Anna Hall looks more and more like her good oldself from 2023 pre-injury, with her recently improved javelin she could attack 7000 points in Tokyo if she is able to have a solid long jump. SML slowly building form, by the time we get to LA, she will be evenly matched with Paulino and it should be a great showdown in 400.
Just makes me wonder why they opened with Jamaica. Didn't seem like any of the graphics were ready for it and the stadium was empty. An own goal to the world seeing it for the first time.
I bet a lot of people watched week 1 and didn't bother this time because it looked amateurish.
2 GST meets now, and I cannot get past Anson Henry being such an annoying commentator. His constant "man" and slang terms irritate and half the time he says something asinine.
Just makes me wonder why they opened with Jamaica. Didn't seem like any of the graphics were ready for it and the stadium was empty. An own goal to the world seeing it for the first time.
I bet a lot of people watched week 1 and didn't bother this time because it looked amateurish.
Maybe they decided to go with the worst option first so it can gain momentum each month lol
Just makes me wonder why they opened with Jamaica. Didn't seem like any of the graphics were ready for it and the stadium was empty. An own goal to the world seeing it for the first time.
I bet a lot of people watched week 1 and didn't bother this time because it looked amateurish.
Given the number of ads Jamaica is running I’d think they were some sort of package deal with gst. Well buy x amount of ads if one of them is in Jamaica
2 GST meets now, and I cannot get past Anson Henry being such an annoying commentator. His constant "man" and slang terms irritate and half the time he says something asinine.
Complaining about race commentary is like complaining about subtitles in a movie with sound on lol
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I like Grant but he has been annoying me at Grand Slam. Four races so far and he hasn't made any of them fast even when he is the strongest in the field.
And he's 200k richer.
You expect a race to be "fast" without rabbits and 80 degree heat. They need to get a top African who is in shape to make this interesting. Hagos, Yomif, etc. Or Jakob obviously.
I'm happy enough with that race. Destroyed the field over the last 4 laps. Yomif would be a great addition but on his Instagram it says he is doing a 10k on May 24, a bit close to the next slam.
Anson Henry... no. Definitely the weak link on the commentating by a long ways.
I'm Canadian so I'd like to say that he's doing a good job. But his repetitive 'I don't know, man...', 'don't ya think, man?', 'he was cruisin, man!' is getting pretty old. Especially juxtaposed with Cram's commentary. I'll give it to Cram - internally he's probably rolling his eyes at the inane remarks coming from the 'sprint expert', but he never lets on, and does a great job using Henry's chatter as a springboard into more meaningful remarks.
Curious why they chose Henry. Surely there has to be a better choice... even in Canada - get Mike Smith (retired decathlete), who's incredibly knowledgeable, very articulate, and has loads of experience.
I get that they'd want someone more current, but where's the valuable 'expert commentary'? I always find that watching the CBC broadcast of international events (worlds and Olympics) with Mike Smith is incredibly educational. He talks about the ideal angle of release for (eg) shot and javelin, explains nuances of pole vault, long jump, and sprints. How is 'that's a fast time - especially when he's cruisin', man!' supposed to be informative? It isn't...
It feels like a very small number of athletes practicing to get good at winning prelims. and acting like they won a world championship when they get 5th
it’s even less exciting than prelims because in half the races there are literally no consequences for getting last.
we have now seen two long distance races where someone goes and the rest of the field just doesn’t care. at least grant ran a 3:57 last mile but still.
It’s totally broken to me. I want athletes to get paid big bucks, but I don’t actually care that they get paid in the context of the sport. The only people who care about that are the athletes which can explain Josh kerrs cringy celebration after getting 5th in an 800
You beat me to it. You're supposed to be an expert: do some research, and offer something insightful. Otherwise, just shut up and let Crammy speak. If I want inane chatter, or commentary devoid of thought, I'll just listen to Gail Devers and her default "I think she just wants to get out fast and execute!" Umm... okay. Isn't that what every sprinter wants to do?
It feels like a very small number of athletes practicing to get good at winning prelims. and acting like they won a world championship when they get 5th
it’s even less exciting than prelims because in half the races there are literally no consequences for getting last.
we have now seen two long distance races where someone goes and the rest of the field just doesn’t care. at least grant ran a 3:57 last mile but still.
It’s totally broken to me. I want athletes to get paid big bucks, but I don’t actually care that they get paid in the context of the sport. The only people who care about that are the athletes which can explain Josh kerrs cringy celebration after getting 5th in an 800
Of course you celebrate if you break your PR and win a slam. There is nothing wrong with being earnest. You don't have to play cool just so "you wouldn't come out as cringe to some people".
To make the distance events in the Grand Slam more exciting, introduce regulation, like soccer. If you finish last in the first race, you're eliminated from the 2nd race guarantying last place overall
To make the distance events in the Grand Slam more exciting, introduce regulation, like soccer. If you finish last in the first race, you're eliminated from the 2nd race guarantying last place overall
I actually like this, have 12 line up and top 8 make the 2nd race for distance. Make the 2nd race always the shorter one so it's less lame lol