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Hello. I work at MTV News & Documentaries on the series “True Life.” It’s a documentary series profiling young people and we are interested in doing an episode about female wrestlers, particularly females who wrestle on men’s teams or male wrestlers. We are currently trying to find girl wrestlers who would be interested in participating. I was wondering if I could post some information about the show and an e-mail address for any interested girls to reply to? I’ll attach a press release about “True Life” in case you’re unfamiliar with it and I will attach a copy of the casting ad that’s on the MTV website. Thanks.
True Life is MTV's award-winning series that covers diverse topics that are important to our audience, ranging from pop culture trends to breaking news issues. Using small digital video cameras our True Life crews are able to blend into the background to capture life unscripted and untouched. This enables us to tell stories from the voices and points-of-view of our characters – putting the series in a unique position of reflecting the state of youth culture at any given moment. And, since the series premiere in 1998, MTV’s audience has kept wanting more – constantly tuning in, making True Life the most popular documentary series in our channel’s history.
In the past few months, True Life has been everywhere - from the New Jersey shore to document young people sharing a shore house in True Life: I Have a Summer Share -- to Iraq to follow several American soldiers on the front lines in True Life: I’m Living in Iraq – and to Hawaii to document the world’s best surfers in True Life: I’m a Big Wave Surfer.
This summer, True Life will wrap up with another round of captivating episodes. We’ll witness history as same-sex couples become legally married on the steps of a Massachusetts courthouse on True Life: I’m Gay and I’m Getting Married, see young people balancing numerous secret identities in True Life: I’m Living a Double Life, and explore the drastically different lives of several high school seniors as they struggle to graduate in True Life: I’m Surviving High School.
Stay tuned because we’re developing new episodes for the winter of 2005 to top everything that you’ve seen so far on True Life.
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Murata wins silver medal, Van Dusen and Roberts win bronzes on second day of Medved International
3/26/2005
Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling
Three U.S. women wrestlers won medals during the second day of the Medved International in Minsk, Belarus, March 26.
Claiming a silver medal at 55 kg/121 lbs. was Stephanie Murata (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids).
Winning bronze medals were Marcie Van Dusen (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) at 55 kg/121 lbs. and Sally Roberts (Colorado Springs, Colo./Gator WC) at 59 kg/130 lbs.
Murata was defeated in the gold-medal finals by Maria Egorova of Belarus, 0-3, 2-1, 2-0. She won her first three matches, with wins over Elena Mikhalkova of Belarus, Silvia Bilenska of Poland and Elena Filipova of Belarus.
Murata was a 2001 World silver medalist. She competed in two weight classes in Belarus, also competing at 51 kg/112.25 lbs. on Friday, where she did not medal.
Van Dusen had a 2-1 record in the tournament. In the bronze-medal match, she stopped Maria Mursalova of Russia, 1-0, 1-0. Van Dusen opened with a win over Olga Krygina of Ukraine, then was defeated in the semifinals by Maria Egorova of Belarus, the eventual champion.
Roberts had a 2-1 record in th tournament. She won her bronze-medal match with dominance, defeating Olga Skripkina of Belarus, 6-0, 5-0.
Roberts opened the tournament with a victory over Natalia Ivashko of Russia, 0-1, 2-0 and 5-3. Roberts avenged a loss to Ivashko in the semifinals of the 2003 World Championships, won by Ivashko, 7-5. In the semifinals, Roberts was caught and pinned in the third period by Victoria Zagainova of Russia.
The U.S. women have won four medals during the tournament, with today’s three medals joined by a bronze medal from Katie Kunimoto (Colorado Springs, Colo./Gator WC) at 48 kg/105.5 lbs.
“We fought hard at this tournament,” said National Women’s Coach Terry Steiner. “Our offense never opened up like I like, but we never gave up bad points. We have some things to work on, which were pointed out here. This trip was worth it for us.”
None of the U.S. men who competed on Saturday were able to win a medal.
At 84 kg/185 lbs., Lee Fullhart (Chattanooga, Tenn./Gator WC) had a 2-2 record. He opened with a win, then was defeated in the second match by 2003 World Champion Sazhid Sazhidov of Russia. When Sazhidov reached the gold-medal finals, Fullhart was drawn back into the wrestlebacks. He defeated his first opponent, Olmala of Finland, but was pinned in the next consolation match on a headlock by Mukha of Ukraine.
The final five weight classes will be contested on Sunday: men’s 96 kg and 120 kg, and women’s 63 kg, 67 kg and 72 kg.
