The International Lifestyle

One thing that the highest level of wrestling provides is the opportunity to travel worldwide. Since the World Team training camp in Germany and the World Championships in Denmark, Bunch, Bergman, and Dlagnev haven't had the opportunity to go overseas. But, the international circuit is just now starting to ramp up.

Tervel Dlagnev and Shawn Bunch left for Krasnoyarsk, Russia on January 24 to compete in the Ivan Yarygin International Memorial tournament. The Yarygin tournament is considered one of the toughest international events in the world each year. Shawn and Tervel will compete this weekend and will come back to the states February 2.

J Jaggers will be heading out to Colorado Springs to the Olympic Training Center to compete in the Dave Schultz International Memorial tournament on February 4 and will compete this weekend.

JD Bergman was scheduled to compete in Turkey and Ukraine from February 9-22. After making the World Cup Team, he will now be competing in Cuba only prior to the World Cup. Bunch and Dlagnev will join him for the remainder of the international competitions.

Shawn, JD, and Tervel will be competing in Cuba February 17-21. They will then fly back out to the Olympic Training Center for a 3 day World Cup Team training camp before leaving for the World Cup in Mahachkala, Russia and the Medved tournament in Belarus. Their schedule will be as follows: