www.judoinside.com 25/03
Yuliia Kurchenko claims gold at Grand Slam Tbilisi
Two strong young Ukraine women dominated the division U78kg in Georgia at the Grand Slam. Yuliia Kurchenko reached the final, and Lytvynenko reached the semis as well but had to fight for bronze. The final, between Kurchenko and Dutch woman Guusje Steenhuis was bound to be a contest of power. Steenhuis was immediately to action with her makikomi but the Ukrainian was well prepared.