3/25/2005
Minsk, Belarus
Entered by Gary Abbott
Team Scoring
Results By Weight
48kg/105.5 lbs.
First round
Krygleniya (Belarus) dec. Yarovaya (Ukraine)
Staravoitova (Belarus) dec. Kurishta (Belarus)
Katie Kunimoto (USA) dec. Yulia Karamtchakova
Quarterfinals
Sadovska (Poland) dec. Polkovsa (Ukraine)
Markevich (Belarus) dec. Ivinskaya (Belarus)
Balvshka (Ukraine) dec. Krygleniya (Belarus)
Kunimoto (USA) dec. Staravoitova (Belarus)
Semifinals
Markevich (Belarus) dec. Sadovska (Poland)
Balvshka (Ukraine) dec. Kunimoto (USA)
Gold Medal
Balvshka (Ukraine)dec. Markevich (Belarus)
Bronze medal matches
Sadovska (Poland) dec. Ivinskaya (Belarus)
Kunimoto (USA)dec. Krygleniya (Belarus), 1-1, 1-0
51kg/112.25 lbs.
First round
Levkovskaya (Ukraine) dec. Jenny Wong (USA)
Smirnova (Russia) dec. Butska (Poland)
Caitlyn Chase (USA) dec. Grigorieva (Belarus)
Quarterfinals
Kareisha (Belarus) dec. Kashcheeva (Belarus)
Merlini (Ukraine) dec. Rakhmanova (Russia)
Levkovskaya (Ukraine) dec. Stephanie Murata (USA)
Smirnova (Russia) dec. Chase (USA)
Semifinals
Merlini (Ukraine) dec. Kareisha (Belarus)
Smirnova (Russia) dec. Levkovskaya (Ukraine)
Consolation semifinals
Butska (Poland) dec. Chase (USA)
Gold Medal finals
Merlini (Ukraine) dec. Smirnova (Russia)
Bronze medal finals
Kareisha (Belarus) dec. Rakhmanova (Russia)
Levkovskaya (Ukraine) dec. Butska (Poland)
55 kg/121 lbs.
Preliminaries
Elvira Mursalova (RUS) over Jenny Wong (USA); 1-0, 3-0
Elena Filipova (BLR) over Mari Bavdik (UKR)
Miruet Dymbaeva (KAZ) over Ekaterina Yanushkevich (BLR)
Silvia Bilenska (POL) over Tatiana Bokhan (BLR)
Stephanie Murata (USA) over Elena Mikhalkova (BLR); 6-0, Fall
Quarterfinals
Marcie Van Dusen (USA) over Olga Krigina (UKR); 1-0, 2-0
Maria Egorova (BLR) over Elvira Mursalova (RUS)
Elena Filipova (BLR) over Miruet Dymbaeva (KAZ)
Stephanie Murata (USA) over Silvia Bilenska (POL); 2-0, 1-1
Semifinals
Maria Egorova (BLR) over Marcie Van Dusen (USA); 3-0, 1-0
Stephanie Murata (USA) over Elena Filipova (BLR); 1-1, 1-0
Consolation Semifinals
Elvira Mursalova (RUS) - BYE
Silvia Bilenska (POL) over Elena Mikhalkova (BLR)
Gold Medal Finals
Maria Egorova (BLR) over Stephanie Murata (USA), 0-3, 2-1, 2-0
Bronze Medal Finals
Marcie Van Dusen (USA) over Maria Mursalova (RUS), 1-0, 1-0
Silvia Bilenska (POL) over Elena Filipova (BLR)
59 kg/130 lbs.
Preliminaries
Elena Komarova (UKR) over Marina Kolobaeva (RUS)
Lechencina (RUS) over Snezhana Tsylent (BLR)
Larisa Kanaeva (RUS) over Stephanie Maierhoffer (AUT)
Quarterfinals
Victoria Zagainova (RUS) over Olga Skripkina (BLR)
Sally Roberts (USA) over Natalia Ivashko (RUS); 0-1, 2-0, 5-3
Diletta Gianpiccolo (ITA) over Elena Komarova (UKR)
Lechencina (RUS) over Larisa Kanaeva (RUS)
Semifinals
Victoria Zagainova (RUS) over Sally Roberts (USA); 3-2, 1-2, Fall
Diletta Gianpiccolo (ITA) over Lechencina (RUS)
Gold-Medal Finals
Diletta Gianpiccolo (ITA) over Victoria Zagainova (RUS)
Bronze Medal Finals
Sally Roberts (USA) over Olga Skripkina (BLR), 6-0, 5-0
Elena Komarova (UKR) over Lechencina (RUS)
,PAIRINGS AND DRAW
63 kg/138.75 lbs.
