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- US wrestler Gable Steveson grabed the gold medal in a last minute effort at the Tokyo Olympics.
- Steveson was down by 2 points with 6.5 seconds left on the clock, but pulled off a victorious move in the end.
- His opponent, Geno Petriashvili, was a top seed at the Tokyo games.
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US Olympic wrestler Gable Steveson pulled off a stunning last-second victory to win gold at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday.
With less than 15 seconds left on the clock, Steveson trailed his top-seeded opponent, Georgia's Geno Petriashvili by 3 points. Petriashvili was a top seed heading into the Tokyo games, having placed third at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.
But Steveson scored two 2-point takedowns – including one as time expired – to miraculously secure his gold medal in the men's freestyle 125kg at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
-#TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) August 6, 2021
The 275-pound athlete had more surprises in store, celebrating the shocking win with a backflip on the mat:
-Team USA (@TeamUSA) August 6, 2021
Steveson, 21, is still a college athlete at the University of Minnesota, according to USA Today.