The strangest day of Sarah Hildebrandt’s wrestling career ended with her winning an Olympic gold medal. The American won the 50-kilogram women’s category on Wednesday, defeating Yusneylis Guzman Lopez of Cuba 3-0 in the championship match. It wasn't the opponent Hildebrandt originally expected.
United State’s Sarah Hildebrandt celebrates after defeating Cuba’s Yusneylis Guzman in their women’s freestyle 50kg final match, at Champ-de-Mars Arena, during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Paris, France. United State’s Sarah Hildebrandt celebrates after defeating Cuba’s Yusneylis Guzman in their women’s freestyle 50kg final match, at Champ-de-Mars Arena, during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Paris, France.
Hildebrandt originally thought she had won gold by forfeit. Instead, Guzman Lopez, who had lost to Phogat in a semifinal, was moved up from a bronze medal match. “So this tops that,” she said. “But yeah, that was definitely the most insane thing. I don’t even know. Craziness. At a loss of words for once.”
One reason weight-cutting for the Olympics is extra difficult is that there are just six weight classes as opposed to 10 for other international competitions. With the wider gap in weights, that often leads to more extreme measures being taken.American Jordan Burroughs, a six-time world champion who won Olympic gold in 2012, lashed out against Olympic organizers on social media.
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