The U.S. Olympic wrestling team decides who heads to Paris for the 2024 Olympic Games on Saturday night as the stage sets for the team trial finals from State College, PA.
Following an incredibly successful run in the 2020 Olympics — which saw the United States captured a total of nine medals, including three golds from Gable Steveson, David Taylor, and Tamyra Mensah-Stock — the team looks for another big year at the 2024 Games.
The finals feature a number of top names competing for a coveted spot on the U.S. Olympic team, including Taylor returning to capture a second gold medal in 2024. Taylor is widely considered the No. 1 pound-for-pound wrestler in the world currently after winning the World Championships in both 2022 and 2023 following his Olympic-winning performance in Tokyo, which included a dominant victory over Hassan Yazdani from Iran.
Kyle Snyder also returns seeking his third straight Olympic birth after capturing gold in 2016 and then winning silver at the 2020 Games.
A total of six weight divisions are represented in the U.S. Olympic team trial finals, with 57kg, 65kg, 74kg, 86kg, 97kg and 125kg all being decided on Saturday.
Complete U.S. Olympic trials results can be found below.
The team trial finals begin at 6:30 p.m. ET.
Men’s Freestyle finals:
86kg: Aaron Brooks def. David Taylor (wins 2-0 in best of three matches — Brooks qualifies for the Olympics)
74kg: Kyle Dake def. Jason Nolf (wins 2-0 in best of three matches, Dake qualifies for his second straight Olympics)
97kg: Kyle Snyder def. Isaac Trumble (wins 2-0 in best of three matches, Snyder qualifies for his third straight Olympics)
125kg: Mason Parris def. Hayden Zillmer (wins 2-0 in best of three matches — Parris qualifies for the Olympics)
57kg: Spencer Lee def. Thomas Gilman (wins 2-0 in best of three matches — Lee still needs to qualify for the Olympics in this weight class)
65kg: Zain Retherford Def. Nick Lee (wins 2-0 in best of three matches — Retherford still needs to qualify for the Olympics in this weight class)
Women’s Freestyle finals:
68kg: Amit Elor def. Forrest Molinary (wins 2-0 in best of three matches — Elor qualifies for the Olympics)
57kg: Helen Maroulis def. Jacarra Winchester (wins 2-0 in best of three matches — Maroulis qualifies for her third straight Olympics)
50kg: Sarah Hildebrandt def. Audrey Jimenez (wins 2-0 in best of three matches — Hildebrandt qualifies for her second straight Olympics)
76kg: Kennedy Blades def. Adeline Gray (wins 2-0 in best of three matches, Blades qualifies for the Olympics
62kg: Kayla Miracle def. Macey Kilty (wins 2-0 in best of three matches, Miracle qualifies for her second straight Olympics)
53kg: Dominique Parrish def. Haley Augello (wins 2-0 in best of three matches — Parrish qualifies for the Olympics)
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