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USA WRESTLING NATIONAL STAFF Assistant National Coach Brandon Slay Freestyle Coach and National Freestyle Resident Coach in January 2009. Slay is responsible for Slay, a 2000 O l y m p i c c h a m p i o n , joined USA Wrestling as the Assistant N a t i o n a l F r e e s t y l e assisting in all facets of the National Freestyle Team pro- gram, with his primary focus on managing the U.S. Olympic Training Center (USOTC) resi- dent program in Colorado Springs. He will manage the daily operations, recruiting and training of full-time resi- dent athletes in the program and also train those who attend on a short term basis. Slay won a gold medal at Assistant National Coach Bill Zadick Freestyle Coach in January 2009. Zadick, a 2006 World freestyle wrestling champion, will serve as the liaison between USA Wrestling and the U.S. Olympic Training Center (USOTC) concerning USA Wrestling's resident ath- lete programs. He will also coordinate educational and professional development opportunities for the wrestling resident athletes. He will also assist with coaching at resident and National Team practices. Zadick reached the top of Zadick joined USA Wrestling to the position of Resident Coordinator and Assistant N a t i o n a l F r e e s t y l e 76 kg/167.5 lbs. at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. He upset Olympic and World Champion Bouvaisa Saitiev of Russia in the pool competition in Sydney. Saitiev has gone on to win three Olympic gold medals. Slay won the 2000 U.S. Nationals and claimed the 2000 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, held in his native Dallas, Texas. He was a U.S. Olympic Training Center resident ath- lete when he became an Olympic gold medalist. He won two University Nationals titles, and was also a champion at the Dave Schulz Memorial International. Slay won two Cadet World medals. Slay was a two-time NCAA runner-up at Penn. He and his wife, Tina, have a daughter, Sydney. the freestyle wrestling world in 2006, when he won a World gold medal at 66 kg/145.5 pounds in Guangzhou, China. His younger brother Mike won a silver medal at 60 kg/132 pounds at the 2006 World Championships, making them the first U.S. brothers to reach the World finals since Tom and Terry Brands in 1993. Zadick also competed in the 2001 World Championships, placing seventh. He was a run- ner-up at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in 2000 and 2008. He won a NCAA title for Assistant National Coach Vladislav Izboinikov Women's Freestyle teacher and wrestling coach at Yucca Valley High School in California, where he built a strong program and was active in USA Wrestling pro- grams. He also has an impres- sive coaching and competition background from his native Russia prior to coming to the United States. He runs USA Wrestling's I z b o i n i k o v, called Coach Izzy by his a t h l e t e s , joined USA Wr e s t l i n g after serving 10 years as a Women's Freestyle Resident Program at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. In addition, Izboinikov is responsible for building the age-group nation- al program in women's wrestling and improving the U.S. performance at the younger ages. He learned his wrestling Iowa in 1996, and was a two- time All-American. He is a native of Great Falls, Montana, Zadick won four high school state titles for Great Falls High School (1988-91). Zadick was a U.S. Olympic Training Center resident ath- lete from 2004-2008. coaching and competition skills in Russia, where he competed as an athlete and earned his coaching degrees. He compet- ed in both Greco-Roman and freestyle. He was a member of the Sport Club of Olympic Reserve in Moscow from 1981- 87, then trained at the Olympic Training Center in Moscow from 1987-93. Among his achievements were a second place in the Russian Junior National/World Team Tryouts in 1989. He came to the United States in 1993. Izboinikov and his wife, 2012 USA Wrestling Media Guide - 11 Pam, have two children, Dimitri and Alyssa.