kmaclam wrote:
Here's what's different. Hasay is a big girl. She knows (especially after watching the video a gazillion times), there should be no DQ. Salazar was obviously livid about the men's 5K & somebody was gonna pay. If not Schumacher then ???… Hasay got whupped fair & square. I know she was in no way behind this protest. Just wish she could have some calming influence on her coach & get him to back off. Makes them all look bad.
I agree there should be no DQ .
BUT!!!
To say that the bump had no effect on Jordan Hasay's race is is absurd. I was there.... Hasay no doubt would have not been able to match GG's kick... but she would have been able to respond A LOT better if she wasn't trying to recover from her stumble. A different runner might have been able to, but not Jordan. She was taken out of the race with the trip.
It was absolutely clear, that without the trip up, Hasay would have finished MUCH better. She didn't get "whupped fair and square" ... but bumps happen and that's life... I'm sure she was ready to move on. Too bad about the DQ.