2009 Senior Worlds Results/Discussion: 55/66/96 FS Discussion

[jba205]

I'm a bit surprised no one has started this thread yet, so I am going ahead and getting it going.

My predictions:

55kg Matsunaga JPN
60kg Kudokov RUS
66kg Stadnyk UKR
74kg Chama AZE

84kg Danko UKR
96kg Gatsalov RUS
120kg Who Cares XYZ

[5pointcrossankle]

55 otarsultanov is sent, if not then velikov
60 fedorishon
66 stadnik
74 tsargush, 2nd guess chams
84 gadisov

96 gatsalov
120 makhov

[arm-spin]

My predictions as copied from the other thread:


55: Won by Velikov (Russian doesn't medal)
60:Won by Kudukov
66: Won by Stadnik or Shahin (haven't made up my mind yet, Russian doesn't medal)
74: Won by Chama (Tsargush 3rd)
84: No idea who is competing, but I'll pick Mindo to win and Gadisov to come in 2nd and be the next big thing for Russia
96: Gatsalov wins again
120: Dlagnev wins, Makhov 2nd

I think the Iranian also has a good shot at 84.

[blewett]

Team Title RUS

55 Sevdimov AZE
60 Kudukov (fedorishon 2nd or 3rd)
66 Shahin (if he wrestles) otherwise Stadnik
74 Chama (Tsargush 2nd or 3rd)
84 Gadisov
96 Gatsalov
120 Makhov

[vaisforlovers]

I wish I knew more...

[5pointcrossankle]

do the WC have outstanding wrestler awards? if so i will also predict that to go to fedorshin

[JensenS]

55: Velikov
60: Kudukhov
66: Stadnik
74: Tsargush
84: Gadisov
96: Gatsalov
120: Dlagnev

[arm-spin]

I wish I knew more about Gadisov. His Russian championship involved a lot of clinches, including a 3-clinch suckfest in the quarters I believe. Is he really that good?

[jba205]

I think Gadisov could be that good, but his lack of international exposure to senior level wrestlers will be his downfall. There are a lot of good guys at 84 that he will have never seen. Plus he is tiny compared to Mindo/keteov (when he was 84).