GBohannon wrote:
Mods - change the thread title to indicate that this is referencing Aleia Hobbs and not our boy Hobbs Kessler. Kessler fans who are unfamiliar with the schedule are going to have a heart attack when they see this title!
I second this.
I know the schedule and that was still the first thing I thought.
I did have a heart attack. And a coronary. And an aneurysm. Don't do that to me!
Are they male or female?
What a coincidence the 3 representatives are all endorsed by Nike. Hobbs would have spoiled the party had she not have to deal with the 'DQ:..
The laughable part is me believing Daniels has a higher frequency than Thomas based on the "current season".
Too late. Call me a paramedic
It was terrible that they let her run the final. She clearly false started which is an automatic DQ. I do not understand how/why they let her run. I saw her flinch in real time and called it immediately. I was confused when the announcers started talking about Gabby Thomas. Then the replay clearly shows her flinch and move her right foot off the pedal. On what grounds did they put her back in the final? Especially since she didn't even run the semi!
I had to lie in the floor for a while.
2 THE GILLS!! wrote:
On what grounds did they put her back in the final? Especially since she didn't even run the semi!
That's what I want to know. She should have filed her protest immediately and then run the semi under protest. If she doesn't qualify then the protest is meaningless and thrown out. If she qualifies, then they can go back and decide whether or not to uphold the protest.
Sham 69 wrote:
Hobbs reinstated! I was right!
On appeal.
Blew the final.
However she would have failed on appeal because she clearly tripped the block .1 reaction time.
She could have run the semi on appeal if she thought quicker.
A shame. Hopefully she'll benefit from experience
got me twice... need an aspirin
If she had qualified for the Olympic team there would be a big problem. She had the advantage of not running the semis that all the other finalists had run so she was fresher. If she had qualified the next person in line would have had grounds for a protest. As said above, she should have run the semis under protest and then if she was reinstated for the final and she had earned a spot it would have been done fairly. This is the Olympic Trials for god sake, no time for amateur hour. USATF almost created a big problem for itself.
Hobbs is engaged to 800 runner Raevyn Rogers. No idea about the couple's pronoun preferences.