Why All The Fuss About Molly Seidel's Bronze Medal But No One Remembers Galen Rupp's?

CalicoCat wrote:

Kokinho wrote:

Simple - because he cheated. Nike gave their golden boy a shoe not available to all athletes in violation of the rules. Nike got around this by claiming it was a "prototype" of the Nike Streaks, when it was clearly an entirely different shoe. The two guys who beat him also had illegal shoes, but every athlete he beat, even the Nike athletes, didn't have them.

Honestly, Kipchoge technically cheated too, but at least he woulda won anyway. Not so with Rupp.

Galen also medaled in the 5k if you forgot. Whats your logic with that one little man.

la cringe wrote:

yawntowns wrote:

What an absurd misrepresentation

Did she not post (1) a story about some rando guy talking to her on an airplane and "mansplaining" training to her and (2) another story about being on a dating app and a guy asking playfully if he could beat her in a race?

Each of which were presented with no evidence?

Yes or no?

runhills wrote:

Yea but Galen won his first marathon on his first try, which was the Olympic Trails held in Los Angeles. I think it was in 2015?

Kokinho wrote:

Simple - because he cheated. Nike gave their golden boy a shoe not available to all athletes in violation of the rules. Nike got around this by claiming it was a "prototype" of the Nike Streaks, when it was clearly an entirely different shoe. The two guys who beat him also had illegal shoes, but every athlete he beat, even the Nike athletes, didn't have them.

Honestly, Kipchoge technically cheated too, but at least he woulda won anyway. Not so with Rupp.

CalicoCat wrote:

Kokinho wrote:

Simple - because he cheated. Nike gave their golden boy a shoe not available to all athletes in violation of the rules. Nike got around this by claiming it was a "prototype" of the Nike Streaks, when it was clearly an entirely different shoe. The two guys who beat him also had illegal shoes, but every athlete he beat, even the Nike athletes, didn't have them.

Honestly, Kipchoge technically cheated too, but at least he woulda won anyway. Not so with Rupp.

So you know galen only placed because of the shoes but somehow this doesnt apply to the other two? Lol. Silly boy. Galen also medaled in the 5k if you forgot. Whats your logic with that one little man.

One Man Can Make a Difference wrote:

Why does everyone get in a hissy fit whenever Molly Seidel's bronze is critiqued or really anything that is even the slightest bit non-heaps-of-praise about Molly but yet don't even remember that a man named Galen Rupp also won a bronze medal? Rupp has done a ton more for American marathoning than Seidel has and yet none of you even pretend to worship his bronze like you worship Molly's feet.

One Man Can Make a Difference wrote:

Why does everyone get in a hissy fit whenever Molly Seidel's bronze is critiqued or really anything that is even the slightest bit non-heaps-of-praise about Molly but yet don't even remember that a man named Galen Rupp also won a bronze medal? Rupp has done a ton more for American marathoning than Seidel has and yet none of you even pretend to worship his bronze like you worship Molly's feet.