Competition portrait of Tamyra Stock of the USA by Tony Rotundo, Wrestlers Are Warriors.



KRASNOYARSK, Russia - Tamyra Stock (Colorado Springs, Colo./Titan Mercury WC) became the first U.S. wrestler to win the respected Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix two years in a row, with a last-second victory in the 68 kg/149 lbs. finals on Saturday night.



Competing against China’s Yue Han, Stock emerged with a 3-3 criteria win. Stock trailed 1-0 at the break on a shot clock violation, but was able to take a 2-1 lead in the second period on a takedown. Han rebounded with a takedown of her own in the final minute of the match for a 3-2 lead. Stock kept her composure and scored a point on an attack in the closing seconds to tie it at 3-3 and win the match.



“Tamyra had a great win today. Not that it was a perfect match technically, because there are definitely areas we can and will get better at. But learning how to win the close ones is equally important. She fought off a couple of really tough situations that put her in a position to win this match. I am really proud of how tough she stayed during the match tonight,” said National Women’s Coach Terry Steiner



She becomes only the second U.S. wrestler to win two Yarygin gold medals, joining Sally Roberts who captured women’s titles in 2005 and 2008. Only six U.S. women have won this prestigious event. Stock is the only American back-to-back champion, as 11 U.S. men have won, but none more than once.



Stock was strong powering through her half-bracket. She opened with an 11-0 technical fall over Mai Hayakawa of Japan, then scored consecutive decisions over Yudari Sanchez of Cuba, 4-1 and Iulia Bartnovskaia of Russia, 6-0.



The U.S. added a pair of medals in men’s freestyle, with Kyle Dake (Ithaca, N.Y./Titan Mercury WC/Finger Lakes WC), getting a silver medal at 79 kg/174 lbs. and 2017 World bronze medalist Nick Gwiazdowski (Raleigh, N.C./Titan Mercury WC/Wolfpack RTC) claiming a Yarygin bronze at 125 kg/275 lbs.



Dake fell behind Russia’s Akhmed Gadzhimagomedov in the gold-medal finals by a 6-0 margin, giving up three takedowns in the first period. Although he was able to score twice in the second period, on a fleeing penalty as well as on a shot clock violation against the Russian, he was not able to get to his offense. A last second flying-squirrel jump by Dake was caught mid-air by Gadzhimagomedov, who scored a final takedown for the 8-2 win.



Dake had two big wins over quality opponents, opening with a 9-7 win over tough Russian Alan Zaseev, 9-7, then dominating World medalist Rashid Kurbanov of Uzbekistan, 10-0 in the second period.



Gwiazdowski won his medal with a solid 5-1 win over Lkhagvagerel Munkhtur of Mongolia in his bronze-medal bout. The Gwizz led 2-1 at the break, giving up a shot clock point but scoring on a low single leg. He added a pushout point in the second period, and closed it out with a takedown with nine seconds left on the edge.



Gwiazdowski opened with a big win over returning Yarygin champion Alan Khugaev of Russia, 6-1, but was beaten in his second match by Muradin Kushkhov of Russia, 3-1. He advanced to the bronze-medal bout after a 7-0 repechage win over Zhangxiang Hu of China.



The USA had two heavyweights reach bronze-medal bouts, as 2015 World Team member Zach Rey (Northampton, Pa./Lehigh Valley WC) placed fifth. He dropped a tight 3-2 loss to Zholboo Natsagsuren of Mongolia in the bronze-medal match. A second-period takedown by Natsagsuren was the difference.



Rey opened with a pair of decision, stopping Farkhod Anakulov of Tajikistan, 5-1 and U.S. wrestler Bobby Telford, 2-1. His 4-2 loss to Russian Anzor Khizriev in the semifinals sent him to a bronze-medal bout.



The U.S. had nine wrestlers compete on Saturday, including seven men and two women. Over the course of two days, Team USA has won five medals, as Alli Ragan won a silver medal at 59 kg and Frank Molinaro captured a silver medal at 70 kg for the USA on Friday.



The U.S. concludes its run at the Ivan Yarygin on Sunday with competition at 74 kg, 86 kg, 92 kg and 97 kg. Among the U.S. wrestlers on Sunday is Olympic champion and two-time World champion Kyle Snyder, who attempts to win his second straight Yarygin gold medal after his big win in 2017. A separate pairings story will be posted soon.



Complete results of the medal matches will be added to this story when available.



U.S. fans are to watch the Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix live for free on Trackwrestling. Krasnoyarsk is 12 hours ahead of U.S. Eastern time. The final day action begins at 11:00 a.m. in Krasnoyarsk, which is 11:00 p.m. on Saturday night in the U.S. Eastern time zone.



2017 IVAN YARYGIN GRAND PRIX

At Krasnoyarsk, Russia, Jan. 27



Men's Freestyle Medalists



65 kg/143 lbs.

Gold - Akhmed Chakaev (Russia)

Silver - Ilias Bekbulatov (Russia)

Bronze – Nachyn Kullar (Russia)

Bronze - Selahattin Kilicsallayan (Turkey)



79 kg/174 lbs.

