Tatiana Padilla of the United States during the 2009 World Wrestling Championships in Denmark. Tony Rotundo photo

KLIPPAN, Sweden - Four U.S. women wrestlers have qualified for the gold-medal finals at the Klippan Lady Open with unbeaten records on Saturday.

Two of the U.S. finalists were members of the 2009 U.S. Women's World Team: Tatiana Padillia (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) at 55 kg/121 lbs. and Adeline Gray (Colorado Springs,, Colo. (New York AC) at 67 kg/147.5 lbs.

Another U.S. finalist was a 2008 U.S. World Team member, Stephany Lee (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) at 72 kg/158.5 lbs. The fourth U.S. finalist, C.C. Weber (Goodrich, Mich./Sunkist Kids) at 48 kg/105.5 lbs., was a Junior World Team member last year.

Padilla, a 2008 World bronze medalist, went 3-0 on Saturday, including a pin over Renata Omilusik of Poland in the semifinals. She will face Chiho Hamada of Japan in the finals on Sunday in the finals

Gray, who was fifth in the World last year, also went 3-0, with two pins, including a fall in the semifinals over Sandra Makela of Sweden. She will face Ase Karlesson of Sweden on Sunday for the gold-medal. 

Lee, a two-time University World champion, beat two veteran stars to reach the finals, pinning both Marina Gastl of Austria and Jenny Fransson of Sweden. Lee will wrestle Emma Weberg of Sweden in the gold-medal finals.

Weber was 3-0 on Saturday, including a close 1-0, 3-0 win over Margorzata Swierk of Poland in the semifinals. She will battle Iwona Matkowska of Poland in the title match on Sunday.

Qualifying for a bronze-medal match, after dropping her semifinal match at 55 kg/121 lbs. was Trinity Plessinger (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids). Her opponent in the bronze-medal match will be determined during the repechage rounds Sunday morning.

Four other U.S. wrestlers lost to a gold-medal finalist, and have been drawn back into the repechage rounds. They still have an opportunity to wrestle back for third place. They include Amantha Hordogoda (Colorado Springs, Colo./Gator WC) at 48 kg/105.5 lbs., 
Helen Maroulis (Rockville, Md./New York AC) at 55 kg/121 lbs., Kelsey Campbell (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) at 59 kg/130 lbs. and Leigh Jaynes (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) at 59 kg/130 lbs.

The U.S. entered 15 athletes in the tournament. The rest of the U.S. team has been eliminated from competition.

The FILA Cadet division of the Klippan Lady Open completed on Saturday. Two U.S. wrestlers entered the day unbeaten. At 56 kg/123 lbs., Roni Goodale of Muscatine, Iowa, went 1-2 on the day and finished fourth. Also at 56 kg/123 lbs., Aleah LaFrancis of Vista, Calif., went 0-2 and missed out on the medal rounds.

KLIPPAN LADY OPEN
at Klippan, Sweden, March 6

U.S. Senior women's results

48 kg/105.5 lbs. - C.C. Weber, Goodrich, Mich. (Sunkist Kids)
WIN Angelica Glab (Poland), 1-0, 3-0
WIN Caroline Lovquist (Sweden) pin 1st period 1:50
WIN Margorzata Swierk (Poland), 1-0, 3-0
Gold medal finals - vs. Iwona Matkowska (Poland)

48 kg/105.5 lbs. - Amantha Hordogoda, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Gator WC)
LOST Iwona Matkowska (Poland), 0-6, 1-7
Hordoagoda will wrestle back in the repechage on Sunday

48 kg/105.5 lbs. - Rachel Bernardes, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force)
LOSS Maja Orjegard (Sweden), 1-1, 1-0, 1-3

51 kg/112.25 lbs. - Katherine Fulp-Allen, Half Moon Bay, Calif. (New York AC)
WIN Giada Guglielmino (Italy), 2-3, 4-4, 4-1
LOSS Aurele Basset (France), 2-3, 2-5

55 kg/121 lbs. - Tatiana Padillia, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
WIN Justyna Czyzak (Poland), 6-0, 6-0
WIN Helen Maroulis (USA), 2-0, 0-2, 2-1
WIN Renata Omilusik (Poland), 3-0, Fall
Gold medal finals - vs Chiho Hamada (Japan) on Sunday

55 kg/121 lbs. - Trinity Plessinger, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
WIN Minerva Montero (Spain), 1-1, 3-1
WIN Whitney Conder (USA), 1-1, 2-1, 3-2
LOSS Chiho Hamada (Japan), 2-1, 6-0
Plessinger will wrestle for third place on Sunday against opponent TBA

55 kg/121 lbs. - Helen Maroulis, Rockville, Md. (New York AC)
WIN Johanna Hautala (Finland), 1-0, 4-0
LOSS Tatiana Padilla (USA), 0-2, 2-0, 1-2
Maroulis will wrestle back in the repechage on Sunday

55 kg/121 lbs. - Whitney Conder, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Gator WC)
WIN Lenka Martinakova (Czech Republic), pin in 1st period
LOSS Trinity Plessinger (USA), 1-1, 1-2, 2-3

59 kg/130 lbs. - Kelsey Campbell, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
LOSS Marianna Sastin (Hungary), 0-1, 1-0, 0-1
Campbell will wrestle back in the repechage on Sunday

59 kg/130 lbs. - Leigh Jaynes, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
WIN Laura Raffler (Austria), 2-0, 4-0
LOSS Takako Saito (Japan), 0-3, 0-3
Jaynes will wrestle back in the repechage on Sunday

59 kg/130 lbs. - Schuyler Brown, Montpelier, Va. (Missouri Baptist Univ.)
WIN Charlotte Skauen (Norway), pin in the 1st
LOSS Yuki Kato (Japan), 0-2, 0-1

67 kg/147.5 lbs. - Adeline Gray, Colorado Springs,, Colo. (New York AC)
WIN Sanne Hernodh (Sweden), 4-0, 6-0
WIN Jenny Aardalen (Norway), pin in the 1st period
WIN Sandra Makela (Sweden), 1-0, pin in the 2nd period
Gold medal finals - vs. Ase Karlesson (Sweden) on Sunday

67 kg/147.5 lbs. - Kuuiini Johnson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Team Hawaii)
LOSS Sandra Makela (Sweden), 1-8, 0-6

67 kg/147.5 lbs. - Erin Clodgo, Richmond, Vermont (Sunkist Kids)
LOSS Emma Karlsson (Sweden), 1-0, fall in the 2nd period

72 kg/158.5 lbs. - Stephany Lee, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
WIN Marina Gastl (Austria), 0-5, pin in the 2nd period
WIN Jenny Fransson (Sweden), 4-4, pin in the 2nd period
Gold medal finals - vs Emma Weberg (Sweden) on Sunday

U.S. FILA Cadet results on Saturday

56 kg/123 lbs. - Aleah LaFrancis, Vista, Calif.
LOSS Ida Nilsson (Sweden), 1-7, 3-4
LOSS Yui Sakano (Japan), 2-3, pin 1:58

56 kg/123 lbs.- Roni Goodale, Muscatine, Iowa, 4th
LOSS Elin Nilsson (Sweden), 0-3, 1-4 
WIN Emma Brobeck (Sweden), 1-0 pin 1:36
LOSS Ida Nilsson (Sweden), 0-1, 0-3