Eisen
Registered User
After jumping PB in the highjump. Devastating. I thought that this could be our first medal since Busemann.
Athletics/track & field
- Thread starter Jussi
- Start date
Uncle Rotter
Registered User
Uncle Rotter
Registered User
Eisen
Registered User
Yeah, at the meetings because there would be a bonus. Many athletes do that. Bubka made it into an art.
discostu
Registered User
SPF6ty9
Registered User
Jacobs starts his 100m from a standstill while De Grasse gets to run into his 2nd 100, you can't make a fair comparison like that, especially after Jacobs beat De Grasse head to head. However, I loved that whole Donovan Bailey / Michael Johnson challenge in the late 90s, can only imagine how social media would have magnified that drama if it was around especially after Johnson pulled up.
And yes, I could totally picture Donovan tap dancing around everything he said in the 90s to be on Andre's side haha.
discostu
Registered User
I know all the reasons why the comparison is flawed. I lived through that whole thing. I just literally would give anything to see Bailey react to it.
That whole debate has been shelved for such a long time since Bolt made the point moot by just winning everything.
DoyleG
Reality sucks, Princesses!
Cloned
Begging for Bega
- Aug 25, 2003
- 79,304
- 64,829
It seems like they always screw up the baton hand offs.
Jussi
Registered User
Yeah, it's not the first nor last time. They either mess up the baton exchange while possible missing out on the final, or break the world record.
Uncle Rotter
Registered User
NyQuil
Big F$&*in Q
Warner with +9,000 points, what a terrific performance.
discostu
Registered User
Once Warner basically hit results in 100M and Long Jump that would have gotten him pretty far in those individual events (I think his long jump would have earned a bronze if I recall correctly), it was pretty much his to lose.
It's a shame Lepage couldn't medal, but, will probably only be a stronger threat at the next games.
NyQuil
Big F$&*in Q
Yeah, he was definitely in the driver's seat.
Still a lot of nerves around events with 3 attempts.
discostu
Registered User
That's what I was checking each day. Did he put some points on the board? Good. Next.
The fact he was continually putting up personal or seasons best didn't hurt.
NyQuil
Big F$&*in Q
I will say that I wish they had a dedicated cable channel for the decathlon / heptathlon.
In a way, it's the best way to experience track and field because you get to know all the participants and see what it takes to be good or average at any particular sport.
It's kind of like a introductory tour of track and field.
With the dedicated events, they're all at the top of their game so you miss a bit of that nuance.
JackSlater
Registered User
- Apr 27, 2010
- 18,076
- 12,730
He didn't pull up - he's a chicken. He didn't pull up at all - he's just a chicken.
I think if Jacobs and De Grasse ran a head to head 100M 10 times in the next month - De Grasse beats him at least 7-8x out of 10. I think he's a better sprinter, and is faster. But it doesn't really matter - Jacobs performed better on the biggest stage of them all and deserves that title.
NyQuil
Big F$&*in Q
The ironic part is that possibly his best start through 6 individual races at these olympics was his 200m heat, and it was by far his worst overall race
Another aspect - every single one of his races had at least 1 false start up until the 200M semis and finals, his best 2 races. As calm as he looks, all these false starts have to make you nervous when performing
