I knew that question would get hate on here, but I actually don’t think it was that stupid. She had been completely focused on the NCAA all season, repeatedly blew off questions about standards and the Olympics. At that point in time, it seemed equally likely that she really wanted to go or that she would have said “I had a dream season, Olympics would have been the cherry on top “ obviously Jess McClain would have loved to get 3rd but also seemed super pumped to put together 2 great races on a big stage.
Subsequently , Valby has made it clear the Olympics were in fact a big goal but it was honestly not clear to me either how much she even cared about the Olympics. Very different scenario than any pro whose whole focus is clearly the Olympics