Golden Girl No. 2, please stand up.

Kaori Icho successfully defended her crown in the women's freestyle at 63 kg in a victory over Alena Kartashova of Russia on Sunday following a gold medal finish by countrywoman Saori Yoshida a day earlier at the Beijing Games.

Athens Olympic bronze-medalist Kyoko Hamaguchi, meanwhile, won her second straight bronze at 72 kg after losing earlier to China's Wang Jiao in the semifinals at China Agricultural University Gymnasium.