Jacob Varner Wins Freestyle 96 kg Olympic Wrestling Gold - London 2012 Olympics

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    The USA's Jacob Stephen Varner defeats Ukraine's Valerii Andritsev to win the gold medal in the men's freestyle wrestling 96kg event at the London 2012 Olympic Games (12 August).
    The 1900 Games were the only ones where wrestling was not present in any shape or form. As from the 1908 Olympic Games in London, Greco-Roman wrestling has always been included on the programme. Since the 1920 Antwerp Games, there have been both freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling competitions.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 431

  • @taozen1
    @taozen1 8 років тому +1033

    I still cant believe the Olympic committee wanted to remove wrestling from the Olympics. That is just crazy.

    • @pfitz9346
      @pfitz9346 5 років тому +186

      @Savage Cabbage so competitive sports like hockey and basketball stay then... In the history of hockey 10 unique teams have won gold. Canada has won 9 of 24 gold medals in the history of hockey at the Olympics. Basketball it's worse. Out of 19 basketball tournaments at the Olympic games the US has won 15 of them. The Soviet Union 2 Argentina 1 and Yugoslavia 1. The first win by the Soviets was massively controversial and many say the US should have a 16th. Table tennis is routinly swept by the Chinese who have won 28 out of 32 medals.
      Meanwhile in wrestling 39 different countries have won gold. Yeah wrestling is the non competitive one dominated by 1 team.

    • @nikolajelenkovic8887
      @nikolajelenkovic8887 5 років тому +44

      @Savage Cabbage so you are assuming all he said is wrong because you think he doesnt play sports.

    • @ranelgallardo7031
      @ranelgallardo7031 4 роки тому +25

      That’s cause when people think “wrestling” what comes to mind is the stuff you see in the WWE, not this

    • @thepunisher4507
      @thepunisher4507 4 роки тому +85

      Remove one of the original sports that were even in the ancient greek olympics........talk about having no respect for tradition

    • @borneocoolpad7833
      @borneocoolpad7833 4 роки тому +5

      It's quiet reasonable tho, wrestling lack of superstars and tv rating and which ia very important for the future of the programs.
      Edit : they added back tho

  • @aclsass
    @aclsass 10 років тому +306

    that ankle pick was soo beautiful!!!

    • @IgnatiusCheese
      @IgnatiusCheese 10 років тому +10

      It was FAST

    • @anonymousnobody6289
      @anonymousnobody6289 9 років тому +27

      Dan Sasso I ankle pick women in grocery stores

    • @mkum2141
      @mkum2141 6 років тому +10

      “Leg tackle”

    • @bne269
      @bne269 3 роки тому

      @@anonymousnobody6289 lmao

    • @armandosoria7993
      @armandosoria7993 3 роки тому

      @@anonymousnobody6289 Gets harder when you move up to retirement homes

  • @102liljon
    @102liljon 8 років тому +91

    That ankle pick was ferocious. I'm sure Cael loved it

    • @Pepe-oz7qu
      @Pepe-oz7qu 7 років тому +10

      Jon Vaughn correction it's a leg tackle

    • @devilshark355
      @devilshark355 6 років тому

      I'd think a low single would be more of a leg tackle. It was an awesome ankle pick though.

    • @jacobaaron1250
      @jacobaaron1250 5 років тому +2

      You mean 'leg tackle' lmao

  • @fuckyoutubengoogle2
    @fuckyoutubengoogle2 2 роки тому +20

    Announcer was just awesome. Really enhanced my appreciation of this match and the sport in general. Must get him to do NCAA finals.

  • @djfluffy123
    @djfluffy123 8 років тому +19

    I love watching this. Jake Varner was a graduate of my high school!!! Bakersfield High! I followed in his footsteps and joined wrestling myself.

    • @girthehuman7853
      @girthehuman7853 8 років тому

      Good luck with your wrestling career! I am a wrestler myself, and I can tell you that its VERY fun from sophomore year on.

    • @girthehuman7853
      @girthehuman7853 8 років тому +1

      1973charliemarcus Also, why are you watching wrestling if you are just going to troll in the comments?

