Posted on 08/09/2024 5:07:09 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Soaked in rain, the USA women's 4x100m relay team featuring Sha’Carri Richardson, Gabby Thomas, Melissa Jefferson and Twanisha Terry took gold amid an emotional finish on Friday, August 9.
Richardson, the anchor runner, made up a fairly wide margin down the stretch to win her first career Olympic gold medal. USA's quartet clocked in with a final time of 41.78 seconds.
After initially crossing the finish line, the NBC broadcast noted the in-stadium scoreboard listed Great Britain as the winner, leaving the 24-year-old sprinter in a temporary state of confusion.
The error was quickly corrected, however, as cameras picked up Richardson shouting "F*** yeah!" in celebration while staring toward the crowd.
It wasn't Richardson's only stare down of the race, either. Ahead of the finish line, the Texas native looked sharply at the British runner to her right, echoing USA's Noah Lyles from days prior.
Entering the day, the United States was the only country to surpass 100 total medals in Paris, with China (77) as the next closest in line.
They do.
And that look she gave the girl as she went flying by, is fantastic.
She should have won the 100, but she had a lousy start.
Hey now. They’re like starting pitchers. They gave up a few runs, but ultimately gave Richardson a chance to win!
That was a blistering last leg.
Somewhere a horse is missing its tail
Maybe they can teach the men how to get the baton around the track. Just embarrassing......how many Olympics in a row is it that the men can’t execute a handoff ?
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