The Metropolitan Wrestling Association, USA Wrestling and CSTV presented our Women's Olympic Wrestling Team on a TV Show..

The extended feature, which includes interviews and wrestling demonstrations, will appear on CSTV's Special Edition of Tourney Talk..+|+

The Girl's showing some wrestling moves

The Public at the CSTV Studio

The Organizers of this Event
From Left to Right - Al Bevilacqua, MWA Chairman; Setrak Agonian, MWA President; Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling; Paul Kieblesz, MWA Boardmember; A Wrestling Fan;

A special segment featuring all four members of the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team for women's wrestling will appear on College Sports Television (CSTV) on Saturday, June 26 at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time

The show was taped on Friday, June 25, when the women wrestlers were scheduled for a demonstration on Chelsea Piers in New York City, in cooperation with CSTV.

The public demonstration was moved into CSTV's broadcast studios at the last moment when a fierce rainstorm hit the New York City area. CSTV has its headquarters right on Chelsea Piers, a popular area in Manhattan.

The U.S. women's team is currently in Staten Island in New York City conducting its first pre-Olympic training camp.

The feature was hosted by Sid Rosenberg, a veteran sports announcer who has worked often on CSTV shows.

Included in the feature were all four U.S. Olympic wrestlers:
Patricia Miranda (Colorado Springs, Colo./Dave Schultz WC) at 48 kg/105.5 lbs.
Tela O'Donnell (Colorado Springs, Colo./Dave Schultz WC) at 51 kg/121 lbs.
Sara McMann (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) at 63 kg/138.75 lbs.
Toccara Montgomery (Cleveland, Ohio/New York AC) at 72 kg/158.5 lbs.

USA Wrestling's National Women's Coach Terry Steiner (Colorado Springs, Colo.), one of the three Olympic Team coaches for the women wrestlers, gave technical analysis for the feature.

A special guest appearance was made by two-time World Champion and seven-time World medalist Kristie Marano (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC), as well as a number of other Team USA members who are involved in the Olympic Training camp.

Many wrestling fans and other citizens were invited into the CSTV studios to be involved in the taping of the special segment.

Those involved had a good time, and the feature will allow the public to meet the athletes and learn more about the newest sport on the Olympic program, as women's wrestling makes its debut at the Athens Games.