Official Saturday Morning (US) Olympic Discussion Thread - Women's 800 Semis and 100 Semis and Final + Mixed 4 x 400

Wow SAFP and Shericka do not like Elaine at all. 😳 The 🎭 in front of the world’s cameras is embarrassing for Jamaica 🇯🇲

tainted love wrote:

Wow!! Fraser Price was not happy at all for her teammate. Have a pat on the back and that’s it. Most teammates hug it out. I wonder if Richardson was watching. She would have destroyed them.

No one was beating Thompson today.

Are you bleeping kidding me? 10.61 into -.6 headwind ? Greatest 100m run EVER. Greatest race ever. Shelly had a substandard start and struggled with form. That was unexpected. Ta Lou same, but that was predictable. Sherricka is legit. But ETH, whooooooaaaaaaaa!

That 4x1 world record now on borrowed time.

I’m sorry Sha’carri wasn’t winning any medal in this race. She probably would have placed 4th. Lol

No Richardson would have finished no better than bronze. Experience counts. 10.61 into a head wind folks.

Yes and... wrote:

Fraser-Pryce looked pretty disappointed -- not all that excited about the Jamaican sweep. Are the Jamaican sprinters friendly with one another? I admit total ignorance about the athletes in the 100m.

She ran like she knew Thompson was the fastest. Pushed too hard too early and ran tight to the line. Her semi was much more controlled. Cool thing is the TV graphic shows that as she hit her top speed 20m+ earlier in the finals.

Richardson is 2nd if she was there prolly, no one was catching Thompson, what a run.

El Keniano wrote:

Wow SAFP and Shericka do not like Elaine at all. 😳 The 🎭 in front of the world’s cameras is embarrassing for Jamaica 🇯🇲

GTFO. Embarrassing ? They were there to win gold. Neither are ok with not winning. Their reaction was not throwing shade at ETH, it was because they were disappointed in their finish. Get a freaking clue man.

This was nothing short of amazing for Jamaica.

Sprint2250 wrote:

I’m sorry Sha’carri wasn’t winning any medal in this race. She probably would have placed 4th. Lol

+1 Saved by the weed.

Side Show Moe wrote:

Are you bleeping kidding me? 10.61 into -.6 headwind ? Greatest 100m run EVER. Greatest race ever. Shelly had a substandard start and struggled with form. That was unexpected. Ta Lou same, but that was predictable. Sherricka is legit. But ETH, whooooooaaaaaaaa!

That 4x1 world record now on borrowed time.

SAFP would have needed her very best start to compete with that. But I think she would have gotten edged even then. ETH was better today, and she broke form slightly at the end to celebrate.

Sprint2250 wrote:

I’m sorry Sha’carri wasn’t winning any medal in this race. She probably would have placed 4th. Lol

+ 1

really nice interview with the bbc and safp. what a wonderful person she seems to be.

So, the Swiss are better than the American(s).

Side Show Moe wrote:

Sprint2250 wrote:

I’m sorry Sha’carri wasn’t winning any medal in this race. She probably would have placed 4th. Lol

+ 1

shacarri is capable of a 10.6 Basic she could have beaten Shelly but not Elaine. Not saying she would have but silver was possible

ah no way wrote:

totally normal that a nation of 3 million people goes 1-2-3 in the olympic 100.

sprinting is so bad for the sport.

Those of us who know sprint history know that Jamaica's sprint history goes back DECADES.

Arthur Wint

Herb Mckinley

Don Quarrie

Merlene Ottey

Grace Jackson

Juliet Cuthbert

Some of these names were competing and winning medals before a Usain Bolt was even conceived. I went to an annual Jamaican HS track meet they call CHAMPS a few years ago. About 30,000 people in a stadium going crazy over HS runners. I got it then - it starts there.

Side Show Moe wrote:

El Keniano wrote:

Wow SAFP and Shericka do not like Elaine at all. 😳 The 🎭 in front of the world’s cameras is embarrassing for Jamaica 🇯🇲

GTFO. Embarrassing ? They were there to win gold. Neither are ok with not winning. Their reaction was not throwing shade at ETH, it was because they were disappointed in their finish. Get a freaking clue man.

This was nothing short of amazing for Jamaica.

Spin any which way you want, mon. That was raw hate towards a teammate and it’s a shame it had to play out in such an ugly manner in front of billions.

NBC 3 wrote:

according to the announcer raven rodgers is the sole american in the final.

He meant US born

paris2024hawk wrote:

Side Show Moe wrote:

+ 1

shacarri is capable of a 10.6 Basic she could have beaten Shelly but not Elaine. Not saying she would have but silver was possible

Based on the first two rounds Ta Lou absolutely capable of 10.6x with the right wind aswell. But we saw what happened. Semi finals at the US trials against nobody and the Olympic finals against everybody are vastly different.

The overhype on Richardson is incredible.

El Keniano wrote:

Side Show Moe wrote:

GTFO. Embarrassing ? They were there to win gold. Neither are ok with not winning. Their reaction was not throwing shade at ETH, it was because they were disappointed in their finish. Get a freaking clue man.

This was nothing short of amazing for Jamaica.

Spin any which way you want, mon. That was raw hate towards a teammate and it’s a shame it had to play out in such an ugly manner in front of billions.

You see what you want. You sound bitter. Salty even.

paris2024hawk wrote:

Side Show Moe wrote:

+ 1

shacarri is capable of a 10.6 Basic she could have beaten Shelly but not Elaine. Not saying she would have but silver was possible

With time she probably could get there but I doubt it would have been this year. Best she could have done in this race is bronze.