Tina George (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) won two matches on Sunday morning to qualify for the gold-medal finals at at 55 kg/121 lbs. at the Women's World Wrestling Championships in Halkida, Greece, Nov. 3    The other American still in the competition, Kristie Marano (Albany, N.Y./ATWA), dropped her semifinal bout and will battle in the bronze-medal match at 67 kg/147.5 lbs.     George won her quarterfinals match, defeating  Monika Michalik of Poland, 3-0, in overtime. George scored a two-point gutwrench turn for a 2-0 lead in the first period. When no other points were scored in the regulation, the athletes went to the clinch in overtime. Initially, the officials awarded the point from the clinch to Michalik, but when the mat chairman went to the video tape, it was determined that Michalik broke her lock first, and the winning third point went to George at 6:11.    In the semifinals, George faced a hometown favorite, Konstantina Tsibanakou of Greece. George opened the scoring by countering a legshot with a hip toss throw and a 3-0 lead. A gut wrench by George increased the lead to 5-0. After a Tsibanakou takedown, George stepped over a gutwrench attempt and put Tsibanakou on her back, pressing for the fall at 2:31.    George will face talented Japanese star Saori Yoshida of Japan for the gold medal. Yoshida scored a technical fall in both the quarterfinals and the semifinals during the session. Yoshida beat out three-time World Champion Seiko Yamamoto to make the Japanese team. Yoshida was a 2002 Asian Games champion and a 2002 World University champion.    George is competing in her fourth World Championships event. Her best finish came in 1999, when she placed sixth in her weight class. George is a member of the Army World Class Athlete Program.    Marano was defeated in the semifinals by Katarina Burmistrova of Ukraine, 4-0. Burmistrova scored two takedowns in the first period and two takedowns in the second period. She never allowed Marano to get her offense going.    Marano will face  Ewelina Pruszko of Poland in the bronze medal match. Pruszko was sixth in the 1999 World Championships and ninth in the 2000 World Championships, and placed fourth at this year's European Championships.    Marano has won a medal in each of her past World Championships, taking a gold medal in 2000, and four silver medals from 1996-99. This will be the first time Marano will compete in a bronze-medal match at this level.    All seven finals matchups have been determined. Japan looks to be in the best position to win the team title, moving four of their seven athletes into the gold-medal match. Sweden and Russia both have two athletes in the gold-medal finals.    U.S. WOMEN'S TEAM MATCH SUMMARIES  First Session, Sunday, November 3    55 kg /121 lbs.- Tina George, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)    Quarterfinals - Tina George (USA) dec. Monika Michalik (Poland), 3-0, ot, 6:11  1st period  Passivity against Michalik, 1:04  George, 2 pt. gutwrench, 1:12, 2-0 George  Passivity against George, 2:40  2nd period  Passivity against George, 4:20  Passivity against Michalik, 5:09  Overtime  From the clinch, Michalik released hands, 1 pt to George, 6:11, 3-0 George    Semifinals - Tina George (USA) pin Konstantina Tsibanakou (Greece), 2:31  1st period  George, 3 pt. hip toss on edge, 1:09, 3-0 George  Goerge, 2 pt gutwrench, 1:17, 5-0 George  Tsibanakou, 1 pt. takedown, 2:09, 5-1 George  George, 2 pt. reverse to exposure, 2:25, 7-1 George  George, additional backpint, 8-1, 2:30,  8-1 George  George secures the fall at 2:31    67 kg/147.5 lbs. - Kristie Marano, Albany, N.Y. (ATWA)    Katarina Burmistrova (Ukraine) dec. Kristie Marano (USA), 4-0  1st period  Burmistrova, 1 pt. takedown, 1:13, 1-0 Burmistrova  Burmistrova, 1 pt. throwby takedown, 2:27, 2-0 Burmistrova  2nd period  Passivity against Burmistrova, 4:07  Burmistrova, 1 pt. takedown, 5:06, 3-0 Burmistrova  Burmistrova, 1 pt takedown on scramble, 5:20, 4-0 Burmistrova    U.S. TEAM QUOTES    55 kg - Tina George    "The second match, I was not so nervous, and I wrestled closer to my ability. The first match, she slows me down off of my shots. I knew I could go into overtime and win. It was better to go into overtime rather than to force a shot and make a mistake. We train to compete in overtime."    "Against Greece, we wrestled a few times before. She beat me at the 2000 World Championships. I scouted her and I was ready. I wrestled closer to my ability. It was do nor die, and somebody has to win. Why not me?"    (about the finals) "I have a lot to gain. I am not nervous. I just have to wrestle to my ability. The coaches have helped me to be mentally prepared. They came here for me, Shon (Lewis), Joe (Corso), Jason (Loukides). They take care of the details. It makes it easier for me to concentrate on my wrestling, and to wrestle past the officials."    Head Coach Chris Horpel    (about Tina George) "I think she is getting better with each match. She had a nice draw, which allowed her to warm up to the level of competition. She has picked it up in every match. If she continues on this path, she should do great in the finals."    (about Kristie Marano) "It was about how her opponent shut her down and made no mistakes. She was very solid. She never let Kristie have her dominant tieup, and she was never able to be in position to get going. The opponent was big, strong and solid. The only way Kristie could win was to create more flurries, more action. That is when Kristie is at her best."    OPPONENT QUOTE    Konstantina Tsibanakou (Greece), after losing to American Tina George in the semifinals    "I was very unlucky and my hand injury made me too careful. My opponent was stronger than me, but not better technically. All this led to my defeat. I will fight, though, for the bronze medal."    SATURDAY MORNING MATCHES    48 KG  Quarterfinals  Inga Karamtshakova (Russia) pin Mayelis Caripa (Venezuela), 1:23  Ida Hellstrom (Sweden) dec. Carol Huyhn (Canada), 4-3  Brigitte Wagner (Germany) dec. Lauriane Mary (France), 6-1  Nicoleta Badea (Romania) pin Angeles Barazza Sanchez (Mexico), 1:01    Semifinals  Inga Karamtshakova (Russia) dec. Ida Hellstrom (Sweden), 8-5  Brigitte Wagner (Germany) pin Nicoleta Badea (Romania), 0:57    Gold medal match  Inga Karamtshakova (Russia) vs Brigitte Wagner (Germany)  Bronze medal match  Ida Hellstrom (Sweden) vs. Nicoleta Badea (Romania)    51 KG  Quarterfinals  Chiharu Icho (Japan) pin M Urgun Percin (Turkey), 0:55  Natalia Golts (Russia) pinViktorya Brandush (Ukraine), 1:10    Semifinals  Chiharu Icho (Japan) dec. Natalia Golts (Russia), 4-0  Sofia Poumbouridou (Greece) dec. Lyndsay Belisle (Canada), 6-3, ot, 6:14    Gold medal match  Chiharu Icho (Japan) vs. Sofia Poumbouridou (Greece)  Bronze medal match  Natalia Golts (Russia) vs. Lyndsay Belisle (Canada)    55 KG  Quarterfinals  Ida Theres Karlsson (Sweden) dec. Kitti Godo (Hungary), 6-0  Saori Yoshida (Japan) tech. fall Jen Ryz (Canada), 11-0, 2:13  Tina George (USA) dec. Monika Michalik (Poland), 3-0, ot, 6:11    Semifinals  Saori Yoshida (Japan) won by tech. fall over Ida Theres Karlsson (Sweden), 10-0, 3:00  Tina George (USA) pin Konstantina Tsibanakou (Greece), 2:31    Gold medal match  Saori Yoshida (Japan) vs. Tina George (USA)   Bronze medal match  Ida Theres Karlsson (Sweden) vs. Konstantina Tsibanakou (Greece)    59 KG  Quarterfinals  Lotta Andersson (Sweden) dec. Emily Richardson (Canada), 4-0  Sandrine Seve (France) dec. Christina Oertli (Germany), 6-3  Mabel Fonseca (Puerto Rico) dec. Rena Iwama (Japan), 4-1  Alena Cartashova (Russia) dec. Virgina Mendoza Ramirez (Mexico), 6-3    Semifinals  Lotta Andersson (Sweden) dec. Sandrine Seve (France), 5-0  Alena Cartashova (Russia) dec. Mabel Fonseca (Puerto Rico), 5-2    Gold medal match  Lotta Andersson (Sweden) vs. Alena Cartashova (Russia)  Bronze medal match  Sandrine Seve (France) vs. Mabel Fonseca (Puerto Rico)    63 KG  Quarterfinals  Lene Aanes (Norway) won by ref. dec. over Stephanie Gross (Germany), 2-0, ot, 9:00  Kaori Icho (Japan) dec. Malgorzata Bassa (Poland), 4-1  Haivan Xu (China) pin Nikola Hartmann-Dunser (Austria), 5:58    Semifinals  Kaori