We just found out why Jenny Simpson Fist Pumped at End of 1500m Semi

Kenneth Davids wrote:

Jenny may very well be a great person but she is incredibly annoying in interviews.

I also get the impression from her that she contends to be clean and losses only come at the hands of dopers--there seems little accountability for the possibility of variation in race outcomes. If she is clean (and I've not seen anything to suggest suspicion), I have a hard time believing she is the best clean 1500m runner in the world.

Agreed. Wish someone well, including self (fist pump) = great. Fist pump that Dibaba, in another heat, failed? I will now cheer for Dibaba to beat her. Something oddly Mary Slaney about Simpson. Great runner, but...

CDA wrote:

trollism wrote:

It's more unsportsmanlike to be a filthy doper, so Simpson could have 'gobble gobble MFer' in her cheating face for all I care.

Yeah-- if you care about the sport, you don't think like this however. You can't just start trashing someone's name unless you have PROOF they doped. Not evidence. Dibaba has never tested positive, and the investigation in Spain was settled. I would say there is about a 90% chance she doped based on the evidence, but you can't just assume. Imagine what comments like this do to someone who is clean that is perceived as dirty? People accuse so often, and I bet they are wrong about their accusations at least half of the time. You don't have to believe Dibaba has been clean throughout her career (I don't), but you also shouldn't trash her until their is proof to know for certain.

NB will drop Simpson before Tokyo 2020. They've lost a consumer today, and she's lost a longtime fan. Never wish anyone ill will. Just sad.

kiowavt wrote:

Kenneth Davids wrote:

Jenny may very well be a great person but she is incredibly annoying in interviews.

I also get the impression from her that she contends to be clean and losses only come at the hands of dopers--there seems little accountability for the possibility of variation in race outcomes. If she is clean (and I've not seen anything to suggest suspicion), I have a hard time believing she is the best clean 1500m runner in the world.

Agreed. Wish someone well, including self (fist pump) = great. Fist pump that Dibaba, in another heat, failed? I will now cheer for Dibaba to beat her. Something oddly Mary Slaney about Simpson. Great runner, but...

And she wasn't even correct, lol! Maybe actually finish your race and look at the official times before you start celebrating another runner failing to qualify for the final.

What did I miss? Where did Simpson go wrong in her interview? If I remember correctly, she only said that Dibaba looked human in her heat. I guess I must have missed something. Can someone indicate where the actual offense was made?

BTW...Jama Aden is still under investigation in Spain

I adore Simpson.

Hayduke wrote:

CDA wrote:

If you want to call me an idiot, please start by expressing your thoughts in a clear manner so that they can be understood by others. I don't even know how to respond because it makes no sense.

it makes sense to me because i thought the exact same thing when i read your post. You said you cant assume someone is doping, but then say there is a 90% chance she doped. Saying there is 90% chance is the 100% definition of assume.

Assume means to "suppose to be with the case without proof". I guess I meant to say that you shouldn't accept the assumption as truth and then defame someone based on said assumption. My point was clean until proven guilty.

nice stuff wrote:

Great stuff. Simpson is so intelligent when it comes to racing tactics, and very aware of what's going on.

Simpson is "very aware of what's going on"?...not in this case, she thought Dibaba didn't make the finals.

kh wrote:

NB will drop Simpson before Tokyo 2020. They've lost a consumer today, and she's lost a longtime fan. Never wish anyone ill will. Just sad.

Then I'll make up for you since I've never purchased NB but will for the first time!

CDA wrote:

trollism wrote:

Interesting reaction to thinking Dibaba was out, you would think she'd be more concerned about the three others in the same heat who were just cruising while she was blowing out of her arse.

Is there a video of Simpson saying this? It seems really unsportsmanlike to be excited about another athlete's bad race. If this is true, I would lose a lot of respect for Simpson tonight.

It's doubtful she said anything of the sort. But the cucks at LR always love to demean Americans if they're not POCs.

As for trollism, he sounds like another Brit worried their faves will crumble in the final - which they likely will. The only one who comes through is EPO Mo. And he owes that to being able to train not with Salazar, but with his trips to E. Africa for training while under a strong drug regimen.

Dead last wrote:

Sledge_hammer wrote:

FYI, she is always a bitch.

Thankfully she has no chance in the final.

Jenny goes home divastated

Caster - 1500 champion to be wrote:

It's nothing but a cat fight between the girls. Caster is way above this.

Not sure if you meant it this way, but I can tell you why Caster won't/can't get involved in a cat fight between the girls.

I would use the sound of Ms. Dibaba's farts as my text tone.

Thank you.

I like Jenny Simpson but racing should not be about rejoicing over someone else's misfortunes. It should be about beating people...and being able to compete against them when they are at their best.

Unless of course the person is cheating. At this point that is hearsay.

The interview should have been about race strategy and how happy she is about her training and health.

Jenny pumped her fist because she made the final... not because she knew anything new about Dibaba,

I'm gonna go out and buy 2 new pairs of NB shoes and mention Jenny when I do.