Moccos are looking to turn Olympics into a family outing

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"In judo, there were girls in it. So I was like, 'Oh, this isbetter for me,' " she says.
She adds, "There are a lot more girls wrestling now."
The best of them will compete here. In wrestling, the USA hasqualified for the Olympics in six of the seven weights of bothGreco-Roman and freestyle for men. The USA has qualified forBeijing at all four women's freestyle weights.
In judo, the USA is Olympic-qualified in all seven weights for menand three of the seven for women.
Katie had been a weight division higher last year at 172. She'llstay away this week from the feasts that always accompany thefamily's wrestling and judo trips. "There's going to be likechicken parmesan and steak. My dad (Joe) is big with the pasta,"she says.
Her sister Colleen also competes in judo in the top weight (over172). She will be Katie's workout and warm-up partner this weekend.
Many of the USA's female wrestlers have judo backgrounds, includingKristie Marano, Katie Downing and Clarissa Chun.
Bender of USA Wrestling says he hopes wrestling fans who haven'tseen judo will learn to appreciate it and vice versa.
"I don't anticipate we'll see many judo fans or wrestling fansleaving when their specific discipline might be done early (in asession)," Bender says.
Katie acknowledges wrestling has wider exposure because of highschool and college competitions.
"Maybe people will leave the tournament knowing what judo is andgo, 'Oh, judo is pretty good,' " she says.