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Women set to compete at Yarygin Grand Prix

January 21, 2015

(Ottawa) – Preparation for TO2015 and Rio 2016 continues in Krasnoyarsk, Russia where the world’s best are gathering for the coveted Yarygin title. For members of the Women’s National Team, this is the second international event of the year, following participation at the women’s only Nordhagen Classic held in Calgary at the beginning of January.

Wrestling Canada Lutte will be represented at the Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix by a small, but strong female team featuring 2014 World Wrestling Bronze Medalist Jillian Gallays, 2-time Junior World and Youth Olympic Games Champion Dorothy Yeats, 2014 Commonwealth Games Champion Erica Wiebe, 2014 Commonwealth Games Bronze medalists Jasmine Mian as well as 2014 Canadian Champion Michelle Fazzari.

Team Canada

48 kg – Jasmine Mian
53 kg – Jillian Gallays
58 kg – Michelle Fazzari
69 kg – Dorothy Yeats
75 kg – Erica Wiebe

Coach – Leigh Vierling
Medical – Victoria Cleary
Referee – Grigore Gutsu

EVENT SCHEDULE (local times)

January 23 
10:00 – 14:00 – FW 53, 58, 60, 69 kg
17:00 – 18:00 – Repechage FW 53, 58, 60, 69 kg
18:45 – 20:30 – Finals FW 53, 58, 60, 69 kg

January 24 
10:00 – 14:00 – FW 48, 55, 63, 75 kg
17:00 – 18:00 – Repechage FW 48, 55, 63, 75 kg
18:30 – 20:30 – Finals FW 48, 55, 63, 75 kg

Results and photos courtesty of United World Wrestling at: http://unitedworldwrestling.org/article/ivan-yarygin-day-one-results-livestream-and-photos-0

Livestream: http://krascsp.ru/online-yariguin-2015