1 Basulina (Ukraine)
2 Novitskaya (Russia)
3 Belayaeva (Belarus)
4 Kuksina (Russia)
5 Khilko (Belarus)
6 Hartmann (Austria)
7 Kaci Lyle (USA)
8 Levitchuk (Ukraine)
9 Rogein (Poland)
10 Polovneva (Russia)
11 Poltavskaya (Ukraine)
12 Shalikova (Ukraine)
13 Tsyrkevick (Belarus)
Preliminaries
Basulina (Ukraine) - Bye
Novitskaya (Russia) - Bye
Belayaeva (Belarus) - Bye
Kuksina (Russia) vs. Khilko (Belarus)
Hartmann (Austria) vs. Kaci Lyle (USA)
Levitchuk (Ukraine) vs. Rogein (Poland)
Polovneva (Russia) vs. Poltavskaya (Ukraine)
Shalikova (Ukraine) vs. Tsyrkevick (Belarus)
67 kg/147.5 lbs.
1 Beresneva (BLR)
2 Shamanova (RUS)
3 Dezhneva (RUS)
4 Skujina (LAT)
5 Zarzhlstska (POL)
6 Burmistrova (UKR)
7 Ibragimova (UKR)
8 Sementsova (UKR)
9 Kondratlsnko (UKR)
Preliminaries
Sementsova (UKR) vs. Kondratlsnko (UKR)
Quarterfinals
Beresneva (BLR) vs. Shamanova (RUS)
Dezhneva (RUS) vs. Skujina (LAT)
Zarzhlstska (POL) vs. Burmistrova (UKR)
Ibragimova (UKR) vs. winner of Sementsova/Kondratlsnko
72kg/158.5 lbs.
1 Marzalivk (BLR)
2 Vieshchek (POL)
3 Gastl (AUT)
4 Shadoyan (RUS)
Semifinals
Marzalivk (BLR) vs. Vieshchek (POL)
Gastl (AUT) vs. Shadoyan (RUS)
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Henson wins gold, Kunimoto wins bronze on first day of Medved Interrnational in Belarus
3/25/2005
Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling
The United States claimed two medals on the first day of competition at the Medved International, held in Minsk, Belarus, March 25.
Claiming a gold medal at the men’s 55 kg/121 lbs. division was Sammie Henson (St. Louis, Mo./Sunkist Kids.
Claiming a bronze medal at the women’s 48 kg/105.5 lbs. division was Katie Kunimoto (Colorado Springs, Colo./Gator WC).
Henson defeated Otar Sultanov of Russia in the gold medal finals, 1-0, 2-2, 1-0. Sultanov had defeated Henson in a dual meet in Russia earlier this season.
Henson defeated Russian Adam Batirov in the semifinals. (Batirov is twin brother of 2004 Olympic champion Mavlet Batirov).
Henson was a 2000 Olympic silver medalist and was a 1988 World Champion. He placed second in the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials.
Kunimoto defeated Krygleniya of Belarus in the bronze-medal match, 1-1, 1-0. She had a 3-1 record for the tournament. Kunimoto’s only loss was in the semifinals, to the eventual champion Balvshka of Ukraine.
“They both did a great job,” said National Women’s Coach Terry Steiner of the two U.S. medalists. “They never scored a lot of points, but they pressured people by controlling the tie-ups. They both did a great job moving people. They battled really hard, and never let their opponents get going.”
“Sammie would have liked to see more offense in his matches. But sometimes you get into those tough bouts and you score when you can. Katie stayed strong in her matches. She didn’t give up easy points like she has in the past. It was a step forward for Katie,” said Steiner.
Four weight classes were contested on Friday, and none of the other U.S. wrestlers were able to qualify for the medal matches. Gold medals were awarded in men’s 55 kg/121 lbs. and 60 kg/132 lbs., and in women’s 48 kg/105.5 lbs. and 51 kg/112.25 lbs.
The other men’s champion on Friday was Khavelov of Ukraine, who defeated Guzov of Belarus in the gold-medal match at 60 kg/132 lbs. The women’s champions were Balvshka of Ukraine at 48 kg/105.5 lbs. and 2004 Olympic champion Irini Merlini of Ukraine, who was wrestling up at 51 kg/112.25 lbs.
Complete results of all of Friday’s action will be updated when it becomes available.
Competition on Saturday will include men’s 66 kg/145.5 lbs., 74 kg/163 lbs. and 84 kg/185 lbs., along with women’s 55 kg/121 lbs. and 59 kg/130 lbs.