The Story Of Cary Kolat | Episode 2

[@ItsDave76]

The corruption on the international level has been mind boggling for years. So impressive to see Cary overcome it all!

[@pantherapixels]

Absolutely disgusting how obviously they cheated.

[@RelentlessDjango]

@@pantherapixelsAnd yet, America continues to “turn the other cheek.”

[@noBearAdventures]

The fact that everyone in our community knows 100% that Cary should have 3 gold medals, and likely an Olympic gold, gives me zero solace. I doubt I could be angrier for the bullshit someone I’ve never met had to go through

[@RelentlessDjango]

What’s TERRIBLE is he would probably STILL be wrestling if he hadn’t gotten screwed SO MANY TIMES, and had NO BACKING year after year after year.

[@simpleagain1]

@@RelentlessDjangojust goes to show how WEAK usa wrestling was and the United States Olympic Committee. This occurred in our own country on our own turf and those pussies didn’t do shit about it. Disgusting and embarrassing. They will never live this down

[@BrandonCasteel-hn9qb]

​@@RelentlessDjango "Still be wrestling?" Bro, the mf is 50+ years old. No, he wouldn't still be wrestling.

[@rolandofernandez8661]

“If the world hates you, remember it hated me first” 💯 what a legend

[@charlieirick2528]

How can you not love this guy? It's tough to watch him deal with the results of his career. Anyone who watches this episode is proud of him and his achievements.

[@nymmaful]

Being a high school wrestler in the late 90s to early 2000s, the name Cary Kolat was huge. My wrestler coaches called a particular front headlock throw a "Kolat". Dude is a beast!

[@wassuupnick]

Man that’s heartbreaking…I couldn’t even begin to imagine what that feels like to train harder than anyone else and wrestle better than everyone else and to get those matches stolen from you. Thankful he’s learned how to process and live with it and that he’s giving back to the sport that he’s given so much to.

[@judowrestlerka]

I adore this man's go-for-it-all attitude. He was and always will be a role model for young wrestlers.

[@kylekane4706]

Stud and class act---Watched him in high school and was impressed. Still impressed today. Someone you want coaching your kid!!!!

[@justinpostiglione3073]

As a BJJ guy who has had a grade two ac joint strain, this dude is an absolute warrior to continue wrestling with that injury. Not to mention, at one of the highest possible levels. Insane.

[@hollismallory2757]

It’s unforgivable to take a pure, beautiful sport like wrestling and turn it dirty.

[@DrickoniousBorealis]

Best quote of the whole show " cary is special" ..... absolutely

[@Uyeo]

This is heartbreaking

[@Double_deuce22]

His mental toughness is certainly unmatched given the cruel, unjust circumstances he faced. He is a true inspiration to every single wrestler.

[@danielfey1595]

You were the best in the World In my eyes and lots of other wrestlers. And I am from PA and you are still the best HS wrestler to ever do it. I was in the stands for your 4 state titles. Beyond words how bad this man got screwed!

[@413medina]

The wrestling gods are cruel this shit is heartbreaking to watch. How much blood sweat and tears is buried in a toat in the basement or shed. How many legends bury their knowledge and cast it all to the side to move on. Cary is truly a legend…

[@manuelmejia4481]

Much Respect From Anaheim California as a wrestler bro you are a true hero thanks for sharing your journey

[@calebjohn8087]

Cary Kolat has the best attitude about the most unfavorable circumstances you’ll ever see. Tell me I’m wrong

[@d45h69]

The grit to keep pushing even when the legit international scene was barring you. Cary you are an inspiration for us young wrestlers to keep pushing especially when everything is against you

[@danieldickinson9852]

Yes Cary! You did do it!

[@Slapthematwrestling]

this breaks my heart and at the same time the anger I feel on his behalf just boils me. Shame on everyone who did this to him. Suffering a loss at that level when you put your soul into it is difficult enough. Having won these high level matches on 4 different occasions and each time having it stolen from you… I can’t imagine there are any words.

[@RelentlessDjango]

For ANYONE who has ever competed internationally; YOU KNOW this happens ALL THE TIME. AND, is the reason Jordan Boroughs is held so highly. He’s wrestling “the system,” “the politics,” and the opponent! What happened(each year) to Cary is politics on the WORLD STAGE!!! Shake hands, don’t participate, but DOMINATE!!! And leave nothing to the officials or judges.

[@eddieatalbany]

Man.....my worst closest losses still bug me 20 years later and that was at the high school level! So thankful to know this dude managed to carry on in life cause lots of athletes at that level would have completely lost it after what happened to him

[@laurenjohnson2577]

#1 in my book as a wrestler, coach , family man & human being......u gave the wrestling community your heart & soul & forever memories.....thanks CHAMP !