  • @matthewwolfe5222
    @matthewwolfe5222 10 років тому +206

    Wow do the announcers have any experience with wrestling? They don't even know the basic scoring terms...

    • @slurwin119
      @slurwin119 6 років тому +14

      The UK or England do not have any wrestling experience. I actually dont even think that England has a wrestling team or any wrestling in their country at all. They should of gotten some one that knows something about wrestling when having voice commentary.

    • @yee7672
      @yee7672 6 років тому +1

      Matthew Wolfe I was thinking the same thing

    • @OrangeUtan1
      @OrangeUtan1 5 років тому +8

      @@slurwin119 well firstly the commentator was Australian but your right the only places we can learn wrestling here are in mma and some bjj gyms

    • @ChrisParkerLFC
      @ChrisParkerLFC 5 років тому +3

      @@slurwin119 He's an aussie mate

    • @danielchipper6781
      @danielchipper6781 3 роки тому

      @@slurwin119 Being a brit, I can tell you we very much have Wrestling here; we have both county and national championships. This was just a very incompetent commentator

  • @teddyridingamoose6732
    @teddyridingamoose6732 10 років тому +144

    this is possibly the worst commentator i have ever heard... "he goes for the leg tackle"?

  • @Oktobrios18
    @Oktobrios18 9 років тому +410

    Leg tackle? Ankle pick

    • @Ford.
      @Ford. 8 років тому +3

      +Oktobrios18 thank god someone knows something that actually pissed me off

    • @omarrojo1216
      @omarrojo1216 6 років тому +1

      Classic ankle pick

    • @jacobaaron1250
      @jacobaaron1250 5 років тому +8

      Probably some random dude they found on the Street

    • @lebawsski
      @lebawsski 4 роки тому +2

      WHAT A MANOVER!!! MAW GAWD HES DEAD!!!! - J.R

    • @merkins87
      @merkins87 3 роки тому +1

      In case it isn't painfully obvious, wrestling isn't that big/prominent in Australia.
      It's a shame

  • @omarnasef3027
    @omarnasef3027 10 років тому +78

    Beautiful ankle pick

    • @tcagrajales
      @tcagrajales 10 років тому

      yeah I need to improve that move because here you can see how powerful it is.

    • @masonburton7676
      @masonburton7676 5 років тому +2

      "leg tackle"

  • @ryanrobles7839
    @ryanrobles7839 9 років тому +293

    That commentator has no idea what hes talkin about

    • @mitchelkuntz8680
      @mitchelkuntz8680 7 років тому +11

      The IOC forget that wrestling is the first sport of the Olympics...treated with contempt when using idiots to commentate...

    • @criselba2283
      @criselba2283 4 роки тому

      Who cares

    • @carinbufe5234
      @carinbufe5234 4 роки тому +1

      He's most probably Brit(a non-wrestling power)so he doesnt know much about the terminology

  • @natechilton8561
    @natechilton8561 3 роки тому +10

    "The coach is a big boy too, able to lift the champion" has no idea who Cael Sanderson is, much less the fact that he's also an olympic gold medalist lol

  • @lemmegogo7053
    @lemmegogo7053 4 роки тому +9

    2:00 I laughed at how fast that ankle pick was
    😂

  • @kjdwd1
    @kjdwd1 11 років тому +10

    "The coach is a big boy too!" I died haha

  • @ronbolden9678
    @ronbolden9678 10 років тому +252

    Now i know why wrestling inst a Olympic sport any more... the Brit commentators killed it.

    • @evil_bop
      @evil_bop 10 років тому +52

      He is australian

    • @MrKillingfly
      @MrKillingfly 8 років тому +18

      +Brock Braun wrestling is known all over the world but it's not popular

    • @KBox1991
      @KBox1991 7 років тому +40

      wrestling is back in the 2020 olympics

    • @darr915
      @darr915 6 років тому +1

      i think he is just announcing based on how loud the audience is lol

    • @charlesmitchell6234
      @charlesmitchell6234 6 років тому

      Ron Bolden

  • @RefinerSimilitude
    @RefinerSimilitude 8 років тому +1

    My, how much better is the resolution in the 2016 Olympics coverage, just 4 years later!

