Grand Slam track Philly day 1 thread (day 1 reaction show at 10 pm et)

numbers dont lie wrote:

discod wrote:

Probably most of them in USA. I'm Canadian and NOBODY knows who SML is. Probably more people would remember Bol at the Olympics because the average Joe likes things like underdog/comebacks, etc., so they'd remember Bol's relay rather than SML's (superior) performance in the 400mh. The average person doesn't know that a sub 51 hurdles race is otherworldly...

American track fans are in love with SML - the rest of the world, not so much.

Canada is a stupid example. People in Canada mostly follow hockey.

Sydney is much more famous than Femke around the world. They remember Sydney as the beautiful hurdler who dominates.

seasoned ranker wrote:

Whatt wrote:

Try Google trends lmao. You're from the US so you think Sydney is more famous, nobody else would ever say something like that

Google trends is one of the many metrics that show that Syd is more globally known.

Whatt wrote:

numbers dont lie wrote:

Canada is a stupid example. People in Canada mostly follow hockey.

Sydney is much more famous than Femke around the world. They remember Sydney as the beautiful hurdler who dominates.

Nobody knows Sydney outside of the US. Femke is famous Sydney is not

Whatt wrote:

seasoned ranker wrote:

Google trends is one of the many metrics that show that Syd is more globally known.

Lmao maybe we have 2 different versions

numbers dont lie wrote:

Whatt wrote:

Nobody knows Sydney outside of the US. Femke is famous Sydney is not

Wrong. You're just jealous because Sydney is faster, prettier, and more famous than Femke.

seasoned ranker wrote:

Whatt wrote:

Lmao maybe we have 2 different versions

Feel free to post your “version”.

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Philly cheese steak wrote:

The whole "Who is more popular, Sydney or Femke?" is just stupid, but I will say this.

Femke Bol has 26 wins on the Diamond League circuit. Twenty-six! That is among the all-time highest victory totals. She has competed in almost every different venue and been viewed by a lot of track fans in many different countries/regions. She is very likeable and her amazing comeback in the Mixed 4x400 in Paris, getting the baton down about 20 meters, in 4th place with 150m to go, and pull out the victory, was one of the biggest moments of the entire Olympics in any sport.

Whatt wrote:

seasoned ranker wrote:

Feel free to post your “version”.

I guess you selected "last week" instead of "last year"

seasoned ranker wrote:

Whatt wrote:

I guess you selected "last week" instead of "last year"

I selected last 5 years. Where’s your “version”?

numbers dont lie wrote:

You have no data to back up your claims. All you got is bitterness.

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numbers dont lie wrote:

Tell yourself whatever lie you want to believe to help you cope with the fact that Sydney is the better runner.

People love Sydney wrote:

Sydney got a loud ovation in Jamaica.