Appreciation?? wrote:
I don't think he's the favorite. I hope his smile at the end is mainly because he feels great, not because he thinks he was running easier than Jakob and has Gold in the bag.
That said, better to be more arrogant than not when heading into the 1500 final.
Based on his post semi quote in the race writeup, I would say he assumes Jakob was kicking pretty hard, or at least as hard as him, in the semifinal:
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Kerr was also asked what he made of Ingebrigtsen’s comments anticipating a sprint finish in Tuesday’s final.
“Oh really?” Kerr said. “I would say that’s a bad decision for him, if he saw [what happened] today. I think he might just be saying that just to say it.
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Jakob looked pretty measured/composed to me....the final is going to be awesome.