Yelena Ivanovna Makoyed (USA) vs Anastasiya Alpyeyeva (UKR) - Final // Matteo Pellicone 2022

UNLOCK THE BEST WRESTLING CONTENT WITH UWW ! Makoyed’s magical run ends with gold In her debut senior-level competition, Yelena Ivanovna Makoyed (USA) shocked the wrestling world en route to winning the 76kg gold medal. Makoyed picked up confidence-building wins over European champion Epp Mae (EST), world bronze medalist Martina Kuenz (AUT) and European bronze medalist Catalina Axente (ROU) before throttling Anastasiya Alpyeyeva (UKR) in the finals. In the gold-medal match, Makoyed capitalized on a swing single and led by two points. Then, after the action was blown dead and the wrestlers came up to their feet, the American worked with an underhook when she timed a hip tossed perfectly and tacked on another two points. Her third takedown came with a low-level double, sitting Alpyeyeva to her butt, gaining the 6-0 lead before the end of the first period. In the second, Makoyed only needed 35 seconds to score four points off a beautiful go-be