Nikki Hiltz (1:59:04) comes from WAY BACK to edge LSU's Michaela Rose (1:59.08, #2 NCAA history). DQ or not? (Video)

No, this was not a DQ. If you watch the whole last 100m, Rose drifted to the outside of lane 1 / almost lane 2, but most of it was in the last 30-40m. Hiltz is coming hot and notices the drift. Can you really blame Hiltz for not wanting to go even further outside? If you're going to start creating that thin line in lane 1 in the last 30-40m of the race I think it's completely fair game to try the inside. Sure there was slight contact, but at the rate Rose was drifting she could have made contact with Hiltz even if they had chosen to go on the outside.

False. Hiltz has made it clear that "they" are opposed to the new World Athletics rules banning transgender women from female sports. There are also some retweeted takes against the rule change in Hiltz's twitter feed if you scroll back to last month.

I continue to not understand why anyone cares what Nikki wants to be called.

If you want to call her a she, go ahead. If you want to call her they, go ahead. Why should anyone care but Nikki?

Absolutely no one is forcing anyone to use any specific pronoun.

People love to get angry about stuff that has little to do with their lives.

As for the DQ, hard to tell but since this wasn't a championship race nor was either runner's time affected, why bother to DQ anyone?

It was a fantastic race by both finishers! We should be acknowledging that, not this other BS.

Rose moved inside to block and Hiltz ran through her while staying in her own lane. If anyone should have been DQ'd it's Rose.

This was my take as well, the runner leading the race in the last 100m is supposed to take a straight line (no exceptions) to the finish line, Rose was drifting. If that occurred prior to the last 100m I might have a different opinion.

My understanding too. Hiltz even moved a little inside in response to Rose cutting her off but that still didn't give her enough room to pass without contact.

Hiltz could have slowed up to avoid contact and afterwards pointlessly asked for Rose to be DQ'd. But Hiltz knew the rules, did the pro move and took control of her own fate.

WOW! What a comeback. Hiltz was WAY behind at the last turn and pulled off and incredible comback. Can't wait to see her destroy the US 1500 field this outdoors.

What is there to DQ? Contact was at the line. And who would you DQ? Rose I assume? She left the inside open and then tries to close it with an elbow. No DQ for anyone in my view.

Well I, for one, will not participate

Why did you start a thread to ask if Hiltz was DQed when you are apparently already aware that she was not?

Have you ever seen a video of what happens when someone doesn't use a trans/non-binary person's preferred pronouns?

Say what you want about Hiltz, but that was an incredible finish.

Cool race. Hiltz looked dead in the water. It was shades of the men's 800m in Munich with the Russian far, far ahead and even if you already know the result, you think that there is no way the American can come back all the way. Terrific comeback. I punt on the dq question because I see no head-on video of the finish. Rose looks to have tremendous potential in the event, a great physical form for the 8, born for it, and all that was in the way of a 1:57 was more speed endurance, as she still looked great at close to 740m in. Maybe by USAs, that will be there. She made that race and looks like a great shot at making the US team and possibly even medaling, though Willis and Whittaker will have something to say about that as well as Mu and A'Jee.

And you’re still crying about masks! You people are the worst. Clutch your pearls all you want and continue to feign scared. Hiltz is asking to be identified as they, a personal preference. It isn’t politics just because you choose to deem it so because you don’t like it. She announcer came respect it or not. Be consistent because he is used to it or bumble throughout the race because he isn’t.

I wouldn't be able to stop laughing if a biological male were to beat Hiltz

I don’t get it. Why would you even start laughing?

Because I don't think Hiltz would keep preaching about the importance of inclusion if it directly affected her. Imagine that they were to get 4th instead of 3rd due to a biological male - would Hiltz still say that she's the 4th place finisher, or would she say that she's 3rd?

I think you know the answer.