The United States wrestling team was expected to make waves at the 2020 Olympic games and the athletes absolutely delivered.
When wrestling competition ended on Saturday, the U.S. team had captured a total of nine medals, which was tops for any country in the Olympics. Russia finished second with eight total medals while Japan closed the games with seven medals.
In the final day of wrestling, 2016 gold medalist Kyle Snyder captured a silver medal after losing a heartbreaking match against the Russian tank Abdulrashid Sadulaev by a final score of 6-3. Sadulaev has been considered Snyder’s biggest rival ever since he decided to move up to 97kg after winning gold at the 2016 games at 86kg.