Lindsay Durlacher (Colorado Springs, Colo./Wildcat WC) and Dan Hicks (Quantico, Va./U.S. Marine Corps) both captured bronze medals at the 2002 Vantaa Cup help in Vantaa, Finland Dec. 7-8. Durlacher was pinned in pool competition, but still had enough technical points to advance out of his pool at 55 kg/121 lbs. In the semifinals, he lost to eventual champion Dmitriy Yurkin of Russia by a 3-0 score. Durlacher came back to defeat Juri Koval of Ukraine in the bronze medal match. Duaine Martin (Quantico, Va./U.S. Marine Corps) also placed at 55 kg/121 lbs., finishing fifth. He lost to Yurkin 8-4 in the quarterfinals. Hicks was dominant in pool competition, recording a pin and a technical fall in his two matches at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. In the semifinals, Hicks lost 3-0 to Martin Lidberg of Sweden, who went on to win the silver medal. Lidberg is a former World bronze medalist and European champion. Philip Johnston (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Air Force) also placed at 96 kg/211.5 lbs., placing sixth. Johnston's lone loss came to Denis Shakaja, the eventual champion, in the quarterfinals. At 74 kg/163 lbs., Steve Woods (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Air Force) placed fourth and Darryl Christian (Colorado Springs, Colo./Dave Schultz WC) placed fifth. Woods had only surrendered two points in three matches leading up to his loss to Lappalainen. Woods lost a tight 9-8 overtime decision to Juha Lappalainen of Finland in the semifinals to drop into the bronze medal match. He then lost to Tommy Lundell of Sweden 7-1. Christian lost to silver medalist Tuomas Ojala of Finland 4-4 in overtime in the quarterfinals. In pool competition, Christian recorded a 5-0 decision and a 15-3 technical fall to advance to the quarterfinal round. Aaron Sieracki (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Air Force) also advanced to the semifinal round before dropping a 3-0 decision to Sergiy Rutenko of Ukraine. Rutenko went on to capture the silver medal. Sieracki forfeited the bronze medal match. The United States placed fifth as a team with 14 points. The U.S. Marine Corps tied with Greece for seventh place with six points. 2002 Vantaa Cup Vantaa, Finland Dec. 7-8 U.S. Results 55 kg/121 lbs. - Lindsay Durlacher, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Wildcat WC) - 3rd lost pin to Petri Isokoski (OP), 5:38 pin Neal Rodak (USA), 5:00 lost dec. to Dmitriy Yurkin (RUS), 3-0 dec. Juri Koval (UKR), 11-3 55 kg/121 lbs. - Neal Rodak, San Diego, Calif. (U.S. Navy) - dnp pin Petri Isokoski (OP), 4:35 lost pin to Lindsay Durlacher (USA), 5:00 60 kg/132 lbs. - Joe Warren, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) - dnp dec. Ali Mokhtarzadeh (SWE), 6-2 lost tech. fall to Boris Yurkin (RUS), 10-0 60 kg/132 lbs. - Jacob Hey, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force) - dnp lost dec. to Efstathios Theohossia (GRE), 4-0 lost dec. to Valeri Voronkin (UKR), 4-0 66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Cory Posey, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) - dnp lost dec. to Vjaceslav Masloboevs (LAT), 6-1 lost dec. to David Lindh (SWE), 6-3 74 kg/163 lbs. - Steve Woods, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force) - 4th dec. Mark Madsen (DEN), 5-2 dec. Georgios Tounousidis (SWE), 3-0, ot, 6:12 dec. Juha Salminen (HI), 4-0 lost dec. to Juha Lappalainen (FIN), 9-8, ot, 7:00 lost dec. to Tommy Lundell (SWE), 7-1 74 kg/163 lbs. - Darryl Christian, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dave Schultz WC) - 5th dec. Ilkka Rajamäki (VaSa), 5-0 won by forf. over Valeri Nikitin (EST) tech. fall Reza Madadi (SWE), 15-3, 5:08 lost dec. to Tuomas Ojala (FIN), 4-4, ot, 9:00 74 kg/163 lbs. - Brandon McNab, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) - dnp dec. Bernhard Mayr (GER), 4-2 lost dec. to Tommy Lundell (SWE), 4-1 84 kg/185 lbs. - Aaron Sieracki, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force) - 4th dec. Matti Hämäläinen (NoPy), 6-5 dec. Janne Koivula (TWM), 5-4 lost dec. to Sergiy Rutenko (UKR), 3-0 lost forf. to Theodoros Tounousidis (SWE) 96 kg/211.5 lbs. - Philip Johnston, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force) - 6th lost dec. to Pasi Pietilä (TaPs), 9-8, ot, 7:27 pin Christos Katsaros (GRE), 1:25 lost tech. fall to Denis Shakaja (StP), 11-0, 2:34 120 kg/264.5 lbs - Corey Farkas, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force) - 6th lost dec. to Jan-Åke Forslund (SWE), 8-0 lost dec. to Pavlo Babich (UKR), 3-0 U.S. Marine Corps Results 55 kg/121 lbs. - Duaine Martin, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps) - 5th tech. fall Joni Sorri (KOOVEE), 10-0, 4:25 won by forf. over Argo Laev (EST) lost dec. to Dmitriy Yurkin (RUS), 8-4 66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Marcel Cooper, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps) - dnp lost dec. to Ambako Vachadze (RUS), 1-1, ot, 9:00 lost forf. to Hamid Mokhtarzadeh (SWE) 84 kg/185 lbs. - Ken Owens, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps) - dnp lost dec. to Jake Clark (USA), 3-2 lost forf. to Alexandre Dyba (RUS) lost forf. to Tuomo Mäntylä (VaaKu) 84 kg/185 lbs. - Jake Clark, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps) - dnp dec. Ken Owens (USA), 3-2 lost dec. to Tuomo Mäntylä (VaaKu), 7-2 lost dec. to Alexandre Dyba (RUS), 4-0 96 kg/211.5 lbs. - Dan Hicks, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps) - 3rd tech. fall Jari Kortesmäki (FIN), 10-0, 5:01 pin Rami Hietaniemi (NJ) lost dec. to Martin Lidberg (SWE), 3-0 dec. Igors Kostins (LAT), 6-0