Posted on 12/10/2018 9:10:46 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Jimmy Gressier wanted to finish in style. And while he did cross the line in a memorable fashion, it was probably not quite in the way he intended.
The French runner had an eight second lead on his nearest challenger, Germany’s Samuel Fitwi, as he headed toward the finish line of the European Cross-Country Championships men’s U-23 race, according to European Athletics, the organization that hosts the event.
After grabbing two French flags from the sidelines, Gressier, the defending champion, powered toward a final patch of mud just before the tape. Attempting to slide along the mud and across the finish line, he threw himself onto his knees. But the 21-year-old misjudged the slickness of the mud, and his knees stuck, causing him to faceplant into the tape for the win.
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DANG!
Did he walk away?
—> Good Landing....
Oh hell, at least it was memorable.
At least he face-planted into the tape. If he had come up short it would be up for “fail of the year”.
He pulled a Macron.
LOL!
[But the 21-year-old misjudged the slickness of the mud, and his knees stuck, causing him to faceplant into the tape for the win]
That’s because the mud was affected by....
GLOBAL WARMING!!!
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