Final X is Saturday, June 14, at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, and will be streamed LIVE on FloWrestling. Final X determines the 2025 U.S. Senior World teams in two Olympic disciplines: men’s and women’s freestyle.

Below is a women’s freestyle preview of the 50-kilogram match between Audrey Jimenez and Erin Golston. 

Key Credentials

Audrey Jimenez, 19
2025 Pan-Am champion
2x US Open champion (2023, 2025)
2024 Arizona boys’ high school state champion
2023 U23 World silver medalist
2023 U20 World silver medalist
2022 U20 World silver medalist
2021 Cadet World bronze medalist

Erin Golston, 32
2x US Open champion
3x Olympic Trials qualifier (2016, 2020, 2024)
2024 Bill Farrell Memorial International champion
2022 Bill Farrell Memorial International champion
2013 Junior World silver medalist
2012 Junior World bronze medalist
2011 Junior World bronze medalist

Match History

Jimenez leads, 3-0

2023 US Open semifinals: Jimenez teched Golston, 13-2
2024 Olympic Trials semifinals: Jimenez teched Golston, 10-0
2025 US Open finals: Jimenez teched Golston, 11-0

How They Reached Final X

Jimenez reached Final X by winning this year’s US Open. She entered as the top seed and won 10-0 over Rebekah Jimenez (R32), fall over Avery Kibelbek (R16), 10-0 over Emilie Gonzalez (quarters), 10-0 over Heather Crull (semis), 11-0 over Erin Golston (finals). 

Golston reached Final X by winning the World Team Trials Challenge Tournament. She entered as the top seed and won 10-0 over Heather Crull (semis) and 4-2 over Kendra Ryan (finals).

What Can You Expect?

This matchup is a rising star versus an established veteran. 

Jimenez has looked better than ever since finishing second at the 2024 Olympic Trials to eventual Olympic gold medalist Sarah Hildebrandt. She is an offensive juggernaut, scoring takedowns and transitioning into turns. 

The Tucson, Arizona, native scored an impressive 18-8 win over 2024 Olympic silver Yusneylis Guzman (Cuba) during the semifinals of the Pan-Am Championships. She fell behind 6-0 before storming back with a takedown and five straight turns late in the match. 

Golston reached Final X for the first time during a long and successful career. She has consistently represented the US National Team and has won three age-level World medals. 

This series is about who can strike first. Jimenez is dangerous on top and keeps a high pace. She hit a sweep single within the first eight seconds of their most recent match and stayed on the offense, scoring a takedown and two laces to end the match, 11-0 in the first. 

Jimenez has outscored Golston 33-2 in three matches, so defense is paramount for the Lake in the Hills, Illinois, native. Golston has excellent leg shots and can scramble, but she’ll need to be selective in this series. 

The fewer the points scored, the better for Golston. It will be a challenging task to face someone as dynamic as Jimenez.

Jimenez scored an 18-8 tech over 2024 Olympic silver medalist Yusneylis Guzman.

Golston reached Final X with this 4-2 win in the World Team Trials Challenge Tournament final.