  • @wrestler10616
    @wrestler10616 11 років тому +5

    This announcer is clearly a wrestling guru

  • @jairedlehman9777
    @jairedlehman9777 7 років тому +6

    That ankle pick was ridiculous

  • @a_ceiling_fan1551
    @a_ceiling_fan1551 2 роки тому +5

    Jacob’s defense is impeccable

  • @mybuttlookslikeurfac
    @mybuttlookslikeurfac 7 років тому +5

    Jacob Varner is from my hometown of Bakersfield! Very proud!

  • @BoredThatsWhy
    @BoredThatsWhy 8 років тому +7

    Kurt Ankle is so jelly after watching that ankle pick!

  • @funnytaker4432
    @funnytaker4432 6 років тому +5

    That ankle pick at 1:58 was so slick,i still can't figure out how he did it wituout even dropping to his knee

    • @mirzad19882
      @mirzad19882 4 роки тому +2

      He controls the guys posture when he secured a tie up and makes him take a step forward with his lead leg.

  • @Monochromicornicopia
    @Monochromicornicopia 6 років тому +3

    That English wrestling aficionado who also happens to be a great commentator is a rare beast...

  • @dunkelwalde695
    @dunkelwalde695 2 роки тому +3

    2:00 One of the most beautiful ankle picks you will ever see, the commentators
    "That was genuine, THAT WAS A BIG MOVE" - ridiculous. Do you know how many EXTREMELY knowledgeable ex-wrestlers would commentate for free? Go find one!

  • @yuminkochin9095
    @yuminkochin9095 9 років тому +17

    dam they are fast for their size

  • @tmic4043
    @tmic4043 9 років тому +74

    Nice ears

  • @rahulshubh8103
    @rahulshubh8103 2 роки тому +2

    Wrestling is a great sport

  • @dylanb2086
    @dylanb2086 2 роки тому +1

    Proof cael is a suprb coach… he has now coached two okympic gold medalists who use his signature move on that level….

    • @fre5hee
      @fre5hee Рік тому

      I was thinking the same thing. Varner had always been a stud but to improve that much at the senior level really does say a lot about Cael (and obviously Varner)

  • @carterdahl9654
    @carterdahl9654 4 роки тому +1

    That ankle pick will get you every time

  • @iamthedrulk
    @iamthedrulk 10 років тому +470

    This announcer knows nothing about wrestling.

    • @marvelcharger23
      @marvelcharger23 10 років тому +75

      Especially when he says, "The coach is a big boy too, able to lift the heavy weight." That announcer has no idea that his coach is Cael Sanderson!!

    • @matthewbischoff7903
      @matthewbischoff7903 9 років тому +5

      Marc G. i laughed really hard when he said that

    • @damonficken3457
      @damonficken3457 7 років тому +20

      iamthedrulk lol "tried for the leg tackle...unable to put the body lock on..."
      Sounds like the guy has never watched a match in his life.

    • @leeroyjenkins6061
      @leeroyjenkins6061 5 років тому +7

      You beat me to the punch. Dude refers to an ankle pick as a "leg tackle". 😂

    • @carlhanopoldelosreyes4404
      @carlhanopoldelosreyes4404 4 роки тому

      Unless he's Jim Ross or something.

  • @citizenofcorona8783
    @citizenofcorona8783 6 років тому +11

    Where's Vince McMahon when you need him?

  • @iwanttofight69
    @iwanttofight69 11 років тому +5

    amazing takedown by Varner!

  • @TheJukejuke
    @TheJukejuke 6 років тому +12

    Did he seriously just say "leg tackle?"

  • @thomasholmes7070
    @thomasholmes7070 3 роки тому +4

    Very tough sport ! Excellent job Jacob !!

  • @joedirte1029
    @joedirte1029 10 років тому +28

    "Leg tackle"?
    Where's Bader when we need him?

  • @user-ij3pr4kp8v
    @user-ij3pr4kp8v 4 роки тому +2

    Два середнячка вышли в финал олимпиады

  • @mentplc
    @mentplc 8 років тому +11

    Another Gold for USA!!
    Another rendition of the "O say can you see, by the dawn’s early light" . I LIKE +1

  • @jmsmith1767
    @jmsmith1767 4 роки тому +1

    Woof you really can tell how important a good announcer is

  • @johnojohnovono7666
    @johnojohnovono7666 10 років тому +15

    Bakersfield California FTW

  • @richrepublican3493
    @richrepublican3493 8 років тому +4

    Beautiful to watch. Quickness and power. A lot of hard work went into this.

  • @jasomjensai-starwars2652
    @jasomjensai-starwars2652 3 роки тому +1

    What an ankle pick!

  • @hey12358y
    @hey12358y 8 років тому +60

    Haha, we all wrestled a goon like that Ukrainian in High School.

    • @SealMaster00
      @SealMaster00 7 років тому +4

      when i was 12 i beat a 14 year old state champ

    • @SealMaster00
      @SealMaster00 7 років тому +2

      pinned him in less than 15 seconds

    • @ForgeStudiosWRZ
      @ForgeStudiosWRZ 6 років тому +40

      SealMaster00
      ok

    • @exlilee605
      @exlilee605 4 роки тому +1

      @@SealMaster00 did I ask

  • @Conqueroru
    @Conqueroru 11 років тому

    No, he don't need one and his cauliflower represents that he is a true wrestler. It doesn't really matter if it looks bad, yet to the wrestlers he is a badass.

  • @roberthudson1959
    @roberthudson1959 Рік тому

    All of the third-period comeback pins I have seen in 50+ years of wrestling, writing about wrestling, and watching wrestling could not have happened under these rules.

  • @mizukiblox4405
    @mizukiblox4405 Рік тому

    once rivals now allies ♥

  • @j.sanjuan9062
    @j.sanjuan9062 11 років тому

    Varner has surely perfected the collar tie-single leg pick

  • @young0813
    @young0813 11 років тому

    well im not sure i agree the mental toughness the conditioning is the best you can have these guys have the strongest work ethic wrestlers i believe adapt best to mma than any other sport

  • @eitonaraoka6213
    @eitonaraoka6213 3 роки тому

    Ok two minutes in and I’ll I have to say is that these are the most agile 200 punters I’ve ever seen

  • @NorwegianBrawler
    @NorwegianBrawler 10 років тому +1

    I think Andritsev could have escaped his Ankle pick has he not bellied out that quickly, and kept his head up a little more. You know its a ankle pick (Thats why its elevated) when he rises up to appear to grapple then drops it down and rips it.

  • @AmericanTestConstitution
    @AmericanTestConstitution 11 років тому +1

    Anyways he was my coach in high school. Both my MA Instructor Kwong Ming and Wrestling coach made me do the Horse Stance with all off the joints: ankle, knee, back, shoulders, etc. in the exact same precise geometric alignment. I won a few kick boxing and wrestling tournament. Hawkeyes often lead the United States in wrestling my kung fu holds record for medals in national Kung Fu tournaments also many Sanshou/kickboxing title from local to internation level.

  • @jamesscheidt4278
    @jamesscheidt4278 8 років тому +2

    We used to have Jake come to our regional meets and kick ass on our guys. It's great to see him kicking some Russian ass.

    • @manboy-yq5cz
      @manboy-yq5cz 8 років тому

      it's only about are usa wrestling team so shot up

    • @jamesscheidt4278
      @jamesscheidt4278 8 років тому

      What are you? Like 8 years old or something?
      Get back to your diaper training.

    • @johnfennelly-hw9iq
      @johnfennelly-hw9iq Рік тому +1

      ukraine

  • @thechannelitrollwith1645
    @thechannelitrollwith1645 4 роки тому

    lol why do we spoil the winner in the title? the people coming back to watch it knows who won and the people who are new to it would love to see who wins for themselves. weight class, gold medal match, london 2012...why is that not the standard? any insight, anyone?

  • @toddmg
    @toddmg 11 років тому

    Wrestlers DOMINATE mma. While they are things they have to "unprogram", the same goes for a boxer, kickboxer, BJJer, etc.

