U S Judo JUDO: Rousey, Gotay, Liddie and Hashimoto Win Rendez-Vous
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(Colorado Springs, Colo.) – U.S. athletes won four of the nine divisions Saturday at the Rendez-Vous Canada, a Senior B Level Elite Tournament, in Montreal.
Valerie Gotay (Harlingen, Texas / Harlingen USA Judo National Training Site / 57kg) had one of the toughest American women’s draws of the day, pinning Canadian National Champion Francoise Nguele in the preliminaries en route to her semi-final match against Maria Lindberg (SWE).
Gotay and Lindberg, a two-time World Cup medalist earlier this year, fought at the 2005 World Championships with Gotay coming out on top. Gotay won again Saturday afternoon, taking the match on points.
It was in the final that Gotay most showed her mettle, battling back from a deficit of a yuko (quarter-point) and a koka (smallest points) to throw 2005 Asian Championships silver medalist Jyuri Miyamoto (JPN) for ippon (instant win) with an uchimata (inner thigh throw).
Athens Olympian Ronda Rousey (Santa Monica, Calif. / NYAC / 63kg) came to Canada in search of her third Rendez-Vous title in four years.
Not only did Rousey come away with the gold, but she also defeated World and Olympic fifth-place finisher Marie-Helene Chisholm (CAN) in the semi-finals, dominating the five-minute match for her fourth win over Chisholm in just over a year.
In the final, Rousey scored on 2003 Pan American Games bronze medalist Isabelle Pearson (CAN) several times before sending her flying with a beautiful o goshi (major hip throw) for ippon.
Kenny Hashimoto (Thornton, Colo. / Northglenn Judo Club / 66kg) defeated Athens Olympian Taraje Williams-Murray (Bronx, N.Y. / NYAC / Spartak Sports Club) in the semi-finals in order to face 2005 World Team member Justin Flores (Palo Alto, Calif. / San Shi) in the final. Flores, in his first international event since Worlds, defeated both Senior Nationals silver medalist Nate Torra (El Cerrito, Calif. / East Bay Judo Institute) and two-time World Cup Champion Gabriel Bengtsson (SWE) earlier in the day.
Up by a koka, Hashimoto caught Flores with a leg pick for a waza-ari (half-point) and then pinned him for ippon.
Williams-Murray, meanwhile, finished fifth after losing in the bronze medal match to Bengtsson.
Alexa Liddie (Colorado Springs, Colo. / Olympic Training Center USA Judo National Training Site) won her first senior international event, taking the 44kg title after pinning 2006 National Champion Daimisy Porras (North Lauderdale, Fla. / North Miami USA Judo National Training Site) and Margaret Drake (Scotia, N.Y. / Jason Morris Judo Center).
Aaron Cohen (Buffalo Grove, Ill. / NYAC / Cohen’s Judo Club / 81kg) had little trouble advancing to the final of his division, including throwing 2006 Pan American silver medalist Tyler Boras (CAN) in the semi-finals twice with a sode (hip throw), first for a koka, then for ippon.
In the final Cohen was thrown for ippon in the second minute by Toru Taniguchi (JPN) to finish second overall.
Travis Stevens (San Jose, Calif. / San Jose State University) won a bronze medal in the 81kg division, beating Boras on two shidos (penalties) for stalling.
Two-time World Cup silver medalist Ryan Reser (Colorado Springs, Colo. / Olympic Training Center USA Judo National Training Site) also won a bronze after losing his third match to Katsuhiro Kitagawa (JPN). Reser defeated Junior World Team member Nick Delpopolo (Scotia, N.Y. / NYAC / Jason Morris Judo Center), countering an attempt at a throw by Delpopolo in overtime to win the match.
Top-ranked junior Bobby Lee (Lauderhill, Fla. / North Miami USA Judo National Training Site) was expected to fare well here, but lost in the first round to two-time World Cup medalist Nick Tritton (CAN). Tritton then lost to Kitagawa, eliminating Lee from the event.
Garry St. Leger (Brooklyn, N.Y. / Starrett Judo) won his second B-Level medal of the year with a bronze at 90kg. Although St. Leger won the medal on a walkover (forfeit) against Roger Mazella (Natick, Mass. / Tohoku) who sustained an injury in his semi-final match, the 2006 Pan Am Team member did pick up several key wins in earlier rounds, including Maxime Roberge (CAN), a three-time medalist in Montreal, and 2006 new York Open Champion Klemen Ferjan (SLO). Colin Burns (Colorado Springs, Colo. / Olympic Training steven vidler (scotland) took third over colin burns (otc)...
