Kaylynn Albrecht pictured at the 2025 Henri Deglane Grand Prix of France.
Albrecht scores women’s freestyle gold at Henri Deglane Grand Prix
Share:
by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling
NICE, France – Texas native Kaylynn Albrecht earned a gold medal at 72 kg in women’s freestyle for Team USA on Friday at the 51st annual Henri Deglane Grand Prix of France being held at Halle des sports Charles Ehrmann in Nice, France.
Albrecht, who picked up gold for the second-straight year at this tough international competition, scored two impressive wins in a three-woman round-robin bracket. She opened the day with a 9-7 decision over 2021 U20 World silver medalist Lilly Schneider of Germany and followed with a decisive pin against 2023 U23 World bronze medalist Tinra Sjoeberg of Sweden.
Albrecht was a NAIA champion for Baker University in 2023 and a qualifier for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. It’s the fourth international medal for Albrecht. In addition to her back-to-back gold medals from the Henri Deglane, she claimed gold at the 2023 Grand Prix of Spain and bronze at the 2023 Bill Farrell Memorial International.
Past U17 World medalists Tiare Ikei and Skylar Hattendorf both finished with 1-2 records to fall just outside of medal placement for Team USA. Ikei wound up in fifth place at 53 kg, while Hattendorf placed seventh at 62 kg.
The action from France continues at 10:30 a.m. local time/4:30 a.m. (ET) on Saturday with the men’s freestyle tournament. All 10 men’s freestyle weight classes will compete start to finish.
A live stream and archived matches of the Henri Deglane Grand Prix of France are available online through France Lutte. Brackets and updated results are posted to Smoothcomp.
2025 Henri Deglane Grand Prix of France
At Nice, France, January 17
Women’s Freestyle Medalists
50 kg
Gold – Katie Dutchak (Canada)
Silver – Madison Parks (Canada)
Bronze – Emma Luttenauer (France)
Bronze – Amanda Tomczyk (Poland)
53 kg
Gold – Katarzyna Krawczyk (Poland)
Silver – Anastasia Blayvas (Germany)
Bronze – Roksana Zasina (Poland)
Bronze – Oleksandra Kogut (Austria)
55 kg
Gold – Tatiana Debien (France)
Silver – Amory Andrich (Germany)
Bronze – Kamila Kasprow (Poland)
57 kg
Gold – Jowita Wrzesien (Poland)
Silver – Evelina Hulthen (Sweden)
Bronze – Magdalena Glodek (Poland)
Bronze – Jenna Hemiae (Finland)
59 kg
Gold – Guldana Bekesh (Kazakhstan)
Silver – Julia Nowicka (Poland)
Bronze – Luna Rothenberger (Germany)
62 kg
Gold – Sara Lindborg (Sweden)
Silver – Viktoria Vesso (Estonia)
Bronze – Iris Thiebaux (France)
Bronze – Annatina Lippuner (Switzerland)
68 kg
Gold – Adela Hanzlickova (Czech Republic)
Silver – Kendra Dacher (France)
Bronze – Gerda Barth (Germany)
Bronze – Sophia Schaefle (Germany)
72 kg
Gold – Kaylynn Albrecht (United States)
Silver – Tindra Sjoeberg (Sweden)
Bronze – Lilly Schneider (Germany)
76 kg
Gold – Elmira Syzdykova (Kazakhstan)
Silver – Patrycja Cuber (Poland)
U.S. Women’s Freestyle Results
53 kg – Tiare Ikei (Colorado Springs, Colo./Titan Mercury WC), 5th place
WIN Anastasia Lebedieva (Poland), tech. fall, 10-0
LOSS Katarzyna Krawczyk (Poland), fall, 5:15
LOSS Zasina Roksana (Poland), 8-3
62 kg – Skylar Hattendorf (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC), 7th place
LOSS Ameline Douarre (France), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Olha Padoshyk (Poland), 10-2
LOSS Iris Thiebaux (France), 6-1
72 kg – Kaylynn Albrecht (Fort Worth, Texas/Titan Mercury WC), gold medal
WIN Lilly Schneider (Germany), 9-7
WIN Tindra Sjoeberg (Sweden), fall, 5:55
Read More#
Strong U.S. team set for CISM Military Worlds in Yerevan, Armenia, Nov. 20-22
Radecki and Mathers win U17 golds, Grimes adds U17 bronze at Klippan Lady Open in Sweden
Villaescusa, Welker to bronze match, Kilty in repechage at Senior World Championships
2025 Greg Strobel 30-Day Challenge set for Feb. 21 - March 22, with focus on “A Lifetime of Good Habits”
