It would have been nice to hear Eaton acknowledge the help that Beach and Detmer gave him. But no, according to Eaton, it was all about the Hayward fans.
It likely turns out just a little bit different if Eaton had to do his own work.
Beach was only out there to help with the pace. Detmer was more directly involved with Eaton during the course of the race and clearly slowed in the last 20 meters, even though he was in it for 3rd overall and only ended up finishing 23 points out of 3rd.
The places had not already been decided. It's unbelievably absurd/naive/stupid to suggest that.
Awesome comprehension to say that the Olympic spots had already been decided, though. Nice work on that.