acctually i think askren has the best shot for gold, because he is the only one doing something different and acctualy shows continuous improvement. He could catch the russian in a pin due to his funky style. I have not seen any improvement in prtizlaffs wrestling. But i would like lawal to beat out either cormier or hrovat.

Originally Posted by bluestater

In men's freestyle only, or across disciplines?

I was only thinking about Men's Freestyle.
In Greco I would say Lester, Vering and Bryers are have legitimate chances at gold and everyone else has at least a long shot chance.

I do not follow Women's wrestling that closely, but I would think there are several who have legitimate chances at Gold.

I prefer Lawal over hrovat (sp?), the latter doesn;t seem to have much against top guys, whereas Lawal does.

Originally Posted by Caspiantiger

I prefer Lawal over hrovat (sp?), the latter doesn;t seem to have much against top guys, whereas Lawal does.

i also prefer Lawal more. Even though Hrovat did well against Saitiev, I think Lawal has more to offer. His match against Gatsalov was pretty exciting.

correct me if i'm wrong-doesn't he also have to beat current world team member Joe Williams to make the Olympic Team as does everyone else?