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Gold medalist Gable Dan Steveson of Team United States poses with the gold medal during the Men’s Freestyle 125kg medal ceremony on day fourteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on August 06, 2021 in Chiba, Japan

With only seconds remaining in the 125kg wrestling final at theTokyo Olympicson Friday, University of Minnesota star Gable Steveson trailed his opponent, Georgia’s Geno Petriashvili, 8-5.

“I was guaranteed a medal, but I knew I could fire that last shot off and give him that last trick, and he bit it,” he said after thematch. “I looked at the clock, and it was like point three. And I was like, no way, my head was just like flushed with everything, my face was like, stunned.”

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Team USA’s Gable Dan Steveson (blue) competes against Georgia’s Geno Petriashvili in the men’s 125kg freestyle wrestling final at the Makuhari Messe convention centre during the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games

Team USA’s Gable Dan Steveson (blue) competes against Georgia’s Geno Petriashvili in the men’s 125kg freestyle wrestling final at the Makuhari Messe convention centre during the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games

Georgia challenged the call on behalf of Petriashvili, but a video review showed Steveson successfully scored his winning points with only 0.4 seconds remaining, perYahoo Sports. Petriashvili won silver.

Along with his stunning win over Petriashvili, Steveson also shut out two-time world champion Taha Akgul of Turkey in the quarterfinal with a score of 8-0.

Olympic wrestling fans may feel a hint of déjà vu upon hearing Steveson’s name.

“My name is Gable Dan, after Dan Gable,” Steveson said, according to Olympics.com. “It might have been destiny to reach this spot. Who knows?”

To learn more about Team USA, visitTeamUSA.org. Watch the Tokyo Olympics now on NBC.

source: people.com