Farmington girl headed to world arm wrestling championship

SHE S 14 — AND SHE HAS A RIGHT ARM YOU DON T WANT TO MESS WITH A FARMINGTON GIRL IS MAKING A NAME FOR HERSELF IN THE WORLD OF ARM-WRESTLING — IN FACT SHE S HEADED TO THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS MACEY BIELSKI — OUR NEW REPORTER IN OUR FARMINGTON BUREAU — INTRODUCES YOU TO THE GIRL KELSEY SIMMONS JUST ENTERED HIGH SCHOOL BUT SHE S EVEN MORE EXCITED ABOUT COMPETING IN THE WORLD ARM- WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN OCTOBER SHE S ONLY 5-4 AND WEIGHS IN AT 130 POUNDS BUT DON T LET HER SIZE FOOL YOU KELSEY HAS ALREADY EARNED FIRST PLACE AT BOTH STATE AND NATIONAL JUNIOR TOURNAMENTS THIS YEAR — AND SHE ROUTINELY GOES AGAINST FEMALE ARM-WRESTLERS TWICE HER AGE IN TOURNAMENTS — AND WINS Ks I wanna be a world champ THE 14-YEAR-OLD PIEDRA VISTA FRESHMAN BEGAN ARM WRESTLING TWO YEARS AGO ON A WHIM AT THE STATE FAIR AND CAME IN SECOND — AGAINST GROWN WOMEN SHE SAYS SHE S MOTIVATED BY HER BROTHER KS my brother travis arm wrestles and I ve always looked up to him ever since I was little so if he did it I had to do it AT THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN BULGARIA SHE WILL REPRESENT THE U-S IN THE WOMEN S JUNIOR DIVISION AND COMPETE AGAINST GIRLS FROM 45 COUNTRIES IN HER WEIGHT CLASS KELSEY SAYS IT TAKES MORE THAN BRUTE STRENGTH TO WIN KS there s a lot of technique over the top and then with the hand and just elbow in the middle IN CASE YOU RE WONDERING — THE 1987 ARM-WRESTLING FILM OVER THE TOP WITH SLY STALLONE IS ONE OF HER FAVORITES KELSEY IS BUILDING UP HER STRENGTH FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP LIFTI NG WEIGHTS AND HER ARM FORSH-UPS BUT SAYS NO WRESTLING TILL THEN SHE S SAVING HER ARM FOR BULGARIA IN FARMINGTON MACEY BIELSKI EYEWITNESS NEWS