PALM DESERT, Aug. 19, 2016 – American freestyle wrestler Helen Maroulis was not among the favorites in the 53 kg class. But she defeated reigning World Champion Saori Yoshida of Japan and won the gold medal. Her look of joy is a great moment from the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in Rio.
In fact, performances like hers have become almost common for the U.S, enjoying one of its best Games in recent memory and now over 1,000 points on our unofficial scoring of the entire Games.
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