I don't know how you can watch this interview and remain a fan of Galen Rupp

The contrast with Jordan Hasay is stark. I was a fan of hers, and I still am.

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

What didn't you like? He replied to all the questions including the stupid ones. What's wrong with you LRCers?

"I'm just focussed on my race" is exactly the response I want to hear from someone who is paid to race.

qw wrote:

What didn't you like? He replied to all the questions including the stupid ones. What's wrong with you LRCers?

Anybody who is intelligent can see that Galen Rupp is being deceptive here. Sad to see this.

sanchobaile wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muNsPw9oLII

Fans deserve better than these indignant, avoidant responses. He needs some help with crisis communications. This would never slide with an elected official, and while being a professional runner isn't the same as that, you do owe something to your fans if you want them to root for you through this scandal.

Bravo to Jonathan Gault and the other reporters for asking the questions and at least attempting to not let him get away with ducking.

Not the best interview, but Rupp has never been a great interviewer. He's historically been a guy of very few words, and it's very well known that Letsrun strongly dislikes him, so I don't really know what you expected of him.

This is still better than Jenny Simpson's interview, where she blatantly avoided a yes no question that was directly pertinent to her own statements.

He actually comes off as really likable in this interview. Just sucks he has to rub test cream on himself to make up for his inferior genetics

qw wrote:

What didn't you like? He replied to all the questions including the stupid ones. What's wrong with you LRCers?

I agree. I thought Rupp handled it just fine. Jonathan did his job of asking the questions and Rupp did his of parrying them away.

Honestly, Rupp seems a bit emotionally distraught and is trying to hide it. He basically can't communicate with a person that is a father figure. That can't be easy to deal with. I wonder how his running career will go from here.

Honestly, in terms of information about the Salazar situation, they actually gave about the same answers (or non-answers). Anyone that expected much different from either of them was kidding themselves. The only difference is that Jordan came off as very poised and relaxed whereas Galen seemed very nervous and unsure. He even stumbled over getting trivial details about training out. You could tell he knew the questions were coming, he just hadn't prepared well enough for how to get the answers out. Lets face it, he probably isn't going to be a public speaker once he retires.

Do I think they (and probably most elites) have dabbled in the grey area? Yes.

Do I think they have knowingly definitively cheated? I really hope not.

Will I be rooting for them Sunday? Yes.

Cringeworthy. The insincerity in his tone.

sanchobaile wrote:

This would never slide with an elected official, ...

REALLY??????

What rock do you live under?

Have you not been paying attention to all the Republicans ducking and waffling every time Trump does something 1000x worse for the world (almost daily)?

Rupp is going to give a big F YOU to the haters on Sunday!

You can see in the interview his reactions to the repeated questions. A smile on his face but a fire burning under the surface. We’re going to see a different Rupp on Sunday fueled by the PUREST HATE.

rojo wrote:[/b

I agree. I thought Rupp handled it just fine. Jonathan did his job of asking the questions and Rupp did his of parrying them away.

Jonathan Gault himself wasn't a fan of it however. He has written an interesting piece on today's press event.

sanchobaile wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muNsPw9oLII

Fans deserve better than these indignant, avoidant responses. He needs some help with crisis communications. This would never slide with an elected official, and while being a professional runner isn't the same as that, you do owe something to your fans if you want them to root for you through this scandal.

Bravo to Jonathan Gault and the other reporters for asking the questions and at least attempting to not let him get away with ducking.

He did a lot better than NBA players and officials when questioned about speaking out in support of Hong Kong.

With a super high chance of a DNF I don't think he is the US favorite. I wouldn't bet on him anyway.

I can see how people don't like it but I thought it was fine.

1) Galen has never been a great interview. Personally I haven't tried to ask him questions for a couple years as I didn't like Alberto acting like I was the bad guy.

2) A lot of people aren't going to like it when he falls back on talking points instead of just answering the questions.

"I just want to talk about the race. I've released a statement" is going to piss some people off.

Even "I haven't had any sport related contact with Alberto" instead of "this is really tough. This guy is like a father figure to me" is going to piss people off.

PR wise it might be the way to do it, but from a human perspective some aren't going to like it.

He's been Test Subject #1 for dozens of "grey area" doping tests over the last 15+ years so of course those questions will be hard for him to answer. He's not a brash A-Hole like Lance Armstrong that will just get in your face and be a d-bag when answering doping questions. Due to his shy personality and all the micro-doping he's done during his career, it's going to be tough on him ever giving a comfortably rehearsed answer to those type questions going forward.

sanchobaile wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muNsPw9oLII

Fans deserve better than these indignant, avoidant responses. He needs some help with crisis communications. This would never slide with an elected official, and while being a professional runner isn't the same as that, you do owe something to your fans if you want them to root for you through this scandal.

Bravo to Jonathan Gault and the other reporters for asking the questions and at least attempting to not let him get away with ducking.

As opposed to the Gault , Jenny Simpson question.

Gault's question to Jenny put her into media lock down . You won't hear anything from her till indoor season.