[@edwinsoriano5389]

Forget happiness, purpose and meaning but I’d say through acceptance Thank you Mr. Kolat

[@thomasschneider2286]

Cary was my favorite wrestler growing up, so I remember all of this happening. Somehow though, seeing it all at once is like I'm seeing it again for the first time. Absolutely infuriating.

[@timothyelhajj8404]

Give this man his gold! 🙏

[@willflum2847]

I already knew what happened but when Cary screamed “that’s twice Mario” with his ruined shoulder. But I still almost cried seeing that

[@moynaghbassfishes3818]

Not knowing your history, as I watched, I kept anticipating the final vindication and victory. What a brutal reality that unfolded!

[@Bjjblackbelt86]

What an inspiration. Thank you for sharing. Should be a movie.

[@scottmeredith8409]

Thank you Cary for allowing me to hear the story from you.

[@michaelbradford4444]

Finding out that boxing was rigged caused me a slew of negative feelings . When the Houston Astros got caught cheating I felt betrayed . The one thing I've always thought to be pure is the Olympics so now I can add anger to the list of disappointing truths in the world of sports.

[@jclenhart6462]

Cary, you are forever remembered in pa wrestling history. A true inspiration. Im so grateful for all you have achieved. Congratulations to the ncaa championships this year. You have the naval academy in the right direction. Continue being positive. Your heart and integrity makes you a champion forever. Love you man!!!!

[@patrickpepper2490]

I bet this guy can relate to a lot of those fans in the stands in the ncaa’s because life happens sometimes. You can’t always be the winner and sometimes things just happen.

[@MaximusWolfe]

Every honest person knows he was the best, and that’s all that matters in the grand scheme of things.

[@ferdaws9262]

Two things I noticed about Cary in this documentary. He is very honest with himself, and he is an unbelievably resilient man. Two great traits in a man.

[@GenghisKhan311]

President should give Cary a gold medal

[@okcmoparguy724]

You're #1 champ, love this guy! Watching and practicing your how-to videos with my 14yr old son has helped strengthen our bond. Hope you're able to find peace with your accomplishments.

[@znet2723]

I'm so pissed watching someone get screwed over like that. IOC should grant him co Golds for all those matches.

[@nathankamerath7742]

Cary, thank you for sharing. Your story has helped me with a similar regret. I'll never look back and feel good, but I'm also blessed.

[@alexandercarlson9881]

Such a great series. He's a legend and it's great to see him at the Naval Academy. ⚓

[@clintdickens3825]

Cary, I don't care what they say you are a multiple world champ.

[@CoachTMAC]

Great documentary on a truly fantastic person. Thank him for sharing his side of the story. He’s inspirational.

[@caveman726]

Thankyou for posting video 💪🏽💪🏽

[@SoaLion8905]

New Favorite Wrestler.

[@eliazardelacruz1338]

This guy is the man

[@rico781]

He dealt with a lot and it’s heartbreaking seeing all the things he had to deal with. I also think he has been one of the biggest influences on the younger generation of wrestling’s I remember being in middle school and even in highschool and me and my teammates watching his videos and trying new techniques. What he has done for wrestling especially now a days is very amazing to see. If you pull up a video with a guy in a yellow shirt and black shorts, most high school wrestlers are gonna know. Might not know the name or the story but he’s helped so many wrestlers improve! Thanks to Cary for being willing to share his story

[@hudsonvalleystrongdads3090]

Damn growing up, I slightly heard on the controversy- but I def never knew it was literally BS protest over legit losing a match. This was very eye opening and great quick watch 👍🏽

[@marcushellwege4646]

Cary is one of my favorite wrestlers as an athlete and amazing technician and coach. Cary was the best in the world and he scared a lot of his competition!

[@lifestyleofamillennial3983]

HE WAS THE BEST IN THE WORLD!!!

[@maxorozco3314]

How can he not be your favorite wrestlers favorite wrestler? Dude is a class act and a hell of a wrestler.

[@johngomez474]

Wow! A true heart of a champion, a Gold Heart. Thanks brother for showing us the way.

[@dac1720]

His integrity is 10 times that of his international counterparts. My God, this is enraging.

[@Inzombia2011]

This is an amazing series so far. I hope there is an episode 3. Perhaps, transitioning into his coaching career.

