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The future is here, and her name is Kennedy Blades. Any other conclusion just wouldn’t make much sense after what we saw from the 20-year-old phenom today in Paris. Three matches, three victories – over the #5, the #4 and #1 seeded wrestlers in her bracket – and the Chicago native is on her way to tomorrow’s gold medal match at 76 kilograms in the women’s freestyle division. The talent was evident – as has been the case for the past few years ever since she made an opening splash on the senior level as a teenager. But what really stood out today was a poise in the moment that belies plenty of …

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