The U.S. National team winter tour schedule kicks off with competition in Russia for all three Olympic styles.

The U.S. Greco-Roman wrestling team will compete January 15-17 in Tumen, Russia at the Ivan Podubny International. This is a traditionally strong event, with numerous international stars competing.

Past World champion and 2008 Olympian Dremiel Byers (Colorado Springs, Colo., U.S. Army) will be making the trip along with former 2008 Olympian and 2009 World Team member Spenser Mango (St. Louis, Mo., New York AC). 2009 World Team members Chas Betts (St. Michael, Minn., Minnesota Storm) and Faruk Sahin (Colorado Springs, Colo., U.S. Army) will also wrestle along with 2007 World Team member Joe Betterman (Colorado Springs, Colo., Sunkist Kids). 

The men's and women's freestyle teams will kick off competition at the Ivan Yarygin Memorial International on January 28-31 in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.The Yarygin Memorial is considered perhaps the toughest freestyle tournament in the world each year. 

Headlining the American men's freestyle roster is 2009 World bronze medalist, Tervel Dlagnev (Cedar Falls, Iowa, Sunkist Kids). 2008 Olympians Steve Mocco (Coralville, Iowa, New York AC) and Andy Hrovat (Ann Arbor, Mich., New York AC) are also expected to compete along with 2009 World Team members Shawn Bunch (Columbus, Ohio, Gator WC) and Trent Paulson (Ames, Iowa, Sunkist Kids).

2008 World bronze medalist and 2009 World team member Tatiana Padilla (La Verne, Calif., Sunkist Kids) is among the U.S. women entries. Other past World Team members Deanna Rix (Colorado Springs, Colo., New York AC), Elena Pirozkhova (Colorado Springs, Colo., Gator WC), Adeline Gray (Denver, Colo., New York AC), and Jessica Media (Colorado Springs, Colo., New York AC) will also be making the trip. Past U.S. Nationals champions Sara Fulp-Allen (Colorado Springs, Colo., New York AC) and Jenna Pavlik (Colorado Springs, Colo., New York AC) are also among the women competing.

The lineups for February and March winter tours will be announced shortly.

USA WRESTLING WINTER TOURS
MEN'S GRECO-ROMAN

IVAN PODUBNY INTERNATIONAL
at Tumen, Russia, January 15-17
55 kg/121 lbs. -Spenser Mango, St. Louis, Mo. (New York AC) 
60 kg/132 lbs. -Joe Betterman, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
60 kg/132 lbs. - Donovan DePatto, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (U.S. Marines)
66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Jacob Curby, LaGrange, Ill. (New York AC)
66 kg/145.5 lbs. -Faruk Sahin, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army) 
74 kg/163 lbs. - Andrew Bisek, Chaska, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
74 kg/163 lbs. - Steve Forrest, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (U.S. Marines) 
84 kg/185 lbs. - Chas Betts, St. Michael, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
84 kg/185 lbs. - Cheney Haight, Orem, Utah (New York AC)
96 kg/211.5 lbs. - Justin Ruiz, Boise, Idaho (New York AC) 
120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Dremiel Byers, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army) 
120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Brandon Rupp, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
Coaches- Steve Fraser, Colorado Springs, Colo.; Shon Lewis, Colorado Springs, Colo.; Dan Hicks, Camp Le Jeune, N.C.; Momir Petkovic, Colorado Springs, Colo.

MEN'S FREESTYLE

IVAN YARYGIN MEMORIAL INTERNATIONAL 
at Krasnoyarsk, Russia, January 28-31
55 kg/121 lbs. - Sam Hazewinkel, Norman, Okla. (Sunkist Kids)
60 kg/132 lbs. - Shawn Bunch, Columbus, Ohio (Gator WC) 
66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Josh Churella, Ann Arbor, Mich. (New York AC)
74 kg/163 lbs. - Trent Paulson, Ames, Iowa (Sunkist Kids) 
74 kg/163 lbs. - Travis Paulson, Ames, Iowa (Sunkist Kids)
84 kg/185 lbs. - Jake Herbert, Wexford, Pa. (New York AC)
96 kg/211.5 lbs. - Andy Hrovat, Ann Arbor, Mich. (New York AC) 
96 kg/211.5 lbs. - Kyle Cerminara, Edinboro, Pa. (New York AC)
120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Tervel Dlagnev, Cedar Falls, Iowa (Sunkist Kids) 
120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Steve Mocco, Coralville, Iowa (New York AC) 
Coaches- Zeke Jones, Colorado Springs, Colo.; Brandon Slay, Colorado Springs, Colo.

WOMEN'S FREESTYLE

IVAN YARYGIN MEMORIAL INTERNATIONAL 
at Krasnoyarsk, Russia, January 28-31
48 kg/105.5 lbs. -Alyssa Lampe, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
48 kg/105.5 lbs. - Sara Fulp-Allen, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
51 kg/112 lbs. - Jessica Medina, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) 
55 kg/121 lbs. - Tatiana Padilla, La Verne, Calif. (Sunkist Kids)
59 kg/130 lbs. -Deanna Rix, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
59 kg/130 lbs. - Kelsey Campbell, Milwaukie, Ore. (Sunkist Kids) 
63 kg/138.5 lbs. - Elena Pirozkhova, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Gator WC) 
67 kg/147.5 lbs. - Adeline Gray, Denver, Colo. (New York AC)
72 kg/158.5 lbs. - Jenna Pavlik, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) 
Coaches-Izzy Izboinikov, Colorado Springs, Colo.; Duaine Martin, Colorado Springs, Colo.