Solinsky didn't draft off Rupp. He was like 10-15m for most of the opening laps.
Here's how the race went:
Pacers lead for roughly 6km or more
Galen ran for 2-3km
Chris lead for 1km
Rough Approximations.
Chris was legit. Also it was his 10km debut with runners who he probably thought were much faster than him at the time. Rupp Fans need to calm down. Galen got 4th. If Chris hadn't run, Rupp still would have probably gotten 3rd.
~FTW