USA Wrestling has updated its new "Bout of the Week" on USA Wrestling's Members-Only website The featured match this week is the Elbrus Tedeev vs. Takahiro Wada gold-medal match at 62 kg/136.5 lbs. at the 1995 World Championships of Freestyle Wrestling in Atlanta, Ga. This match featured two talented athletes who were looking to establish themselves as the best in the world in their weight division. The final result of this showdown may have been the key turning point in the careers of both young wrestlers. Both wrestlers came into the 1995 World Championships seeking their first World-level medal. The 1994 World Championships in Ankara, Turkey was the first World meet for both young stars. Tedeev, who competes for Ukraine, placed seventh in the 1994 World meet, while Wada, a star for Japan, placed 11th. By 1995, both had shown glimpses of great potential. Wada won a gold medal at the 1994 Asian Games, a silver medal at the 1993 Asian Championships and a bronze medal at the 1995 Asian Championships. Tedeev, a 1994 European Espoir champion, was sixth in the 1995 European Championships. These two athletes had completely different shapes and styles. Wada was very tall and thin for his division, and had some very slick techniques that made his bouts fun to watch. Tedeev was a strong solid wrestler from the Soviet tradition, an athlete who does not make many mistakes and can win the close battles when needed. At the 1995 World meet in Atlanta, Wada won his first four matches to claim a spot in the championship finals. His biggest win came in the quarterfinals, where he defeated Russian star Magomed Azizov, 6-5 in overtime. Because of the pairing system at the time, Wada received a bye into the gold-medal match. Tedeev also had four wins to reach the finals. His semifinal victim was Turkey's Muharrem Demiregen, who he thrashed in a 10-0 technical fall. When you watch the video of the Tedeev vs. Wada match, you will need to understand the entire story. On the mat, the referee raised the arm of Takahiro Wada as the winner and the new World Champion. However, this match was protested. And when the athletes marched out to receive their awards, the result had been reviewed and reversed. It was Elbrus Tedeev who was standing on the top of the podium, receiving the gold medal as the World Champion. Those in the large crowd in Atlanta had no idea that the outcome had changed, until they saw Tedeev receiving his championship gold medal. The official score of the match was 7-5 in overtime at 5:14, but that does not tell the story of the match at all. From this point, the careers of both athletes went in different directions. Wada remained a very talented and skilled international wrestler, but was never able to win another World-level medal. Tedeev quickly established himself as a gold-medal hopeful every season, and is continuing to excel right until the present. In fact, Elbrus Tedeev was an Olympic gold medalist at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. This match was crucial in setting the direction for both of these wrestling stars. Both wrestlers were among the favorites to win a gold medal at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. However, the stage there belonged to American Tom Brands, a 1993 World Champion, who allowed just one point the entire tournament on the way to the gold. Neither Tedeev or Wada reached the Olympic semifinals. Tedeev lost to silver medallist Jang Jae Sung of Korea. Wada lost to Italian Giovanny Schillaci. However, both wrestled back to earn a spot in the bronze-medal match, where Tedeev beat Wada again, this time 3-1. Tedeev's career continued to take off. In 1999 and 2002, Tedeev won World Championships gold medals again. He was also won a bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships. The 2000 Sydney Olympics were a disappointment for him, as he finished 11th. However, at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, competing in the new 66 kg division, Tedeev defeated surprise finalist Jamill Kelly of the United States in the gold-medal finals, and became an Olympic champion for the first time. His Athens gold medal was the highlight of a very distinguished career, which now includes four World-level titles. After 1996, Wada competed at 62 kg at the next two World Championships, but finished out of the medals, placing eighth in 1997 and 11th in 1998. He seemed to have lost the edge in his wrestling. After 1998, he could no longer hold his weight down, moving up to the next division which was then 69 kg/152 pounds. At the 1999 World Championships, Wada was not a factor, finishing way down at 31st place. He was able to qualify for the Olympic Games through the Qualification Tournaments, but was not a factor in the final outcome at 69 kg in the Sydney Olympics, taking 12th in the final standings. How would these careers have been different if FILA had not changed the scoring after Wada had his arm raised? Would Tedeev have done as well, and would Wada have lost grip of the top? Nobody will truly ever know. This popular feature will be changed on a regular basis, allowing members to enjoy many of the greatest matches in wrestling history. Posted in the archive section of the Members Only web page was the 1993 Terry Brands vs. Jesus Wilson men's freestyle match from the semifinals of the World Championships at 57 kg/125.5 lbs. Many other entertaining and historic matches are in the archive section for the Bout of the Week. USA Wrestling has done a complete redesign and expansion of its Members-Only website, providing all USA Wrestling members with an impressive new resource stocked with interactive learning tools and entertaining features. The web page is still available for all to view and sample for a short time. This will allow those not familiar with the site to enjoy the contents and become familiar with the features. Once the sampling period ends, this on-line resource is available free of charge only to current members of USA Wrestling, one of the most exciting benefits of joining the organization. At that time, USA Wrestling members will need to enter the number from their 2004-05 membership card into an entry form, and the exciting new Members-Only page will become available to them. 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