"Our society of wanting to microevaluate everything breaking down video frame by frame is ridiculous. Use a little common sense. Montano was in BACK of everybody when she made contact and went down. Clearly her fault. End of story."
The above is completely true. This is bothering me because it really isn't Martinez' fault.
Guys, it is OBVIOUS it was Montano who clipped Martinez from BEHIND. WATCH WILSON- WILSON DOES NOT MOVE AN INCH when Martinez stumbles. Think about it-picture yourself in a track race, and pretend you are Wilson, and your leg hits Brenda's. Even if it doesn't make you fall, INSTINCTIVELY your body is going to REACT to the CONTACT to make sure you stay on balance. Watch Wilson again. She runs the entire way without a nudge. If you watch at 1:35.4 again, you can see that the front of Montano's foot is OVER Martinez. She clipped her from behind, caused Martinez to stumble as the reaction, and that took Montano down as she deserved because she caused the problem in the first place. I like Montano, I was crying for her when she fell. She has been through a lot-dealing with the Russian dopers, etc. BUT SHE CLIPPED MARTINEZ- SHE UNPURPOSEFULLY CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. THAT IS THE FACT.
Watch the video in slow motion, then watch it in fast motion. It could not be more clear.