[@DA-bp8lf]

This was an amazing story! Cary is a phenomenal wrestler and to be screwed over that many times, year after year is heart breaking! You can legitimately beat someone and they can protest there loss?? WTF??? I never knew this part of wrestling, on an international stage was going on!?? Cary can definitely hold his head high and know in his heart, he was one of the greatest wrestlers of all time!! 👏👏👏

[@167champ]

U.S.A. didnt do what was right. Neither did the coaches. Very sad to see this.

[@samcooper4024]

That must have been devastating

[@davidcisneros4400]

Come on! Just seen part one and I am anxiously waiting to see part 2.

[@Marcnshae2011]

Wow! Great documentary.

[@toddeddy6036]

You were definitely the best!! Love me some Cary Kolat!! You remind me so much of your old Man!! 😂

[@AndrewReevesArt]

Cary is one of the greatest American wrestlers and is an Olympic gold medalist in my book. 🇺🇸

[@thepeopleschamp88]

But at the end of the day, everything turned out how it was supposed to be and it all made him who he is today. We all know he was a stud and I hope he turns it all into a positive.

[@farbeyonddriven8173]

So glad this has been done. I was somewhat aware but not to the extent! WTF

[@mowcards3880]

Kolat was a stud

[@hoshinkanri123]

Good news is Cary doesn't need a medal to tell him that he won, and his opponent's and the world know the truth. . This man has great character.

[@justinflott5133]

That’s a scary man with his demons hid away in that shed.

[@DrickoniousBorealis]

There's not supposed to be politics in wrestling.... that's why I liked it... what happened to cary is a disgrace to the sport.

[@DeleteLawz1984]

Fantastic.

[@apollogreed6670]

This is great content, I don’t follow close enough to pay for flo but I enjoy the free ones.

[@GuyFromSC]

Braaah, I never knew Cary got shitted like this. To not wanna yell this from every mountain top speaks to his character and inner peace. You can hear it in him that he knows he’s a World and Olympic Champ. But that competitive streak never leaves and you see that too with medals put away in storage so it’s not a constant reminder. More importantly it speaks to more Russian sports collusion. At what point to you ban them for life? To strip a man’s livelihood like this and IMO these were incredibly clear calls blatantly overturned in the shadiest of ways. I would’ve ripped off my clothes like that one coach and refused to leave the match after the first match fuckery. But 3x? Sheesh. Dude’s a legend and my favorite part was the end where USA Wrestling was asking for Cary to come back and help. I’m sure we could’ve paid off refs and competition committees as well but we’d prefer to whip your ass the right way. #CaryWorld&OlympicChamps. To all my young wrestlers coming up, please understand that life isn’t fair. It never has been and never will be. And as soon as you start thinking that, you’ll get slapped with in the face with something to remind you it’s’ not. Don’t think it’s a personal attack on you, it’s just the way it goes sometimes. And the better you are, the more your comp wants to see you fall. Thank you Flo, this is packed with so many life lessons both inside and outside of wrestling. We love you Cary and you’re always the Champ in my eyes. 🙏🏼

[@hollismallory2757]

I remember when we started having to tape our shoes at freestyle; didn’t know it was because of Cary’s match

[@brentyoung2310]

Folkstyle is toughest style .. Folkstyle should be the Olympic standard.

[@ryanenglish8047]

Sorry you didn't get the accolades that you deserved, Mr. Kolat. What a story.

[@dominicridriguez5553]

❤Thank you!

[@martinmiller8275]

My god........the level of backroom bullshit it at another level.........I remember wrestling in the late 80's and senior year 1990 and seeing Cary at Pa states and knowing he was going to be great.

[@chrisw4192]

Cary to me is still top 3 of all time!! He got dealt a shitty hand every world game he definitely would have had at least 2 golds and that one silver

[@TheRednose3269]

Even in the Silver medal year he was robbed. The ref could have cautioned the other wrestler right out of the match even without the rule change of taping the shoes. But the ref chose to let the other wrestler cheat.

[@anthonydelgrosso4818]

​@@TheRednose3269not only that but his coached even said if that never happened cary easily had another quad in him

[@simpleagain1]

@@TheRednose3269-EXACTLY ‼️‼️‼️ Stalling is against the rules and ALWAYS has been. The obviously cheating wrestler should’ve been disqualified immediately and multiple points awarded against him for obvious multiple infractions. Absolutely disgusting

[@patrickpepper2490]

This kind of thing never changes. I’ve been driving Motorcoach for 14 years and I see weird things happen based on nationality all the time. People get offered better trips with more money even though you have way more experience and know all the ins and outs of the industry but it just doesn’t matter. Some people just stick behind their own and that’s that.