  • @fujrts
    @fujrts 9 років тому +11

    those ears...

    • @-scrim
      @-scrim 9 років тому +1

      Cauliflower ear, lmao. Its very attractive.

  • @jeffdarnell3154
    @jeffdarnell3154 6 років тому

    Varner and Snyder both, back to back....

  • @beastlydestroyer277
    @beastlydestroyer277 11 років тому

    I met varner. Hes a cool as dude.

  • @mas2526
    @mas2526 4 роки тому

    JV one of the GOATS! What a monster.

  • @Garfield0123
    @Garfield0123 11 років тому

    why do people cry about Yazdani not making the final? Injuries happen to great athletes also. Maybe he did not properly warm up? I'm just glad Varner is the Champ. He had a great tournament.

    • @johnfennelly-hw9iq
      @johnfennelly-hw9iq Рік тому

      he was hurt pulled or damaged a mudsle in his shoiulder or arm

  • @drizzyk6633
    @drizzyk6633 11 років тому +2

    Love this sport.

  • @danellboy5757
    @danellboy5757 2 роки тому

    I didn't realise wrestlers faces would get so beat up

  • @johnoneill7947
    @johnoneill7947 2 роки тому

    They look like brothers.

  • @terrywayne7043
    @terrywayne7043 11 років тому

    OLYMPIC WRESTLING IS BACK! 2020 GAMES TOKYO!

  • @stevetrammell6403
    @stevetrammell6403 8 років тому

    Congrats, Jake!

  • @NzPhenomenon
    @NzPhenomenon 3 роки тому

    Holy Moley. 26?!?!? What are they feeding this boy 😂

  • @antonioestrada5155
    @antonioestrada5155 8 років тому +2

    Is it just me or dose the commentator sound just like Peter17$ lol

  • @IgnatiusCheese
    @IgnatiusCheese 10 років тому +2

    Why isn't he on the box of Wheaties making millions of dollars, doing subway commercials

  • @BrozWhatUp
    @BrozWhatUp 11 років тому

    clean ass ankle pick at 2:00

  • @joro8604
    @joro8604 2 роки тому

    thank ankle pick was ridiculous.

  • @saktimaansaktimaan7146
    @saktimaansaktimaan7146 3 роки тому

    Love from jamshedpur jharkhand.

  • @andrewspitzer6308
    @andrewspitzer6308 11 років тому

    leg tackle, legit move

  • @drumandball
    @drumandball 8 років тому +12

    dat ear doe

  • @abbeykroeter
    @abbeykroeter 11 років тому

    That Varner is very quick for that weight, even at this level. He could do well in MMA if he focuses on variety.

  • @Pishr_fan
    @Pishr_fan 4 місяці тому

    حق رضا یزدانی از ایران بود که بیاد فینال‌
    وارنر کشتیگیر خوش شانسی بود چون در مقدماتی به یردانی و گادیسوف نخورد
    و فینال هم پیش بینب میشد که به این دوتا بخوره ولی با مصدومیت(پلنگ جویبار) رضا یزدانی معادلات به هم خورد

  • @DomeShotz559
    @DomeShotz559 11 років тому

    Respect. If you're the actual Joey Davis from Santa Fe.

  • @lukasz4655
    @lukasz4655 9 років тому

    CAel Sanderson your coach, you have to deliver!!!

  • @MrThefanboy
    @MrThefanboy 10 років тому

    These two guys were beast,but Jacob Vamer was the best,

  • @willmandelbaum5756
    @willmandelbaum5756 7 років тому +9

    these commentators are clueless

  • @dulaneycorey1124
    @dulaneycorey1124 11 років тому

    As a wrestler who is making the transition to mma I dont think it is my goal when I first started wrestling i wanted to be a Olympic wrestler if I dont see wrestling losing athelets

  • @SuperDriven1
    @SuperDriven1 8 років тому +18

    love this generic announcer.

