2014 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS GOLDEN AGAIN!
Adeline Gray strikes gold for second time with epic performance in Uzbekistan
By Craig Sesker TASHKENT, Uzbekistan – Adeline Gray won a gold medal
and Elena Pirozhkova a silver medal to lead the U.S. women’s freestyle team to a third-place finish at the World Championships. 2012 Olympic gold medalist Jordan Burroughs, seeking his
third straight World title, came back to earn a bronze medal in men’s freestyle despite suffering a knee injury in a first-round victory. Veteran Andy Bisek knocked off Olympic and World champion
Roman Vlasov of Russia en route to earning a bronze medal in Greco-Roman. It was the first World medal for the U.S. in Greco since 2009. The United States finished with six total medals overall at the
Worlds, which were held Sept. 8-14 at the Gymnastics Palace in Tashkent. Here is a breakdown by style of the U.S. performance in Uzbekistan:
WOMEN’S FREESTYLE The 23-year-old Gray capped a memorable performance with
a 2-1 win over Brazil’s Aline da Silva to capture a gold medal. Gray turned in a superb tournament by scoring five wins in a
tough road to the title in women’s freestyle at 75 kg/165 lbs. Gray won her second World title after also striking World gold in 2012. “I don’t know if women get the same credit for winning the
2012 World championship,” Gray said. “It’s the same year as the Olympics and some countries don’t come. In my heart, I consider it a World championship. I definitely earned the World championship this year. I’m the best girl in the World and that’s an amazing feeling.” Gray scored what proved to be the winning points against da
Silva by shooting in on a single-leg attack and finishing for a takedown midway through the first period. Gray was put on the shot clock for passivity late in the match
even though da Silva was wrestling defensively the entire time. The Brazil wrestler was awarded a point after Gray failed to score in 30 seconds, but Gray held her off in the final 20 sec- onds to prevail 2-1. “She’s always dangerous,” Gray said. “I tried to play it a little
more safe this time. But a win’s a win. I got that gold medal and that’s what matters.” Gray, who also won World bronze medals in 2011 and 2013, becomes just the fourth American woman to win at least four
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