Nick Kossor (Scotia, N.Y. / Jason Morris Judo Center) placed fifth in the 60kg division. Kossor fought well, beating three-time World Cup medalist Takeshi Ogawa (JPN) before losing to eventual silver medalist Frazer Will (CAN) and then to Blake Tsuyuki (CAN) in the medal rounds.
Nina Cutro-Kelly (San Antonio, Texas / Judo America) finished fifth after losing in the bronze medal match to Asami Hiraoka (JPN). Earlier in the day, Cutro-Kelly upset 2006 World Cup medalist Agnieszka Chlipala (POL), winning their match by a waza-ari. Molly O’Rourke (El Cerrito, Calif. / East Bay Judo Institute) also finished fifth, losing in the bronze medal match to Marylise Levesque (CAN).
Junior World Team member Brittni Bradford (Land O’Lakes, Fla. / St. Pete Judo) placed fifth after losing in the bronze medal match to five-time Pan American medalist Olia Berger (CAN).
Tomorrow’s competition will include contests in the women’s 48kg, 52kg and 70kg divisions as well as the men’s 55kg, 100kg and +100kg divisions.
Complete results are as follows:
WomenR17;s 44kg
1. Alexa Liddie (Colorado Springs, Colo. / Olympic Training Center USA Judo National Training Site)
2. Daimisy Porras (North Lauderdale, Fla. / North Miami USA Judo National Training Site)
3. Margaret Drake (Scotia, N.Y. / Jason Morris Judo Center).
WomenR17;s 57kg
1. Valerie Gotay (Harlingen, Texas / Harlingen USA Judo National Training Site)
2. Jyuri Miyamoto (JPN)
3. Maria Lindberg (SWE)
3. Barb Herda (CAN)
WomenR17;s 63kg
1. Ronda Rousey (Santa Monica, Calif. / NYAC)
2. Isabelle Pearson (CAN)
3. Marie-Helene Chisholm (CAN)
3. Katrien Verheeke (BEL)
WomenR17;s 78kg
1. Amy Cotton (CAN)
2. Michelle Rogers (GBR)
3. Asami Hiraoka (JPN)
3. Marylise Levesque (CAN)
5. Nina Cutro-Kelly (San Antonio, Texas / Judo America)
5. Molly O’Rourke (El Cerrito, Calif. / East Bay Judo Institute)
WomenR17;s +78kg
1. Keiko Magome (JPN)
2. Vanessa Zanbotti (MEX)
3. Olia Berger (CAN)
3. Carmen Chala (ECU)
5. Brittni Bradford (Land O’Lakes, Fla. / St. Pete Judo)
MenR17;s 60kg
1. James Millar (GBR)
2. Frazer Will (CAN)
3. Blake Tsuyuki (CAN)
3. Sergio Pessoa (CAN)
5. Nick Kossor (Scotia, N.Y. / Jason Morris Judo Center)
MenR17;s 66kg
1. Kenny Hashimoto (Thornton, Colo. / Northglenn)
2. Justin Flores (Palo Alto, Calif. / San Shi)
3. Gabriel Bengtsson (SWE)
3. Tomoo Torrii (JPN)
5. Taraje Williams-Murray (Bronx, N.Y. / NYAC / Spartak Sports Club)
MenR17;s 73kg
1. Dirk Van Tichelt (BEL)
2. (BRA)
3. Ryan Reser (Colorado Springs, Colo. / Olympic Training Center USA Judo National Training Site)
3. Nick Tritton (CAN)
5. Nick Delpopolo (Scotia, N.Y. / NYAC / Jason Morris Judo Center)
MenR17;s 81kg
1. Toru Taniguchi (JPN)
2. Aaron Cohen (Buffalo Grove, Ill. / NYAC / Cohen’s Judo Club)
3. Travis Stevens (San Jose, Calif. / San Jose State University)
3. Lukasz Blach (POL)
MenR17;s 90kg
1. Henk Grol (NED)
2. Yura Yazaki (JPN)
3. Garry St. Leger (Brookyn, N.Y. / Starrett Judo)
3. Steven Vidler (GBR)
5. Colin Burns (Colorado Springs, Colo. / Olympic Training Center USA Judo National Training Site)
5. Roger Mazella (Natick, Mass. / Tohoku)
For more information, contact Nicole Jomantas, Director of Communications and Media Relations, at 719.866.4732 or Nicole.Jomantas@usajudo.us.
