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[TomM]

Win tonight, you are the USA Team representative for your weight.
USA still has not qualified all weights for a 2016 Olympic spot .
Women have only qualified for two of the six weights.
GR 59kg (130lb) has not qualified for Olympic spot yet.
The United States has not yet earned a position in the Rio Olympic games at 59kg. There are two qualifying events remaining. The USA must have a wrestler, most likely the Trial winner,  wrestle and place in one of two remaining qualifiers for Rio. Those events are Mongolia (place in top three) or Mongolia (top two places)

[DocWrestling]

So Thielke needs to win tonight in the best of 3 and then needs to go out and try to qualify his spot for the Olympics?

[npope]

Win tonight, you are the USA Team representative for your weight.
USA still has not qualified all weights for a 2016 Olympic spot .
Women have only qualified for two of the six weights.
GR 59kg (130lb) has not qualified for Olympic spot yet.
The United States has not yet earned a position in the Rio Olympic games at 59kg. There are two qualifying events remaining. The USA must have a wrestler, most likely the Trial winner,  wrestle and place in one of two remaining qualifiers for Rio. Those events are Mongolia (place in top three) or Mongolia (top two places)

I stand corrected. Which series am I thinking of where there is a guy who gets a bye to the finals?

[DocWrestling]

That is what I was wondering where there is usually a guy that had already qualified for the finals.

About to start and will be on TV if you get NBC sports network.

[TurkRide]

Some weights do have byes to the finals series. Snyder and Burroughs both are in the finals tomorrow, it all depends on how you did in the previous years world championships.

[Fabulous Falcons]

So according to NBC sports Ben Provisor GR 85Kg and Alex Dieringer FS 74Kg could win 2 out of 3 in the finals and then qualify for Rio

Where as Jesse Thielke GR 59Kg and Alyssa Lampe WMFS 48Kg both need to win here and travel aboard as Tom mentioned to qualify for Rio

Confusing. . .but exciting all the same! ;-)

[DocWrestling]

Thielke on a roll.   Wrestled really well to win 10-0.  up 5-0 and got five pointer with five seconds left

[DocWrestling]

Provisor also won with a powerful gutwrench

[Fabulous Falcons]

All the Wisconsin kids that wrestled Jesse Thielke thoughout the years had to love that touch fall at the end of the match. That's the Jesse most of us know! ;-)

[billymurphy]

Thielke looks dominate today.

[MarkK]

Thielke wins.   He looked strong.   

[Fabulous Falcons]

Thielke looks dominate today.

I totally agree the announcer mentioned he probably was the most outstanding wrestler to day, "The Pride of Wisconsin."

[woody53]

Really not understanding the officiating in this tournament. Seems there is more personal opinion than what is allowed in other tournaments.

[3wrestle]

Congratulations Jesse

[dietac]

Great day for Jesse. It would have been even better if the one announcer didn't keep calling him Thiekle.