Patricia Miranda (Colorado Springs, Colo./Dave Schultz WC) claimed a gold medal in the women's division at 48 kg/105.5 lbs. at the Kiev Grand Prix in Kiev, Ukraine, Feb. 22.    Miranda won two matches on Saturday to win the tournament. In the gold-medal finals, she stopped 2002 World Champion Bridget Wagner of Germany, 3-0. Her semifinal victory was less challenging, an 11-0 technical fall over a Ukrainian opponent.    Miranda is currently ranked No. 1 in the USA at her weight division. A 2000 World silver medalist, Miranda also competed in the 2002 World Championships for the United States.    Winning bronze medals for the United States were Joe Heskett (San Luis Obispo, Calif. /Gator WC) at 74 kg/163 lbs. and Stephanie Murata (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) at 55 kg/121 lbs. Both were defeated in the semifinals, but came back to win their third-place matches.    Heskett had a forfeit in the bronze-medal match, to claim his first Senior level medal at a major international tournament. Murata defeated a German opponent 4-0 in her bronze-medal bout.    The other U.S. athlete who won his pool competition on Friday, Franklin Lashley (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) at 96 kg/211.5 lbs., did not claim a medal.    Coaching the U.S. athletes are National Women's Coach Terry Steiner of Colorado Springs, Colo. and U.S. Army coach Mike Van Arsdale of Colorado Springs, Colo.    Complete information on the event and results will be provided when available.