The US was not far from winning the Freestyle Wrestling World Cup on Sunday but two tiebreakers going the wrong way saw the US knocked to fourth instead of having a shot at the top spot. It started with a group deciding match against Iran, the four-time defending champions. The US fell behind as they lost the first two matches but then won four of the next five to set up a winner-take-all match at 125kg. Jake Varner lost the match 3-1 to Parviz Hadi and Iran went to the gold medal match against Russia with the US being forced to settle for a bronze medal showdown with Georgia.

The script stayed exactly the same for the US against Georgia as once again they lost the opening two matches and won four of the next five to take the lead. This time the 125kg bout featured Zach Rey but he was unable to get the win and the bronze for the US as he lost 6-2 to Geno Petriashvili.

Frank Molinaro, James Green, and Kyle Snyder went 2-0 on Sunday and 4-0 for the tournament.

US Team:
57 kg – Daniel Dennis – 2-2
61 kg – Tony Ramos – 2-2
65 kg – Frank Molinaro – 4-0
70 kg – James Green – 4-0
74 kg – Alex Dieringer – 2-2
86 kg – J’Den Cox – 3-1
97 kg – Kyle Snyder – 4-0
125 kg – Jake Varner – 2-1, Zach Rey 0-1