Tetiana Rizhko ( UKR) vs Emma Patricia Bruntil ( USA) Round 1, , Matteo Pellicone 2022

Rizhko was the star performer of the day as she dismantled her opponents en route to the gold. In the four bouts, she won via fall in two, one by technical superiority and another 61. She faced Emma Bruntil (USA) in Round 1 of the Nordic bracket and secured a fall inside the first period. Up against her teammate Kateryna Zelenykh (UKR) in the next round, Rizhko scored two quick takedowns to open the scoring. Zelenykh kept trying to attack her senior opponent s legs but ended up giving points and eventually a fall. In Round 4, she faced a familiar opponent in Kriszta Incze (ROU). The bout was a virtual gold medal bout. Rizhko did not wait much and got an early exposure to lead 20. Incze s eyes lit up when she got behind Rizhko in a standing position and tried working a takedown but the Ukrainian tossed her for four. With a 61 lead, Rizhko played it safe and does not engage much in the second period.