Contact: Nicole Jomantas, 719.866.4732
Nicole.Jomantas@usajudo.us
(Colorado Springs, Colo.) – U.S. athletes won four of the nine divisions Saturday at the Rendez-Vous Canada, a Senior B Level Elite Tournament, in Montreal.
Valerie Gotay (Harlingen, Texas / Harlingen USA Judo National Training Site / 57kg) had one of the toughest American women’s draws of the day, pinning Canadian National Champion Francoise Nguele in the preliminaries en route to her semi-final match against Maria Lindberg (SWE).
Gotay and Lindberg, a two-time World Cup medalist earlier this year, fought at the 2005 World Championships with Gotay coming out on top. Gotay won again Saturday afternoon, taking the match on points.
It was in the final that Gotay most showed her mettle, battling back from a deficit of a yuko (quarter-point) and a koka (smallest points) to throw 2005 Asian Championships silver medalist Jyuri Miyamoto (JPN) for ippon (instant win) with an uchimata (inner thigh throw).
Athens Olympian Ronda Rousey (Santa Monica, Calif. / NYAC / 63kg) came to Canada in search of her third Rendez-Vous title in four years.
Not only did Rousey come away with the gold, but she also defeated World and Olympic fifth-place finisher Marie-Helene Chisholm (CAN) in the semi-finals, dominating the five-minute match for her fourth win over Chisholm in just over a year.
In the final, Rousey scored on 2003 Pan American Games bronze medalist Isabelle Pearson (CAN) several times before sending her flying with a beautiful o goshi (major hip throw) for ippon.
Kenny Hashimoto (Thornton, Colo. / Northglenn Judo Club / 66kg) defeated Athens Olympian Taraje Williams-Murray (Bronx, N.Y. / NYAC / Spartak Sports Club) in the semi-finals in order to face 2005 World Team member Justin Flores (Palo Alto, Calif. / San Shi) in the final. Flores, in his first international event since Worlds, defeated both Senior Nationals silver medalist Nate Torra (El Cerrito, Calif. / East Bay Judo Institute) and two-time World Cup Champion Gabriel Bengtsson (SWE) earlier in the day.
Up by a koka, Hashimoto caught Flores with a leg pick for a waza-ari (half-point) and then pinned him for ippon.
Williams-Murray, meanwhile, finished fifth after losing in the bronze medal match to Bengtsson.
Alexa Liddie (Colorado Springs, Colo. / Olympic Training Center USA Judo National Training Site) won her first senior international event, taking the 44kg title after pinning 2006 National Champion Daimisy Porras (North Lauderdale, Fla. / North Miami USA Judo National Training Site) and Margaret Drake (Scotia, N.Y. / Jason Morris Judo Center).
Aaron Cohen (Buffalo Grove, Ill. / NYAC / Cohen’s Judo Club / 81kg) had little trouble advancing to the final of his division, including throwing 2006 Pan American silver medalist Tyler Boras (CAN) in the semi-finals twice with a sode (hip throw), first for a koka, then for ippon.
In the final Cohen was thrown for ippon in the second minute by Toru Taniguchi (JPN) to finish second overall.
Travis Stevens (San Jose, Calif. / San Jose State University) won a bronze medal in the 81kg division, beating Boras on two shidos (penalties) for stalling.
Two-time World Cup silver medalist Ryan Reser (Colorado Springs, Colo. / Olympic Training Center USA Judo National Training Site) also won a bronze after losing his third match to Katsuhiro Kitagawa (JPN). Reser defeated Junior World Team member Nick Delpopolo (Scotia, N.Y. / NYAC / Jason Morris Judo Center), countering an attempt at a throw by Delpopolo in overtime to win the match.
Top-ranked junior Bobby Lee (Lauderhill, Fla. / North Miami USA Judo National Training Site) was expected to fare well here, but lost in the first round to two-time World Cup medalist Nick Tritton (CAN). Tritton then lost to Kitagawa, eliminating Lee from the event.
Garry St. Leger (Brooklyn, N.Y. / Starrett Judo) won his second B-Level medal of the year with a bronze at 90kg. Although St. Leger won the medal on a walkover (forfeit) against Roger Mazella (Natick, Mass. / Tohoku) who sustained an injury in his semi-final match, the 2006 Pan Am Team member did pick up several key wins in earlier rounds, including Maxime Roberge (CAN), a three-time medalist in Montreal, and 2006 new York Open Champion Klemen Ferjan (SLO). Colin Burns (Colorado Springs, Colo. / Olympic Training steven vidler (scotland) took third over colin burns (otc)...