Gold - Akhmed Shiabdinovitch Gadzhimagomedov (Russia)

Silver - Kyle Dake (USA)

Bronze - Radik Valiev (Russia)

Bronze - Alan Zaseev (Russia)



125 kg/275 lbs.

Gold - Muradin Kushkov (Russia)

Silver - Anzor Ruslanovitch Khizriev (Russia)

Bronze - Zolboo Natsagsuren (Mongolia)

Bronze – Nick Gwiazdowski (USA)



U.S. Men's Freestyle Results



65 kg/143 lbs. - Logan Stieber, Columbus, Ohio (Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC), dnp

WIN Nurgazy Abdurazakov (Kyrgyzstan), 13-3

LOSS Ilyas Bekbulatov (Russia), 16-6

LOSS Nachyn Sergeevitch Kuular (Russia), 10-4



65 kg/143 lbs. - Jayson Ness, Bloomington, Minn. (Minnesota Storm), dnp

WIN Kenessary Baltash (Kazakhstan), 10-0

LOSS Tsogtbaatar Damdinbazar (Mongolia), 5-3



65 kg/143 lbs. - Josh Kindig, Durham, N.C. (Sunkist Kids/Tar Heel WC), dnp

LOSS Nachyn Kuular (Russia), 12-1



79 kg/174 lbs. - Kyle Dake, Ithaca, N.Y. (Titan Mercury WC/Finger Lakes WC), silver medal

WIN Alan Zaseev (Russia), 9-7

WIN Rashid Kurbanov (Uzbekistan), 10-0

LOSS Akhmed Gadzhimagomedov (Russia), 8-2



125 kg/275 lbs. - Nick Gwiazdowski, Raleigh, N.C. (Titan Mercury WC/Wolfpack RTC), bronze medal

WIN Alan Khugaev (Russia), 6-1

LOSS Muradin Kushkhov (Russia), 3-1

WIN Zhanxiang Hu (China), 7-0

WIN Lkhagvagerel Munkhtur (Mongolia), 5-1



125 kg/275 lbs. - Zach Rey, Northampton, Pa. (Lehigh Valley WC), 5th place

WIN Farkhod Anakulov (Tajikistan), 5-1

WIN Bobby Telford (United States), 2-1

LOSS Anzor Khizriev (Russia), 4-2

LOSS Zholboo Natsagsuren (Mongolia), 3-2



125 kg/275 lbs. - Bobby Telford, Iowa City, Iowa (Titan Mercury WC/Hawkeye WC), dnp

WIN Tuguldur Enkhbaatar (Mongolia), 7-1

LOSS Zach Rey (United States), 2-1



Women's Freestyle medalists



53 kg/116 lbs.

Gold - Yu Miyajhara (Japan)

Silver - Stalvira Orshush (Russia)

Bronze - Ekaterina Poleshschuk (Russia)

Bronze - Natalia Malysheva (Russia)



57 kg/125 lbs.

Gold - Qi Zhang (China)

Silver - Gantuya Enkhbat (Mongolia)

Bronze - Lianna Montero Herrera (Cuba)

Bronze - Alexandra Andreeva (Russia)



62 kg/136 lbs.

Gold - Orkhon Purevdorj (Mongolia)

Silver - Kiwa Sakae (Japan)

Bronze - Yaquelin Estornell Elizastigue (Cuba)

Bronze - Inna Trazhukova (Russia)



68 kg/149 lbs.

Gold - Tamyra Stock (USA)

Silver - Yue Han (China)

Bronze - Yudari Sanchez Rodriguez (Cuba)

Bronze - Rui Xu (China)



U.S. Women's Freestyle Results



53 kg/116 lbs. - Haley Augello, Lockport, Ill. (New York AC), dnp

WIN Otgonjargal Dadvadorj (Mongolia), 10-0

LOSS Otgonjargal Ganbaatar (Mongolia), Fall 4:08



68 kg/149 lbs. - Tamyra Stock, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Titan Mercury WC), gold medal

WIN Mai Hayakawa (Japan), 11-0

WIN Yudari Sanchez Rodriguez (Cuba), 4-1

WIN Iuliia Maksimova Bartnovskaia (Russia), 6-0

WIN Yue Han (China), 3-3

U.S. Champions at Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix



Men’s Freestyle

1990 – Jim Scherr (198)

1991 – Dave Schultz (163), Chris Campbell (198)

1992 – Kendall Cross (125.5)

1993 – Tom Brands (136.5), Kurt Angle (220)

1998 – Lincoln McIlravy (152)

2005 – Joe Williams (163), Daniel Cormier (211.5)

2009 – Steve Mocco (264.5)

2017- Kyle Snyder (213)



Women’s Freestyle

2004 – Tela O’Donnell (121), Iris Smith (158.5)

2005 – Sally Roberts (130)

2006 – Marcie Van Dusen (130)

2008 – Sally Roberts (130)

2010 – Kelsey Campbell (130)

2017 – Tamyra Stock (152)

2018 – Tamyra Stock (149)