Chas Betts celebrates his victory at the 2009 U.S. World Team Trials. Larry Slater photo HAPARANDA, Sweden - Chas Betts, St. Michael, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) won a silver medal at 84 kg/185 lbs., the top U.S. performance at the Haparanda Cup, Nov. 28-29. It was the second weekend in a row that Betts won an international silver medal. He was also second at the Vantaa Cup in Finland last weekend. Betts, who was a member of the 2009 U.S. World Team, was defeated in the championship finals by Armen Grigoryan of Russia, 1-0, 2-0. He opened with a victory over Fisnik Zahiti of Sweden, 0-1, 1-0, 1-0, then stopped American Aaron Sieracki (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) in the semifinals, 2-0, 1-0. The U.S. finished the meet with four medals. Capturing bronze medals were Faruk Sahin (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) at 66 kg/145.5 lbs., Jake Curby (LaGrange, Ill./New York AC) at 66 kg/145.5 lbs. and Brandon Rupp (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) at 120 kg/264.5 lbs. Sahin, a 2009 U.S. World Team member, defeated 2005 European silver medalist Christian Fetzer of Germany in the bronze-medal match, 1-0, 0-3, 4-2. He had a 3-1 record in the tournament. Curby also finished with a 3-1 record. He lost to eventual champion Yury Denisov of Russia in the semifinals. He defeated American Glenn Garrison (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) in the bronze-medal match, 1-0, 1-0. Rupp won a medal for the second week in a row, after claiming a silver medal at the Vantaa Cup in Finland last weekend. Rupp stopped Oleksandr Chernetskyy of Ukraine by injury default in the bronze-medal bout. Garrison was one of fourU.S. wrestlers who placed fifth after losing a bronze-medal bout. Also placing fifth were Aaron Sieracki (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) at 84 kg/185 lbs., Talan Knox (Salt Lake City, Utah/Sunkist Kids/USOEC) at 84 kg/185 lbs. and Peter Kowalczuk (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) at 120 kg/264.5 lbs. HAPARANDA CUP At Haparanda, Sweden, Nov. 27-28 Greco-Roman results 55 kg/121 lbs. Gold - Ivan Tatarinov (Russia) Silver - Yuriy Koval (Ukraine) Bronze - Khamit Shavaev (Russia-St. Petersburg) Bronze - Markus Puloukanaho (Sweden) 5th - Thomas Ronningen (Norway) 5th - Ievgen Migkyi (Ukraine) 60 kg/132 lbs. Gold - Vahan Juharyan (Armenia) Silver - Stig Andre Birge (Norway) Bronze - Asker Orshokdugov (Russia) Bronze - Akhmed Gadzhimuradov (Russia) 5th - Ville Pasanen (Finland) 5th - Ruslan Israfilov (Ukraine) 66 kg/145.5 lbs. Gold - Yury Denisov (Russia-St. Petersburg) Silver - Zamir Zagahtokov (Russia) Bronze - Faruk Sahin (USA) Bronze - Jake Curby (USA) 5th - Christian Fetzer (Germany) 5th - Glenn Garrison (USA) 74 kg/163 lbs. Gold - Nikolai Daragan (Ukraine) Silver - Ruslan Isakov (Russia-St. Petersburg) Bronze - Dmytro Pyshkov (Ukraine) Bronze - Pierre Andersson (Sweden) 5th - Robert Rosengren (Sweden) 5th - Ari Harkanen (Sweden) 84 kg/185 lbs. Gold - Armen Grigoryan (Russia) Silver - Chas Betts (USA) Bronze - Antti Hakala (Finland) Bronze - Fisnik Zahiti (Sweden) 5th - Talan Knox (USA) 5th - Aaron Sieracki (USA) 96 kg/211.5 lbs. Gold - Dmitry Timchenko (Ukraine) Silver - Oleg Kryoka (Ukraine) Bronze - Konstantin Efimov (Russia) 120 kg/264.5 lbs. Gold - Zurab Lebanidze (Russia) Silver - Igor Didyk (Ukraine) Bronze - Brandon Rupp (USA) Bronze - Artem Doronin (Russia) 5th - Oleksandr Chernetskyy (Ukraine) 5th - Pete Kowalczuk (USA) U.S. Greco-Roman performances 60 kg/132 lbs. - Joe Betterman, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids) LOSS Ruslan Israfilov (Ukraine), 0-1, 0-2 60 kg/132 lbs. - Spenser Mango, St. Louis, Mo. (New York AC) LOSS Akhmed Gadzhimuradov (Russia), 0-1, 0-3 60 kg/132 lbs. - Chad Vandiver, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids) LOSS Asker Orshokdugov (Russia), 0-5, 0-7 66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Faruk Sahin, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army), 3rd WIN Tapio Helminen (Sweden), 1-0, 3-0 WIN Laszlo Attila Szucx (Romania), pin 1st period LOSS Zamir Zagahtokov (Russia), 1-0, 0-1, 0-1 WIN Christian Fetzer (Germany), 1-0, 0-3, 4-2 66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Jake Curby, LaGrange, Ill. (New York AC/USOEC), 3rd WIN Marius Thommesen (Norway), 0-2, 1-0, 5-0 WIN Sharur Vardanyan (Sweden), 0-1, 1-0, 1-0 LOSS Yury Denisov (Russia-St. Petersburg), 0-4, 0-1 WIN Glenn Garrison (USA), 1-0, 1-0 66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Glenn Garrison, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army), 5th WIN Juha Liisanantti (Sweden), 0-3, 4-0, 6-0 LOSS Yury Denisov (Russia-St. Peterburg), 0-4, 0-1 WIN Jesse Salomaki (Sweden), 1-0, 3-0 LOSS Jake Curby (USA), 0-1, 0-1 74 kg/163 lbs. - Anton Gottfredson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids) LOSS Pierre Andersson (Sweden), pin 1st period 84 kg/185 lbs. - Chas Betts, St. Michael, Minn. (Minnesota Storm/USOEC), 2nd WIN Fisnik Zahiti (Sweden), 0-1, 1-0, 1-0 WIN Aaron Sieracki (USA), 2-0, 1-0 LOSS Armen Grigoryan (Russia), 0-1, 0-2 84 kg/185 lbs. - Aaron Sieracki, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army), 5th WIN Andrei Mirica (Romania), 7-0, 1-0 LOSS Chas Betts (USA), 0-2, 0-1 LOSS Fisnik Zahiti (Sweden), 0-3, 0-1 84 kg/185 lbs. - Talan Knox, Salt Lake City, Utah (Sunkist Kids/USOEC), 5th LOSS Armen Grigoryan (Russia), 0-3, 0-3 LOSS Antti Hakala (Finland), 0-1, 0-4 120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Brandon Rupp, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC), 3rd LOSS Zurab Lebanidze (Russia), 0-1, 0-1 WIN Oleksandr Chernetskyy (Ukraine), injury dft. 120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Peter Kowalczuk, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids), 5th LOSS Igor Didyk (Ukraine), pin 1st period LOSS Artem Doronin (Russia), 0-1, 3-1, 0-6