    • @8326nazir
      @8326nazir 3 роки тому +1

      Lmaoooo.. give him a break. He commentated water polo just 2 hours prior

    • @intermaths1128
      @intermaths1128 3 роки тому

      @@8326nazir
      Nope he's a total idiot

  • @nbbm10
    @nbbm10 11 років тому +1

    but it wasn't and varner is a Oly champ.

  • @Villanforsome
    @Villanforsome 11 років тому

    Interesting stuff, thanks for your tips I will check out your video.

  • @matthewmccorkle3074
    @matthewmccorkle3074 4 роки тому

    That wrestling is real

  • @jasonvillaloboz7194
    @jasonvillaloboz7194 11 років тому +1

    Bakersfield!!

  • @afshinebrahimi841
    @afshinebrahimi841 2 роки тому

    wrestler 96 in 2012 only and only reza yazdani from iran

  • @mfshs
    @mfshs 11 років тому

    This reporter is amazing, I really like his reporting

  • @lerp5555
    @lerp5555 8 років тому +14

    See guys ? America is the best at everything. It's just a fact .

    • @dollarsignmo2421
      @dollarsignmo2421 8 років тому +5

      What about the 100m sprint? Lmao ok buddy

    • @lerp5555
      @lerp5555 8 років тому +8

      +Steven Nguyen sometimes we let other teams win bcuz we feel bad for them

    • @konstantinw9639
      @konstantinw9639 8 років тому +2

      +brian zack if the eu were one team we would have double your medals

    • @lerp5555
      @lerp5555 8 років тому +5

      +Konstantin W but ur not so........

    • @nickbookman6361
      @nickbookman6361 8 років тому +2

      +Konstantin W if the eu was one team we wouldnt have the Olympics

  • @spiritd4ys
    @spiritd4ys 4 роки тому

    this is real wrastling

  • @BayareaSkater95
    @BayareaSkater95 11 років тому

    no its just that after college its either coach or take mma where you can get money

  • @gargolic
    @gargolic 5 років тому

    Tony Ferguson is the type of guy who ankle picks Jacob Stephen on the street

    • @Chwdah
      @Chwdah 5 років тому

      You mean "leg tackle"?

  • @Jonathan31993
    @Jonathan31993 11 років тому

    1:48 well obviously he was trying to get to level 2 on Mario Bros

  • @drewlawrence5289
    @drewlawrence5289 6 років тому +1

    2018 kyle snyder would have walked thru this tournament.

    • @funnytaker4432
      @funnytaker4432 6 років тому +1

      ikd,there was reza yazdani but he got injured

  • @AmericanTestConstitution
    @AmericanTestConstitution 11 років тому

    Question for wrestlers: wrestlers make great MMA fighters; is the sport of olympic wrestling loosing some of its best wrestlers to the sport of MMA? Like insight on the issue.

  • @tarantala111
    @tarantala111 5 років тому +4

    OMG - look at the damage to their ears!

    • @TheMASDrummer
      @TheMASDrummer 4 роки тому +1

      It accumulates over a long period of time.

  • @Villanforsome
    @Villanforsome 11 років тому

    That is a possibility, I know for one that Boxing has been losing heavyweights to sports like basketball and American football. but I would not know much about that because I am not American and know nothing about the college system or Football.

  • @JohhnnH
    @JohhnnH 11 років тому

    i here you man.. been training since i was 10.. now they took it away.. im just like wtf :|

  • @liamclark7906
    @liamclark7906 4 роки тому

    Who is the announcer, like they couldn’t find one person who knows what they’re talking about?

  • @Filbi
    @Filbi 6 років тому

    Very well done.

  • @AmericanTestConstitution
    @AmericanTestConstitution 11 років тому

    To expand on previous, florida has no college wrestling teams.

  • @jimburns581
    @jimburns581 Місяць тому

    Who wins Varner or Lieberman of Lehigh?

  • @MyPatty1996
    @MyPatty1996 11 років тому

    different people call it different things...when it comes down to it, they both mean the same and it got the US a takedown.

  • @orangeiceice12
    @orangeiceice12 11 років тому +1

    Almost all the best MMA fighters were wrestlers, from Randy Couture to Jon Jones.