Women's World Cup

Japan and China Win Group Stage, Finals Set

By Eric Olanowski

CHEBOKSORY, Russia (December 1) – Japan and China both started the day on a hot streak, winning all eight of their opening round bouts at the Women's World Cup. Both teams ended with three victories, as they were undefeated on the opening day. This set up Saturday's 2017 Women’s World Cup Championship finals matchup between Japan and China. Japan was the winner of Group A and China was the winner of Group B. This will be their first championships meeting since 2007 and third overall. They are currently tied with one win apiece.

Japan, led by world champions Yui SUSAKI (JPN) and Mayu MUKAIDA (JPN) kicked the day off by defeating Sweden, 8-0. The highlight of the match came when A. HANAI (JPN) defeated No.5 E. NILSSON (SWE), 3-1. Hanai secured two step outs, and received her final point from Nilsson’s lost challenge.

In round two, the Japanese continued their winning ways by picking up five victories against host nation Russia.

Japan etched their way into their third straight Women’s World Cup finals by defeating the United States, 4-4 on criteria in round number three. It was Y. KAWAI'S (JPN) victory over 2017 world finalist and No.2 ranked Ali RAGAN (USA) that helped seal the dual. Ragan had a 2-0 lead in the second period when Kawai picked up a takedown and three leg laces, giving her the 8-1 victory.

It took China twenty matches until they saw their first defeat of the day, as they shut out Azerbaijan and Ukraine in the first two rounds. In round three, No.15 B. ALTANTSETSEG (MGL) was able to put Mongolia on the board by defeating Y. SUN (CHN), 7-2, but China eventually locked up their first finals spot since 2013 with a 5-3 victory.

Saturday’s third place bout features the United States and Mongolia, who were both 2-1 on the opening day of competition.

With their backs against the wall, the United States called on three-time world champion A. GRAY. In order for the USA to win the dual against Russia, Gray would have to pick up a fall over Russia’s A. PEREPELKINA. Gray picked up the 57-second fall, which gave the USA the 4-4 victory on criteria.

In addition, the United States picked up a 7-1 victory over Sweden. K. MIRACLE (USA) gave the United States their fifth straight win of the dual with a victory over No.5 E. Nilsson.

Mongolia finished the day with victories in Group B over Azerbaijan (6-2) and Ukraine (6-2). Mongolia's biggest win of the day came when No.15 B. Altansetseg put on a show and defeated No.8 I. CHYKHRADZE KHARIV (UKR), 9-1.

Finishing with 1-2 records, the fifth place bout will be wrestled between Russia and Ukraine.

Russia locked up their spot in the fifth place match with a 5-3 victory over Sweden. Ukraine’s lone victory over Azerbaijan came by way of 4-4 tie that was broken on classification points.

Rounding out the placement matches will be the seveth place bout between Azerbaijan and Sweden, who were both 0-3 on the day.

Medal and Placement Matches (December 2)

7th Place: Sweden v. Azerbaijan || 1pm/5am ET
5th Place: Russia v. Ukraine|| 1pm/5am ET

3rd Place: United State v. Mongolia || 2pm/6am ET
1st Place: Japan v. China || 3pm/7am ET

RESULTS

Japan df. Sweden, 8-0
48kg    Y. SUSAKI (JPN) df. M. LJUNGSTROEM (SWE), 10-0
53kg    M. MUKAIDA (JPN) df. E. BROBECK (SWE), 10-0
55kg    M. KADOYA (JPN) df. S. PETER (SWE), 10-0
58kg    A. HANAI (JPN) df. E. NILSSON (SWE), 3-1
60kg    Y. KAWAI (JPN) df. T. PERSSON (SWE), FORFEIT
63kg    Y. ITO (JPN) df. M. NYGREN (SWE), 10-0
69kg    M. MORIKAWA (JPN) df. A. SANDAHL (SWE), 5-1
75kg    M. FURUICHI (JPN) df. D. MAKOTA STROEM (SWE), 6-6

China df. Ukraine, 8-0                       
48kg    Y. SUN (CHN) df. I. SEMKIV (UKR), 12-2
53kg    Q. PANG (CHN) df. O. SHNAIDER (UKR), 8-0
55kg    N. RONG (CHN) df. O. KREMZER (UKR), FALL
58kg    X. CHEN (CHN) df.  I. CHYKHRADZE KHARIV (UKR), 12-8
60kg    Q. LI (CHN) df. S. BODNAR (UKR), 6-1
63kg    R. XU (CHN) df. Iryna KOLIADENKO (UKR), 7-6
69kg    F. ZHOU (CHN)  df. A. BELINSKA (UKR), FALL
75kg    Q. ZHOU (CHN) df. A.SHUSTOVA (UKR), 10-4

