Jenny Simpson just ROBBED that win from Rowbury!!! (Will Salazar get her DQd?)

caintrain wrote:

Great runner but respect lost for Simpson.

that says more about you than her

Nice gif. I'm glad they are both okay; Shannon looks to hit the ground pretty hard. It is not clear from that view what are all the circumstances that take her down.

I think Jenny had in mind to grab Shannon's hand,cross over tied, so they could share 1st, but decided that she would also have to share the prize money, and just let go

Anyone trying to compare this to the USA 5000m WATCH THE REPLAY...Jenny started falling on purpose, out of nowhere because she knew Rowbury was about to pass her. There was no contact at USAs between Huddle and Rowbury. Jenny fell ON PURPOSE and took Shannon down with her. She was basically rewarded for diving across the finish and making clear and intentional contact along the way. smh..

Lets's be honest. If the roles were reversed everyone on these boards and on twitter would be raising holly hell...NOP CHEATERS! SCANDAL!! SLEAZY SALAZAR!! ...ugh that bit is getting old.

caintrain wrote:

Anyone trying to compare this to the USA 5000m WATCH THE REPLAY...Jenny started falling on purpose, out of nowhere because she knew Rowbury was about to pass her. There was no contact at USAs between Huddle and Rowbury. Jenny fell ON PURPOSE and took Shannon down with her. She was basically rewarded for diving across the finish and making clear and intentional contact along the way. smh..

No, she fell because she was diving for the line. Nice try buddy. This is opposed to the USA 5000m where Rowbury went from lane 2 to lane 1 to lane 2 to lane 3. That is clear intent if you want to see it.

absurd... wrote:

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It seems like Shannon and Jenny are not on great terms. They also didn't shake hands after the race. Shannon has a right to be pissed. Watching that last 100m, there is no question who should have won that race. I'm not saying Jenny is a cheater but that was a little bit too much contact on her part. This is not a contact sport.

Rowbury is going to regret, and eventually delete, that tweet. The heat of the moment inflamed her, but once she calms down she will realise she is not the rightful winner and will feel foolish for whining.

She takes a solid 3-4 HARD steps before she even starts "diving"...get your eyesight checked

Just change it.

Fan of both ladies wrote:

Accidental contact. Should be a no call.

PS, it's annoying when Rojo hijacks threads and changes titles.

caintrain wrote:

http://dailyrelay.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1500mFall.gif

She takes a solid 3-4 HARD steps before she even starts "diving"...get your eyesight checked

If you'd ever run all out on fumes all the way through the line before that wouldn't look peculiar to you. Clearly you don't ever experience that.

Rowbury didn't say anything scandalous or classless. She felt the win should have been given to her and she was expressing that to a fan. She will probably be judged more harshly than most athletes in this situation simply because of who her coach is.

If you want an example of what is NOT acceptable for twitter...go look up one of the Lauren Fleshman escapades

Go Shannon wrote:

Rowbury didn't say anything scandalous or classless. She felt the win should have been given to her and she was expressing that to a fan. She will probably be judged more harshly than most athletes in this situation simply because of who her coach is.

If you want an example of what is NOT acceptable for twitter...go look up one of the Lauren Fleshman escapades

Why would she think the win should have been given to her?

Presented without comment...

Jenny Simpson ‏@trackjenny 13m

Big win & the DL win AND a scar to go with it all! Some gnarly stitches and a fancy trophy :) Live to every1 who prays for me and loves me 💗

asdkhjkasdhjfkjha wrote:

This:

Here is a good video of the race

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTUadSnzqYk

Go to 5:50 in. Simpson is running with her normal stride. At 5:56, when Rowbury is about to pass her, Simpson's left arm goes much wider than her normal stride. Simpson's arm clearly causes the contact.

Not sure if it is a DQ worthy offense, but for those of you who are saying Rowbury caused the fall, you are flat out blind

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Simpson clearly caused the contact. You can't cause contact from the front - yes - but you can from the side, which is where Jenny was in relation to Rowbury at 5:56 in the video. Her left arm goes out - why? To impede Rowbury.

Simpson should be DQ'd, for impeding the others and bad sportsmanship.

No way, everyone loves Jenny, everyone hates hates Salazar and NOP! He learned is lesson indoors from the backlash. If he tried to DQ Jenny the running world would be engulfed in flames

caintrain wrote:

Lets's be honest. If the roles were reversed everyone on these boards and on twitter would be raising holly hell...NOP CHEATERS! SCANDAL!! SLEAZY SALAZAR!! ...ugh that bit is getting old.

No. Because Jenny would still win the Diamond League.

Proof or Rowbury's tweet before it gets deleted

http://imgur.com/1zrzy7u

Any history/info on why they're so cold to one another?

W's 1500 is going to be out of this world next year. Simpson in prime form, Hassan will be better. Hopefully Genze will go back to 1500 where she belongs. Aregawi and Obiri will hopefully stay healthy. Both got banged up this year but were on the cusp of greatness prior to that. Don't forget Obiri's Doha 3, which is the legit outdoor WR.

Tons of subplots. Pesky Americans like Rowbury, Martinez. All the youngsters will be further along.

It's gonna be a real marquee event.