Solinsky falls out within the first 20 seconds.
Solinsky falls out within the first 20 seconds.
Forgot the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mo7Kw-MJRts
From what I can tell, Solinksy gets cut off aroune :13 into the video but I have no idea what cause him to leave the track. Maybe he just got pissed at being cutoff and it took him out of the race mentally?
He could've just swung wide. Looked more like he was running into Merga from behind? Merga didn't actually shove him off the track.
Solinsky does not have it. Got pushed / cut off. then just dropped, his frustration looked too fake for me.
I, like many of you, would have loved to see a physical retaliation during or after the race.
I am a huge Solinsky fan, but the guy doesn't have it mentally right now.
please look closer, there are 2 pushes he receives, or check the flotrack interview in about 5 mins, guaranteed he'll explain that shit
Hard to tell what happens in that video, thanks to that bizarre camera cut to the finish line that's focused on those damn plants for a couple seconds before the runners go by.
Merga obviously cuts off Solinsky midway down the homestretch causing Sol to fall back a bit, but then the camera changes. It looks like Sol might have closed the gap before Merga slows down right in front of him as they pass the finish line. But it doesn't look like much happened that would have caused Solinsky to go off the track -- maybe he tripped/stepped on Merga in front and lost balance, but there wasn't that much shoving or pushing at that moment.
thankful4MONACO wrote:
please look closer, there are 2 pushes he receives, or check the flotrack interview in about 5 mins, guaranteed he'll explain that shit
You might be right. My video is a little grainy, but it looks like someone else (not Merga) may have shoved Solinsky after Merga cut him off. Tough to tell with the video quality.
where exactly are the pushes? I'm trying to locate the contact but it looks like he just jumped in
there is no mental weakness,
sure i would have loved for him to get back in it, put i can barely get back in a 5k after running through the 2 mile in 11 minutes myself, imagine going through two in 8:30???
but i think there is definitely some people in that front back that dont want solinsky or rupp to be there. don't know if its racism, nationalism, or just plain jealousy, those pushes (and it wasn't just one) did it. that last push into the bushes was enough to get him off the track and DEFINITELY calculated maybe even planned out by MERGA
It looks like he got tripped up and pushed from behind by whoever that is behind him. I want to see Rupps fall if anyone finds it post it!
Sol tried to pass on Merga's inside at ~50m from the finish line. Merga cut him off and there was a bit of contact and Sol put on the brakes a bit. At the finish line Sol surges up (naturally, its the last lap) but looks down at his feet as they get a bit too close to Mergas. he chops his steps, loses his balance and runs inside the track. The 2 sec before Sol went off the track was in no way caused nor controleld by Merga. The contact prior to at ~50m from the line, yes, but Sol ran himself off the track
it almost looks like someone put their entire body into solinsky (could be merga, could be another) to get him out right at that curve. not tactical, it was cheating and they will be kicked out of DL or fined largely by IAAF after watching the video like we have over the last 1/2 hr.
thankful4MONACO wrote:
it almost looks like someone put their entire body into solinsky (could be merga, could be another) to get him out right at that curve. not tactical, it was cheating and they will be kicked out of DL or fined largely by IAAF after watching the video like we have over the last 1/2 hr.
this is correct. Watch Alamirew, who is running behind Merga and Sol coming down the straight. Merga goes in front of Sol and they almost trip. Sol recovers. Then watch as the camera angle changes to that at the finish line. Don't watch Sol, watch to his right, in lane two, at what Alamirew does. He SHOOTS over as if he's just shoved that big behemoth Solinsky into the grass. It was Alamirew who shoved Sol out.
Those Ethios were working together on that one!!!
It was Alamirew!!!
Hiphopanonnymous wrote:
Sol tried to pass on Merga's inside at ~50m from the finish line. Merga cut him off and there was a bit of contact and Sol put on the brakes a bit. At the finish line Sol surges up (naturally, its the last lap) but looks down at his feet as they get a bit too close to Mergas. he chops his steps, loses his balance and runs inside the track. The 2 sec before Sol went off the track was in no way caused nor controleld by Merga. The contact prior to at ~50m from the line, yes, but Sol ran himself off the track
This is why people stop coming to this site. Because of dumb posts like this. There is a video, it shows Solinsky getting pushed, losing balance, and fallen off the track. What the hell are you watching.
Merginator wrote:
YOU TRY RUNNING INTO A PLANT AND COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND CATCHING BACK UP IN THE LAST 2 LAPS OF A 5000....
Ever heard o Billy Mills?
The Stache wrote:
thankful4MONACO wrote:it almost looks like someone put their entire body into solinsky (could be merga, could be another) to get him out right at that curve. not tactical, it was cheating and they will be kicked out of DL or fined largely by IAAF after watching the video like we have over the last 1/2 hr.
this is correct. Watch Alamirew, who is running behind Merga and Sol coming down the straight. Merga goes in front of Sol and they almost trip. Sol recovers. Then watch as the camera angle changes to that at the finish line. Don't watch Sol, watch to his right, in lane two, at what Alamirew does. He SHOOTS over as if he's just shoved that big behemoth Solinsky into the grass. It was Alamirew who shoved Sol out.
Those Ethios were working together on that one!!!
It was Alamirew!!!
OK, I just watched it for about the 10th time and I think this is most accurate. I can't see his race bib but whoever it was to Solinsky's right gave him some sort of shove. His body shoots forwards at the exact moment Solinksy goes flying off the track. He was shoved, not by Merga but by Alamirew (if that is correct).
johnnyb1610 wrote:
This is why people stop coming to this site. Because of dumb posts like this. There is a video, it shows Solinsky getting pushed, losing balance, and fallen off the track. What the hell are you watching.
It's hard to see where he got pushed the second time because of the angle -- he may have gotten cut off, or he may have just needed to chop his stride and got frustrated.
YOUTUBERR wrote:
The Stache wrote:this is correct. Watch Alamirew, who is running behind Merga and Sol coming down the straight. Merga goes in front of Sol and they almost trip. Sol recovers. Then watch as the camera angle changes to that at the finish line. Don't watch Sol, watch to his right, in lane two, at what Alamirew does. He SHOOTS over as if he's just shoved that big behemoth Solinsky into the grass. It was Alamirew who shoved Sol out.
Those Ethios were working together on that one!!!
It was Alamirew!!!
OK, I just watched it for about the 10th time and I think this is most accurate. I can't see his race bib but whoever it was to Solinsky's right gave him some sort of shove. His body shoots forwards at the exact moment Solinksy goes flying off the track. He was shoved, not by Merga but by Alamirew (if that is correct).
I've watched that replay now 6 times. I tracked the guy who was right next to Sol, who I think pushed him. It is Alamirew. It was Alamirew next to Sol whose body went shooting off in the other direction.
Second shover - grassy knoll.