United States df. Russia, 4-4.
48kg    V. ANTHONY df. (USA) df. V. CHEPSARAKOVA (RUS), 3-2
53kg    S. ORSHUSH (RUS) df. H. AUGELLO (USA), 10-0
55kg    S. HILDEBRANDT (USA) df. M. GUROVA (RUS), 6-3
58kg    V. CHUMIKOVA (RUS) df.. K. MIRACLE (USA), 8-6
60kg    Yulia PRONTSEVITCH (RUS) df. A. RAGAN (USA), 3-2
63kg    A. FOMENKO (RUS) df. M. VELTE (USA), 4-2
69kg    T. MENSAH (USA) df. A. BRATCHIKOVA (RUS), 10-0
75kg    A. GRAY (USA) df. A. PEREPELKINA (RUS), via FALL (0:57)

Mongolia df, Azerbaijan, 6-2
48kg    T. NASIROVA (AZE) df. C. BUYANDALAI (MGL), 12-10
53kg    Leyla GURBANOVA (AZE) df. Otgonjargal GANBAATAR (MGL), 4-0
55kg    B. BAT OCHIR (MGL) df. S. HASHIMZADA (AZE), 5-0
58kg    B. ALTANTSETSEG (MGL) df. A. KOLESNIK (AZE), 14-10
60kg    T. OMELCHENKO (AZE) df.. G. ENKHBAT (MGL), 5-2
63kg    B. KHURELKHUU (MGL) df. E. GAMBAROVA (AZE), 8-1
69kg    P. GANBAATAR (MGL) df. E. MANOLOVA (AZE), 6-4
75kg    O. GAN OCHIR (MGL) df. G. ZUTOVA (AZE), via FORFEIT

USA df. Sweeden, 7-1
48kg    V. ANTHONY (USA) df.  M. LJUNGSTROEM (SWE), 10-0
53kg    H. AUGELLO (USA) df.  E. BROBECK (SWE), via fall.
55kg    S. HILDEBRANDT (USA) df. S PETER (SWE), 12-1.
58kg    K.  MIRACLE (USA) df. E.NILSSON (SWE), 5-0
60kg    A. RAGAN (USA) df. T. PERSSON (SWE), via FORFEIT
63kg    A MOLINARI (USA) df. M. NYGREN (SWE), 4-2.
69kg    T. MENSAH (USA) df. A.  SANDAHL (SWE), 10-0
75kg    D. MAKOTA STROEM (SWE) df. V. FRANCIS (USA), 10-0

Mongolia df. Ukraine, 6-2
48kg    I. SEMKIV (UKR) df. C. BUYANDALAI (MGL), 6-0
53kg    O. GANBAATAR (MGL) df. O. SHNAIDER (UKR), 6-2
55kg    B. BAT OCHIR df. (MGL) O. KREMZER (UKR), 10-4
58kg    B. ALTANTSETSEG (MGL) df. I. CHYKHRADZE KHARIV (UKR), 9-1
60kg    G. ENKHBAT (MGL) df. S BODNAR (UKR), 11-0
63kg    O. PUREVDORJ (MGL) df. I. KOLIADENKO (UKR), 11-0
69kg    A. BELINSKA (UKR) df. B. SORONZONBOID. (MGL), via FALL
75kg    O. GAN OCHIR (MGL) df. Anastasiia SHUSTOVA  (UKR), 10-6

Japan df. Russia, 5-3
48kg    Y. SUSAKI (JPN) df. A. VETOSHKINA(RUS), 10-0
53kg    M. MUKAIDA (JPN) df. Stalvira ORSHUSH (RUS), 10-0
55kg    M. GUROVA (RUS) df. M. KADOYA (JPN), 4-4
58kg    A.HANAI (JPN) df. V. CHUMIKOVA (RUS), 4-2
60kg    Y. KAWAI (JPN) df. Y. PRONTSEVITCH (RUS),6-0      
63kg    A. FOMENKO (RUS) df. Y. ITO (JPN),7-0
69kg    A. BRATCHIKOVA (RUS) df.  M. MORIKAWA (JPN), 4-1
75kg    M. FURUICHI (JPN) df. K. SHUMOVA (RUS), 3-1

China df. Azerbaijan, 8-0
48kg    J.NI (CHN) df. T. NASIROVA (AZE), 10-0
53kg    Q. PANG (CHN) df. L. GURBANOVA (AZE), 10-0
55kg    N. RONG (CHN) df. S. HASHIMZADA, (AZE), 12-2
58kg    Y. SUN (CHN) df. A. KOLESNIK (AZE), 7-4
60kg    X. CHEN (CHN) df. T. OMELCHENKO (AZE), 10-6
63kg    X. LUO (CHN) df. E. GAMBAROVA (AZE),10-0
69kg    F. ZHOU (CHN) df. E. MANOLOVA (AZE), 10-0
75kg    P. PALIHA (CHN df.. G.l ZUTOVA (AZE), via FORFEIT

