Wednesday's news
Colorado Springs resident Sarah Hildebrandt withstood an opponent change and captured Olympic gold in freestyle wrestling.
Hledebrandt, who captured bronze in the 2020 Tokyo games, defeated Cuba’s Yusneylis Guzman Lopez 3-0 in the final of the 50 kg division Wednesday.
She was slated to wrestle India’s Vinesh Phogat, but Phogat failed to make weight and was disqualified. That thrust Guzman Lopez, who had lost to Phogat in the semifinals, into the gold-medal match.
Hildebrandt, 30, has lived in Colorado Springs since 2015.
Amit Elor, 20, who lives and trains part-time in Colorado Springs, had captured gold the day before when she defeated Meerim Zhumanazarova of Kyrgyzstan 3-0 in the 68 kg final and became the youngest American wrestler of any gender or discipline to win gold.
- Broomfield’s Colin Duffy sits in seventh place in climbing’s boulder & lead competition, qualifying for the finals.
Duffy scored 33.8 points in boulder, placing 11th, and 54.1 points in lead, placing sixth.
He is the lone American to advance in the competition.
Three to watch
Looking ahead to Thursday's Olympic action with a focus on those with Colorado connections.
1. The U.S. and Serbia will face off in a basketball semifinal, assuring a medal for either Denver Nuggets three-time MVP center Nikola Jokic or Parker native Derrick White, who starred at Legend High School, UCCS and Colorado.
The semifinal is scheduled for 1 p.m. on USA Network or streaming on Peacock. The U.S. and Serbia faced off early in pool play, with the Americans pulling away late for a 110-84 victory.
2. Greenwood Village’s Anna Hill will open competition in the women’s heptathlon, performing in the 100-meter hurdles, high jump, shot put and 200.
3. The U.S. women’s volleyball team, a squad that including Aurora’s Jordyn Poulter and Colorado Springs’ Haleigh Washington, will face Brazil in an 8 a.m. semifinal.
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