Freestyle wrestler Helen Maroulis poses for photos at the Team USA Olympic media summit, March 9, 2016, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Freestyle wrestler Helen Maroulis poses for photos at the Team USA Olympic media summit, March 9, 2016, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Olympic gold medalist Helen Maroulis is the latest star to sign with Real American Freestyle wrestling.
Maroulis is the United States鈥 most successful women鈥檚 wrestler. She became the first American woman to claim Olympic gold in 2016, then earned bronze medals in Tokyo and Paris. She鈥檚 the , and she just won her fourth world championship and eighth world medal last week.
RAF announced the signing on Thursday.
鈥淚鈥檓 so excited to be a part of Real American Freestyle,鈥 Maroulis said in a statement. 鈥淚t鈥檚 been a dream of mine to have more opportunities to showcase my skills stateside and be able to be a part of an amazing production that promotes wrestling and the amazing community we have.鈥
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Maroulis will debut at RAF 2 on Oct. 25 against Canada鈥檚 Samantha Stewart. The event, originally set to take place at the 6,502-seat Rec Hall in State College, Pennsylvania, has been moved to the 15,261-seat Bryce Jordan Center in State College because of high ticket demand.
Olympic gold medalist Kyle Synder, who was scheduled to compete in RAF 2, has a knee injury, so Moldova鈥檚 Alexander Romanov will take his place against 2024 U.S. Olympian Mason Parris.
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