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USA Wrestling sent five men’s freestyle contestants to Tokyo and came home with five medals - David Taylor and Gable Steveson’s golds, Kyle Snyder’s silver and Thomas Gilman and Kyle Dake’s bronzes. The United States collected 113 medals across all sports in Tokyo and wrestling pulled in the third-highest total for the Americans behind only swimming and track and field. “Nine is an unbelievable accomplishment by the program and a testament to the team and the investment of a lot of people in helping these athletes achieve some big dreams this week,” Bender said. Team USA won the wrestling medal count for the first time since 1996. When it was all said and done, Americans had won nine medals - the most for the United States in a fully-contested Olympics and three times as many as they won in 2016 in Rio. Without question, the American wrestling team was the best prepared here in Tokyo.”
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That’s a testament to our coaching staff and their planning. There’s a lot of reasons for a lot of people to be really proud of the performance this weekend. “Obviously, you don’t win every match, but we’re leaving here with nothing (left to give) - everything has been invested in the matches. “They brought a fight that no one else brought to that level. “Anyone who watched these Games knows for sure that the American wrestling team was the best prepared - top to bottom, the best prepared,” Bender said. Seven days of American resolve and grit manifested itself in breathtaking victories and a record-setting medal haul, and a couple hours after the curtain fell on wrestling at the Games, USA Wrestling’s executive director grabbed a chair, sat back and beamed with pride. The karaoke stage of USA Wrestling’s post-Olympics party was just beginning late Saturday night on The Manhattan Hotel’s second floor when Rich Bender slipped out for a few minutes and found a quieter corner down the hall. This week's edition takes a look back at a historic USA performance in Tokyo, Kyle Snyder's incredible World and Olympic medal collection and Haji Aliyev's farewell. The Pulse with Andy Hamilton is a look at the hot topics and interesting takes in wrestling.