China df. Mongolia, 5-3
48kg    Y. SUN (CHN) df. C. BUYANDALAI (MGL), 10-0.
53kg    Q. PANG (CHN) df. O GANBAATAR (MGL), 10-0
55kg    N. RONG (CHN) df.. S. ERDENECHIMEG (MGL), 12-1
58kg    B. ALTANTSETSEG (MGL) df. Y. SUN (CHN), 7-2.
60kg    X. CHEN (CHN) df. G. ENKHBAT (MGL), 12-1.
63kg    O. PUREVDORJ (MGL) df. X. LUO (CHN), 11-6.
69kg    F. ZHOU (CHN) df. P. GANBAATAR  (MGL), 4-0
75kg    N. ORCHIRBAT (MGL) df. P. PALIHA (CHN), 5-0

Russia df. Sweden , 5-3
48kg    V. CHEPSARAKOVA (RUS) df. M. LJUNGSTROEM (SWE), 10-0.
53kg    N. MALYSHEVA (RUS) df. E. BROBECK (SWE), 10-0
55kg    M. GUROVA (RUS) df. S. PETER (SWE), 11-0.  
58kg    E. NILSSON (SWE) df. K. MURTUZALIEVA (RUS), via FALL (3:52).
60kg    Y. PRONTSEVITCH (RUS) df. T. PERSSON (SWE), via FORFEIT
63kg    M. NYGREN (SWE) df. A. FOMENKO (RUS) via FALL.
69kg    A. BRATCHIKOVA (RUS) df. A. SANDAHL (SWE), 10-0.
75kg    D. MAKOTA STROEM (SWE) df. K. SHUMOVA (RUS), 4-0

Azerbijian df. Ukraine, 4-4
48kg    I. SEMKIV (UKR) df. T. NASIROVA (AZE), 10-0           
53kg    O. SHNAIDER (UKR), df. S. QAMZOCLZADE (AZE),14-2       
55kg    O KREMZER (UKR) df. S. HASHIMZADA (AZE), 10-0.
58kg    A.KOLESNIK  (AZE)  df. I. CHYKHRADZE KHARIV (UKR), 6-3
60kg    T. OMELCHENKO (AZE) df. S. BODNAR (UKR)
63kg    E. GAMBAROVA (AZE) df. I. KOLIADENKO (UKR)
69kg    E. MANOLOVA (AZE) df. A. BELINSKA (UKR)
75kg    A. SHUSTOVA (UKR) df. G. ZUTOVA (AZE), via FORFEIT

Japan df. USA 4-4
48kg    Y. SUSAKI (JPN), df. V. ANTHONY (USA), 11-0
53kg    M. MUKAIDA (JPN) df. H. AUGELLO (USA), 10-0.
55kg    S. HILDEBRANDT(USA)  df. M. KADOYA (JPN), 6-3
58kg    K. Kiyoko MIRACLE  (USA) df. Akie HANAI (JPN), 4-2
60kg    Y. KAWAI (JPN) df. A RAGAN (USA), 8-1         
63kg    Y. ITO (JPN) df. Mallory Maxine VELTE (USA), via FALL (1:36)            
69kg    T. MENSAH  (USA) df. M. MORIKAWA (JPN), 5-0
75kg    Adeline Maria GRAY (USA)  df. Masako FURUICHI (JPN), 6-0

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Finland looking for head coaching candidates

By United World Wrestling Press

HELSINKI, Finland (September 23) --- The Finnish Wrestling Federation is looking for a head coach and national team coaches for results-responsible positions for the 2025–2028 Olympics. We require the coach to have competence and commitment to the level of requirements of international top sports/youth coaching activities aimed at the top.

Duties and responsibilities of the Head Coach

  • Acts as the head of coaching and leads coaching activities (all forms of wrestling)
  • Responsible for LA2028 federation-led coaching of elite athletes (plans, daily coaching, competitions, camps, follow-up)
  • Responsible for success according to the goals, works closely with HUY, coaching centers and other important stakeholders
  • Responsible for the implementation of the national team activities of all forms of wrestling according to the budget (monitoring)
  • Developer of top coaching and participates in coach training.


The national team coach works full-time in contract-led coaching positions (e.g. top-level coach, youth national team coach) and in daily coaching. In addition to his own job, the OTO national team coach works in the coaching positions of the federation management according to the contract. The tasks and responsibilities of the national team coaches in question become clearer when the whole of the coaching is clear.

Responsibilities, tasks and other working conditions related to the content of the work are agreed upon in negotiations between the parties. The tasks, their fulfillment and the duration of the fixed-term contract depend on the commitments of the Olympic Committee's elite sports unit and other sponsors of the salary. An entity other than Painiliitto can also act as an employer. The work includes travel and evening and weekend work, and no separate compensation is paid for it.

If you are interested in the above-mentioned positions, please send a free-form application and a concise summary of your skills, education and experience by email to info@painiliitto.net by Friday, October 4, 2024.

Also, tell us your salary expectations and which positions you are interested in ( wrestling form, age group, full-time job, or working alongside your own job, etc. ). You can apply for several different positions with one application, as long as you tell us which positions you are interested in. Employment begins on January 1, 2025 or later, when case-specific salary funding has been confirmed.

Inquiries: Pekka Paavola, Chairman of the Wrestling Association (044 977 5287)