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The Problem With US 4×1’s
Ok, I really thought this was going to be the year. After all, we won the men’s 4×1 in ’19 and ’23, which was the closest thing to a winning streak that we’ve had since the ’90’s. This year we’d dominated at the World Relays running 37.40 without our best team. We showed up to Paris with the group that won in the Bahamas with Fred Kerley and Noah Lyles also ready to go. With Noah and Kenny Bednarek getting ready for the 200m final, our subs ran yet another 37.4 to lead the semis. Then we found yet another way to lose yet another Olympic final! With Noah out…
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My Favorite Moments From Paris
There was a lot of anticipation leading up to the Paris Olympics. That happens when an Olympics follows a Games where something notable has occurred. Like when Munich followed Mexico City. After all the record breaking that had occurred in Mexico. It was impossible to live up to that. Then there was Los Angeles following the boycotted Moscow Games. Where western countries hadn’t competed for eight years. This year Paris got to follow Tokyo which had the misfortune of being an Olympics devoid of fans due to Covid. It had been eight long years since we’d had a “normal” Olympics, and you could see and feel it in the stadium.…
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Observations From Paris
It’s over. The Paris Olympic Games has ended. Easily one of the greatest Games ever, from a track and field standpoint. Just fantastic competition. We haven’t seen anything like it since the Mexico City Olympics in 1968. Which means that for a lot of fans, this is the best meet they’ve ever witnessed. My favorite events were the men’s 100m. The best field ever assembled, and just tremendous sprinting by everyone in the race. The men’s 4×4, one of the best relays of all time. Competitive from the gun to the tape. With the absolute best anchor showdown in history. The women’s 4×4. Simply a great effort by everyone on…