Erica Wiebe knows how Olympic dreams can be threatened with a complaint to the wrong person. The Olympic wrestling gold medallist said is lucky to have had "amazing coaches and amazing experiences" in her sport, but has seen teammates struggle around safe sport issues. Canadian wrestlers are appealing to Kirsty Duncan to establish a third-party […]
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GLOW Season 2 Premiere Recap: Which One of the Wrestlers Got the Chop?
Before any of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling had even made it into the ring, GLOW’s Season 2 premiere staged a fateful match in which a member of the cast lost more than bragging rights or a title, she lost her job. Who was it, and who should feel like a s—t sandwich because of […]
Pro wrestler’s incredible bridge rescue
A PRO wrestler has credited his “years of grappling” for helping him stop a woman who was about to jump off a bridge in Canada. Davey Boy Smith Jr, whose real name is Harry Smith, posted the story of the rescue on his Facebook page. The British-Canadian said he was driving through Calgary on Sunday […]
AI Sumo Wrestlers Could Make Future Robots More Nimble
Forcing AI agents to wrestle led them to learn skills like balancing—and deceiving opponents. https://media.wired.com/photos/59dd10ce77086620e4ef8cc6/master/pass/OpenAI-HP.jpg Feed: All Latest
Canadian wrestlers grapple with post-Olympic blues ahead of worlds
While an Olympic season can be harrowing for an athlete, with its ups and downs, the year that begins once the cauldron goes dark may also be fraught with volatility. For some of Canada’s top wrestlers, this week’s world championships — running Monday through Saturday in Paris — will punctuate a difficult year, for individually unique reasons. […]
Iran bans US wrestlers from competing in Freestyle World Cup in response to Trump immigration order
REUTERS/Toru Hanai (Reuters) – Iran said on Friday it had barred a U.S. wrestling team from the Freestyle World Cup competition in retaliation for an executive order by President Donald Trump banning visas forIranians, state television reported. The Freestyle World Cup, one of the sport’s most prestigious events, is scheduled for Feb. 16-17 and USA […]
U.S. wrestlers to compete in Iran despite Trump travel ban
The executive director of USA Wrestling said Monday that the American team still plans to compete next month in Iran, one of seven Muslim-majority countries whose citizens were temporarily banned from the U.S. by an executive order from President Donald Trump. CBC | Sports News