This has to be rock bottom for Athing Mu.

Athing needs to get off the grid and retool.

Maybe chilling in Sudan will sort her mind.

And realize ehat she has.

She is in the wrong place at the wrong time.

it is probably that simple.

The only people that downvoted this are the ones that have participation trophies and 1st ribbons from their local Turkey Trot. You hurt their fragile feelings.

She already conquered the sport. Reminds me of Simone Biles. she'll be back when she's hungry again.

So subtle that it wasn't even present. That's a skillfully light touch. Especially because you supported the supposed joke with arguments in multiple posts.

Honestly this is a great comparison. Simone got SO much backlash after Tokyo, took a long break, and even when she started training again she hated it. But eventually she found her passion and her “why,” and she’s back on top

She needs to be careful. The rock bottom is often followed by the people's elbow. Devastating combo.

Yep. The athletes in both gymnastics and T&F are working for a chance at the Olympics. When you already have 2 gold medals at 19, it seems like that might put a dent in your drive. It will end up being a good thing for Mu that she now has something to come back from instead of just maintaining at the top like she was. She finally has a hill to climb again.

Actually I think Rock bottom was when she threw herself on the ground in the Olympic 800 m because she was not going to finish top three. That wasn't a trip, that was her way of faking a fall so she can give up gracefully.

rock bottom sure its always the less naturally talented that want it more, and the supershoes help.

Jakob is the equivalent of Keely for middle distances.

She'll get hungry when the money starts running out, like a 80's rock band.

Exactly, and this is why people chirp when they see someone who isn't living up to their potential. It's the natural cycle of things.

WeJo got mad at me for this post, but it's valid criticism and this is the way it goes in every sport. LeBron disappeared in the 4th quarter of the 2011 NBA Finals shortly after he took his talents to South Beach. EVERYONE let him hear about it.

What, are we supposed to just sit around and worship everyone all the time? We'll all applaud her when she bounces back.

And for everyone else who thinks we're all just a bunch of participation ribbon runners: Odds are most of us didn't hit the genetic middle distance jackpot. That's why we talk, because, believe it or not, most of us actually do the work to get the most out of ourselves and it's sickening to see someone so lucky just squander it all away. Funny WeJo mentioned Nico Young. That's a dude that does everything in his power to get every ounce of potential he can out of himself. Quite the opposite of someone who still runs on the outside of lane 1 who looks like she hasn't attempted to learn a thing since AAU.

So, you're jealous and mad that she's talented and you're not, got it.

Or we're just on her case because she's blowing her figurative billion dollar lotto jackpot at the casino

You admit to being a fair weather fan. True fans supports their athletes and teams when they’re down.

When Mu makes it back to the top, the apologies should be as loud as the disrespect she’s getting now.

So? Who cares? Why do you care?

Do you think people come down to the Papa Johns where you work and get on your case for being a waste of space and ability?

She has an Olympic Gold. She's a World Champion. She's done an awful lot. You're not entitled to her effort or her performance or for her to want it in the same way that you do.

Said another way, quit crying, you jealous, pathetic tool.

I would like to see her run a competitive 400 before I join the doom and gloom club.

If she was hurt going into the trials anyone know why she even raced? Contact obligation or some other reason? Seems a little pointless imo but I don’t know details/ reasoning

Athing also solved world hunger and ended the Ukraine/Russia war.

She needs to get back to the 400... Someone like her could collect medals at least in the relays for W and Mixed while she gets back to putting things together for the 8.