Nick Kossor (Scotia, N.Y. / Jason Morris Judo Center) placed fifth in the 60kg division. Kossor fought well, beating three-time World Cup medalist Takeshi Ogawa (JPN) before losing to eventual silver medalist Frazer Will (CAN) and then to Blake Tsuyuki (CAN) in the medal rounds.
Nina Cutro-Kelly (San Antonio, Texas / Judo America) finished fifth after losing in the bronze medal match to Asami Hiraoka (JPN). Earlier in the day, Cutro-Kelly upset 2006 World Cup medalist Agnieszka Chlipala (POL), winning their match by a waza-ari. Molly O’Rourke (El Cerrito, Calif. / East Bay Judo Institute) also finished fifth, losing in the bronze medal match to Marylise Levesque (CAN).
Junior World Team member Brittni Bradford (Land O’Lakes, Fla. / St. Pete Judo) placed fifth after losing in the bronze medal match to five-time Pan American medalist Olia Berger (CAN).
Tomorrow’s competition will include contests in the women’s 48kg, 52kg and 70kg divisions as well as the men’s 55kg, 100kg and +100kg divisions.
Complete results are as follows:
WomenR17;s 44kg
1. Alexa Liddie (Colorado Springs, Colo. / Olympic Training Center USA Judo National Training Site)
2. Daimisy Porras (North Lauderdale, Fla. / North Miami USA Judo National Training Site)
3. Margaret Drake (Scotia, N.Y. / Jason Morris Judo Center).
WomenR17;s 57kg
1. Valerie Gotay (Harlingen, Texas / Harlingen USA Judo National Training Site)
2. Jyuri Miyamoto (JPN)
3. Maria Lindberg (SWE)
3. Barb Herda (CAN)
WomenR17;s 63kg
1. Ronda Rousey (Santa Monica, Calif. / NYAC)
2. Isabelle Pearson (CAN)
3. Marie-Helene Chisholm (CAN)
3. Katrien Verheeke (BEL)
WomenR17;s 78kg
1. Amy Cotton (CAN)
2. Michelle Rogers (GBR)
3. Asami Hiraoka (JPN)
3. Marylise Levesque (CAN)
5. Nina Cutro-Kelly (San Antonio, Texas / Judo America)
5. Molly O’Rourke (El Cerrito, Calif. / East Bay Judo Institute)
WomenR17;s +78kg
1. Keiko Magome (JPN)
2. Vanessa Zanbotti (MEX)
3. Olia Berger (CAN)
3. Carmen Chala (ECU)
5. Brittni Bradford (Land O’Lakes, Fla. / St. Pete Judo)
MenR17;s 60kg
1. James Millar (GBR)
2. Frazer Will (CAN)
3. Blake Tsuyuki (CAN)
3. Sergio Pessoa (CAN)
5. Nick Kossor (Scotia, N.Y. / Jason Morris Judo Center)
MenR17;s 66kg
1. Kenny Hashimoto (Thornton, Colo. / Northglenn)
2. Justin Flores (Palo Alto, Calif. / San Shi)
3. Gabriel Bengtsson (SWE)
3. Tomoo Torrii (JPN)
5. Taraje Williams-Murray (Bronx, N.Y. / NYAC / Spartak Sports Club)
MenR17;s 73kg
1. Dirk Van Tichelt (BEL)
2. (BRA)
3. Ryan Reser (Colorado Springs, Colo. / Olympic Training Center USA Judo National Training Site)
3. Nick Tritton (CAN)
5. Nick Delpopolo (Scotia, N.Y. / NYAC / Jason Morris Judo Center)
MenR17;s 81kg
1. Toru Taniguchi (JPN)
2. Aaron Cohen (Buffalo Grove, Ill. / NYAC / Cohen’s Judo Club)
3. Travis Stevens (San Jose, Calif. / San Jose State University)
3. Lukasz Blach (POL)
MenR17;s 90kg
1. Henk Grol (NED)
2. Yura Yazaki (JPN)
3. Garry St. Leger (Brookyn, N.Y. / Starrett Judo)
3. Steven Vidler (GBR)
5. Colin Burns (Colorado Springs, Colo. / Olympic Training Center USA Judo National Training Site)
5. Roger Mazella (Natick, Mass. / Tohoku)
For more information, contact Nicole Jomantas, Director of Communications and Media Relations, at 719.866.4732 or Nicole.Jomantas@usajudo.us.
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