[@butter7734]

I think if he would have been more open I think he would have had way more support. I had no idea he got screwed like that and I'm sure a lot of other Americans didn't as well. Even though it happened years ago it still pissed me off so I can't imagine how it was for Cary. If I did know I 100% would have had your back.

[@benkvulothong4034]

Give this man his Gold.

[@joshuamarish4765]

They did him dirty bc they were SCARED OF HIM.

[@danprado3020]

He was the best. And those who were awarded "erroneously " know for the rest of their lives that they were not the best. And they have to live with that the rest of their lives.

[@jacobgillison2746]

The amount of times he was screwed over is inasane

[@shandyhilling7889]

I never knew, so sry man

[@joelhenry4643]

When people cheats you like that, what is the point? The point is you're not doing to win anymore. You're just doing it completely for your own self preservation and dignity. It becomes a completely different match for a completely different purpose. The whole game changes

[@sinematographynaction]

This is AMAZING!

[@joeschmoe9251]

Well done Flo!

[@ods1ODS]

Crazy that Kolat was possibly the best wrestler in the world for an entire quad but doesnt have a gold medal.

[@kwesty1]

The Bulgarian will always know in the back of his mind that he did not deserve the Gold, rather he was gifted it.

[@Paul-l4f7w]

Man,...this goes to show how important it is to do as much as humanly possible to try & keep cheating, lying & falsifying any sports scoring & final outcome!! It takes so much away from the sport & motivations behind it whenever the officials participate in & or just allow dishonesty to take place!!! I was very much an athelete growing up & therefore, have some amount of empathy for Cary & what exactly it is these dishonest officials are taking away/stealing from him & other atheletes whenever such actions take place!! Man, my heart goes out to Cary & id just like to say, whether it can be of any difference or not im not sure but Cary, the adversity you faced, the unbelievable amount of dedication which you self-imposed, all your wins from the time you began wrestling childhood titles including high school collegiate division 1 titles wrestling at the world level achieving top wrestling/wrestler in the world aclomades & all this considered that storyline then that compiled to bring about the magnitude of shock behind the actions of the officials who ( in my mind) stole your rightfully earned titles/ wins at the end of your carreer is what it took to make your story so unique & it standout by in which effect the sport in such away, positively bringing about the attention needed hopefully, for these effects of dishonesty in sports decision making & so forth!! I would even go as far as saying that it was you being cheated in those instances is what makes your story so effective in the sports history & if nothing else, if at all possible only you know this & if you are capable of it but find a way to be happy now for it all playing out the way it did for that reason alone!! I know i enjoyed listening to your story & from one 54 year old ex-athelete to another, way to go champ!!!

[@KMoran-cw2fd]

Cary, total respect to you.

[@mikey17p]

If anybody ever meets Kurt Angle, ask him who the best wrestler to come out of the tri-state area is? I know that answer………

[@Kennedysports90s]

The U.S.A. Olympic representation should be ashamed of themselves for not going to war over these atrocities and not going public.

[@Clevelandtribe7]

Absolutely ridiculous what happened to him!

[@markschultz8982]

Cary is one of the greatest humans ever to live on this planet.

[@santofaria6486]

Youre a legend Cary, Fila wrestling politics and rules are cowardly.

[@abustranger1789]

Here from england

[@johnnygrube]

What a champion! A fucking legend!

[@Slapthematwrestling]

Cary Kolat..you were the best in the world for an entire quad.. F**K International wrestling during that time period

[@jaymondavis6509]

Cary can rest easy knowing that he was the best in world at that time and one of the best to ever do it. The confirmation of his status is that he was never beaten on the mat but cheated in the back rooms. I know that he excepts his silver as a legitimate lose but he is rightfully a 4 times world champion and the people that cheated knows this to be true. The stunt the Russians pulled at the 2000 Olympics just showed the that they had no faith in their wrestler to beat Kolat. I hope that he continues coaching at Campbell and producing elite wrestlers like himself, he owes the USA wrestling nothing.

[@richrodriguez8520]

Feel for this guy. 3 times getting screwed, wow, smh

[@patrickpepper2490]

I recognize that look in Cary’s eyes when they keep overturning matches. I should have won multiple state titles in West Virginia but my parents were religious and would not let me wrestle on Sunday. This was a huge fight in our house every year because I worked to be the best. Now I have no religion and I just believe in being like Dave Schultz. So that whole idea went right out the window and I realized that people in small towns sometimes try to hold you back when you have big dreams. However I met my wife and had a couple kids and life ended up pretty ok but I was not done with what I was doing back then I had bigger plans.