He is 100% correct. They take 12 to the final outdoors, now they have 14 indoors on a track half the size?
That makes this race mostly luck. Beamish never had good position, he didn't race it tactically well. He was VERY fortunate that a gap opened up.
Beamish still won fair and square and he earned the win. But no matter what, half of the field was going to get tripped and pushed and shoved so much that they'd have no chance.
14 guys in an indoor 1500 championship is really too much. But Nordas says “what could I do?” Well you can get up front and run the race you want. He made a decision to hang mid pack and paid for it.
Agree. 14 guys is too many, but everyone runs under the same conditions and knows what those conditions are going in. You plan your race accordingly. If the end result isn't what you wanted, it's a mix of your fault and luck.
But yes, 14 is too many. If the goal of the final is to see who in the world is truly top 3, shouldn't take more than 10-12 runners to determine that. Even 12 is being pretty generous.
Nordaas really angry at organizer for allowing too many runners in final. Thinks it cost him the gold. Interview in Norwegian google translated:
- I run poorly tactically, but what should I do? What alternative do I have when the organizer drags 14 men into the field? It will be a treat from start to finish. There will be competition in who can stay on their feet, says Nordås to VG.
He is angry with the organiser, and believes it was far too chaotic with far too many runners on the starting line in the final. There were twice as many as in the qualification.
- It shows that those who govern are just sitting in front of a spreadsheet. They have no idea about the sport, says Nordås further.
- What do you mean?
- They put 14 men like that and like that and like that. And then there is a lot of fall, and the people behind it don't see it.
VG has not received a reply to the e-mail inquiry to race director Pierce O'Callaghan about Nordås' criticism.
The last time Norway took WC gold indoors was when Geir Moen won the 200 meters in 1995. Some might have thought there would be another Norwegian WC gold on Sunday night, but Nordås didn't quite get it. He was a disappointed man.
- I had hoped to get a medal, to win. I'm better than him who won, but then I didn't do it, says Nordås to VG.
- The good thing is that I dare to go for the gold. Unfortunately, the medal also breaks, says Nordås. He hopes there will be fewer starting in the final in the future. But he is unsure whether he will take it up with the organizer himself. - I hope the right people give notice. There are too many people, says Nordås to the press after the race.
I wonder how he'd feel if he was one of the guys that got tripped up in the semi. I'm pretty sure that he'd jump at the chance to be advanced to the final, if not, he'd probably cry about it.
Yeah not a great look. Some people just don't have high EQs around this sort of stuff.
For example, I only wanted Beamish to win that race and there was a moment when Nordas made a move and Beamish kind of let him go where I thought to myself "dude cover that move and go with him" so I definitely thought Nordas had worked himself into a better spot to attack.
But the point of that is that it's absurd for him to use this as an excuse - as apparently everyone that watched the race thinks so too. If he was good enough to win he would have. But wasn't. Better luck next time - maybe work on that speed a bit.
He learned from jakob, always have an excuse ready.
Jakob was sick. That’s not an excuse. It’s just a fact.
Yeah I don't think these situations are really comparable. Jakob also ran 3.29 and finished second by like a foot even when he clearly didn't look as strong as he had done prior in the season. Nordas just got smacked around in a 3.36 race and then complained about the size of the field even though when you watch the race he is never really in a spot that he was compromised because of it - especially compared to the guy that won.
Side note: I agree with the field size comments. However, this victim 💩looks weak AF, complaining about it AFTER the race. Quickest off ramp for me as a fan is when these guys lose their accountability. If you get smashed you get smashed. Talk about how you are gonna fix it. Take the L and move on.
The Norwegian team doctor Ove Talsnes reported it. He had a fever the day after the 1500m final for the 5000m heats. Then the 5000m final was 3 days later. He still wasn't fully recovered which is why he ran it the way he did, staying in the pack and leaving it as late as possible.
Side note: I agree with the field size comments. However, this victim 💩looks weak AF, complaining about it AFTER the race. Quickest off ramp for me as a fan is when these guys lose their accountability. If you get smashed you get smashed. Talk about how you are gonna fix it. Take the L and move on.
Yes. All 3 medalists ran on the rail. Learn from that…
He looked silly out in lane 3.
Did someone force him (and him alone) into lane 3? This is a 3:36 race…. There is plenty of time. He looked like a College freshman
He has no respect for himself. Just look at him spitting all over the track before the start. Easily the most unlikeable athlete right now. There's a reason why his progression is suspicious - no surprises here if he gets popped one day.