals (Azerbaijan), 3rd in 2010 Golden Grand Prix Finals (Azerbaijan), 2x Junior World Team member
53 kg/116.5 lbs. – Whitney Conder, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
Vs. Natalia Malysheva (Russia), Fifth in 2014 World Championships, 2014 Junior World champion, 2016 European U23 champion, Third in 2016 Olympic Test Event (Brazil),
55 kg/121 lbs. – Sarah Hildebrandt, Colorado Springs, Colo. (NYAC/OTC)
Vs. Katarzyna Krawczyk (Poland), 5th in 2014 World Championships, 9th in 2016 Olympics, 2nd in 2015 European Games,
58 kg/127.5 lbs. – Kelsey Campbell, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids)
Vs. Zhangting Zhou (China), 3rd in 2015 Asian Championships, 5th in 2013 World Championships, 9th in 2014 World Championships,
69 kg/152 lbs. – Tamyra Mensah, Katy, Texas (Titan Mercury WC)
Vs. Yudari Sanchez Rodriguez (Cuba), 2nd in 2016 Pan American Championships, 5th in 2015 Pan American Games, 3rd in 2016 Pan American Olympic Qualifier
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