Comeback of Gwen Jorgensen - the "best triathlete in history" - has begun. 3rd in N. Zealand. What does this mean for Paris?

rojo · 2023-03-09T14:28:57-05:00

I came across an interesting article on ESPN about Gwen Jorgensen's return to the triathlon. I didn't realize how great she was at tri. The article says she's the best triathlete in history in its title. Tri fans would you agree?Anyway, in the article, she admits her stint as a running pro came up short of her lofty goals. " "It's no secret that my running career was not what I wanted it to be," she said.The article came out the week of her return to competition at the Oceania Triathlon Cup in New Zealand where she placed 3rd. Does anyone know how significant of a result this if for her? What does this say about her Paris 2024 chances? I keep hearing how she just wants to make the relay. Tri fans, do you really believe that? I'd assume she'd want to go for individual gold but is just being smarter about publicly declaring expectations this time around.ESPN feature:https://www.espn.com/olympics/triathlon/story/_/id/35721325/why-gwen-jorgensen-best-triathlete-history-making-unlikeliest-comebacksArticle on race: https://tri-today.com/2023/02/gwen-jorgensen-makes-strong-comeback-third-at-oceania-cup-taupo/

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2 years ago 11/14/2023 9:07am EST

re: NERunner03533

NERunner03533 wrote:
Gwen update: has moved all the way up to 30th in the world & 5th American after winning 2 World Cups & finishing 2nd at another in the past few weeks. She crushed the World Cup scene, with 4 wins & 2 2nds this season. 5th American is huge because now she'll be able to start any WTCS level races next year. She'll have an opportunity to race US Olympic selection events next year. There's a path for her to make the team.

'Gwen has moved up her ranking by getting others DQ'd to bump up her finishing position'

Fixed it for you.

2 years ago 11/14/2023 10:17am EST

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sweatdebt wrote:
NERunner03533 wrote:
Gwen update: has moved all the way up to 30th in the world & 5th American after winning 2 World Cups & finishing 2nd at another in the past few weeks. She crushed the World Cup scene, with 4 wins & 2 2nds this season. 5th American is huge because now she'll be able to start any WTCS level races next year. She'll have an opportunity to race US Olympic selection events next year. There's a path for her to make the team.
'Gwen has moved up her ranking by getting others DQ'd to bump up her finishing position'
Fixed it for you.

Sorry mate, Gwen wasn’t responsible that those runners were DQ’d, she was the beneficiary though.

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