Coleman earns spot on U.S. Olympic team

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Wins Greco-Roman 132-pound class at trials

By PHILIP HERSH
Chicago Tribune

Ellis Coleman already was YouTube famous.

Now Coleman and his "flying squirrel" move that went viral are headed to the London Olympics.

The 20-year-old from Oak Park High School became the youngest member of the 2012 U.S. Olympic wrestling team Sunday night in Iowa City.

Coleman beat Chicagoan Joe Betterman 2-0 in the finals of the Greco-Roman 132-pound class at the Olympic trials without needing the move ESPN ranked third on its Best of the Best Highlights for 2011.

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