Snyder scores twice in the last 30 for World title No. 5
Kyle Snyder was down four late in the 97kg final and scored two takedowns in the final 30 seconds to beat Japan's Arash Yoshida on criteria. Bo Bassett and the US women made it a day Astana will not forget.
The one that matters
Snyder rallies from four down, beats Yoshida 4-4 for 97kg gold
Kyle Snyder won 97kg gold in Astana, beating Japan's Arash Yoshida 4-4 on criteria. He trailed by four late and scored two takedowns inside the final 30 seconds, per FloWrestling. USA Wrestling calls it World title No. 5 and World medal No. 9.
DOWN 4 LATE. 2 TAKEDOWNS IN THE LAST 30!!!!!
Why it matters: Snyder stays the measuring stick at 97kg for every American chasing the weight.
- Our take: watch who challenges Snyder at 97kg next cycle
On the mat
Bo Bassett wins 65kg World gold 9-1 over Tevanyan
Bo Bassett is a Senior World champion, beating Armenia's Vazgen Tevanyan 9-1 for 65kg gold in his Senior Worlds debut. The Virginia Tech freshman is the first American champion at the weight since Bill Zadick in 2006, when it was 66kg, per Justin Basch. Tevanyan is a two-time Olympian.
a 1:13 pin over the 3 seed, two techs, a 14-13 thriller over Russia, and now World gold
Why it matters: A sitting college freshman is now the US man at 65kg in freestyle.
US women win World team title, first since 1999
Team USA took the women's freestyle team title in Astana with 137 points to Japan's 135 and China's 121. Everest Leydecker's 55kg gold clinched it, a 4-1 win over Ukraine's Nataliia Klivchutska in which the 19-year-old gave up one point per match all tournament.
She gave up ONE point per match, all tournament long.
Why it matters: It's the first US women's World team title since 1999 and just the second ever, which resets the global pecking order.
- Abigail Nette still wrestling for 59kg gold