The United States defeated Russia, 5-2 in the third-place match at the Freestyle World Cup on Sunday.

"Team USA finished strong with a very solid 5-2 victory over a scrappy Russian squad. Three years ago we were losing to this Russian team, but we have clearly progressed and once again established Team USA as one of very top teams in the world,” said Assistant National Freestyle Coach Brandon Slay.

As a nation, the USA finished the event with a strong 4-1 record. Its only loss was in the fourth round of the pool competition on Saturday to Iran by a tight 3-2 margin.

Other U.S. wins came over Japan, Turkey and Georgia.

Winning the team title at the World Cup was Iran, which stopped host Azerbaijan in the finals, 4-3.

"Iran beat Azerbaijan to win the World Cup, and USA was an inch a away from beating Iran. Over the next 13 weeks until London, we plan on closing that inch gap and becoming the best Freestyle wrestling team on the planet,” said Slay.

Going unbeaten the competition for Team USA were Coleman Scott at 60 kg, Jordan Burroughs at 74 kg and Tervel Dlagnev at 120 kg.

"Coleman, Jordan, and Tervel were all World Cup individual Champions.  Their confidence, fight, and consistency throughout all five duals fueled our success,” said Slay.

FREESTYLE WORLD CUP
At Baku, Azerbaijan, May 12-13

BRONZE MEDAL MATCH

USA 5, RUSSIA 2
55 kg/121 lbs. – Sam Hazewinkel (USA) dec. Sanna Artas (Russia)
60 kg/132 lbs. –Coleman Scott (USA) dec. Aleksandar Bagmaev (Russia)
66kg/145.5 lbs. – Jared Frayer (USA) dec. A. Kuzmanaliev (Russia)
74 kg/163 lbs. – Jordan Burroughs (USA) dec. Ammet Gadzimagomedov (Russia)
84 kg/185 lbs. – Magomed Ibragimov (Russia) dec. Keith Gavin (USA)
96 kg/211.5 lbs. – Shamil Akhmedov (Russia) dec. Jake Varner (USA)
120 kg/264.5 lbs. – Tervel Dlagnev (USA) dec. Jevgenij Kolomeits (Russia)

POOL MATCHES

USA 5, JAPAN 2
55 kg/121 lbs. –Yasuhiro Inaba (Japan) dec. Sam Hazewinkel (USA), 2-3, 3-1, 7-0
60 kg/132 lbs. –Coleman Scott (USA) dec. Kenichi Yumoto (Japan), 0-1, 3-1, 2-1
66 kg/145.5 lbs. – Takahiro Yonemitsu (Japan) dec. Jared Frayer (USA), 2-0, 2-1
74 kg/163 lbs. – Jordan Burroughs (USA) dec. Sohsuke Takatani (Japan), 4-5, 3-1, 3-2
84 kg/185 lbs. – Keith Gavin (USA) dec. Atsushi Matsumoto (Japan)
96 kg/211.5 lbs. –Jake Varner (USA) dec. Takeshi Yamaguchi (Japan)
120 kg/264.5 lbs. – Tervel Dlagnev (USA) won by forfeit

USA 5, TURKEY 2
55 kg/121 lbs. – Sam Hazewinkel (USA) won by forfeit
60 kg/132 lbs. –Coleman Scott (USA) dec. Bayosul Mahmut (Turkey)
66 kg/145.5 lbs. – Jared Frayer (USA) dec. Mustafa Kuyucu (Turkey)
74 kg/163 lbs. – Jordan Burroughs (USA) dec. Demirsin Batuhan (Turkey)
84 kg/185 lbs. – Ibrahim Bolukbasi (Turkey) dec. Keith Gavin (USA)
96 kg/211.5 lbs. – Serhat Balci (Turkey) dec. Jake Varner (USA)
120 kg/264.5 lbs. – Tervel Dlagnev (USA) dec. Yildrim Riza (Turkey)

IRAN 4, USA 3
55 kg/121 lbs. –Hassan Rahimi (Iran) dec. Nick Simmons (USA)
60 kg/132 lbs. –Coleman Scott (USA) dec. Behnam Ehsanpoor (Iran)
66 kg/145.5 lbs. – Mehdi Taghavi (Iran) dec. Jared Frayer (USA)
74 kg/163 lbs. – Jordan Burroughs (USA) dec. Sadegh Goudarzi (Iran)
84 kg/185 lbs. – Ehsan Amini (Iran) dec. Keith Gavin (USA)
96 kg/211.5 lbs. –Reza Yazdani (Iran) dec. Jake Varner (USA)\
120 kg/264.5 lbs. – Tervel Dlagnev (USA) dec. Parviz Hadi (Iran)

USA 6, GEORGIA 1
55 kg/121 lbs. – Sam Hazewinkel (USA) dec.  Georgi Edisharashvili (Georgia)
60 kg/132 lbs. –Coleman Scott (USA) dec. Malkhaz Zarkua (Georgia)
66 kg/145.5 lbs. – Jared Frayer (USA) dec. Zurabi Iakobishvili (Georgia)
74 kg/163 lbs. – Jordan Burroughs (USA) dec. Davit Khutsishvili (Georgia)
84 kg/185 lbs. – Dato Marsagishvili (Russia) dec. Keith Gavin (USA) 
96 kg/211.5 lbs. –Jake Varner (USA) dec. Elizbar Odikadze (Georgia)
120 kg/264.5 lbs. – Tervel Dlagnev (USA) dec. Davit Modzmanashivili (Georgia)