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Femke said it herself in the press conference after the race that she "went too crazy" at the start and paid for it at the end of the race. Femke may have hit her normal times at the start, but she was pushing too hard to keep up with Sydney. Femke's normal plan is to give a little ground in the back and make it up in the kick. But Sydney's pace out of the blocks and through the back disrupted Femke, who had to keep her within striking distance for the last 100m. She over pursued and fatigued, which caused her foot work issues on the last hurdles. She tried to push for gold, and it cost her the silver. Femke is a great runner, though. No criticism, she made a choice, and it didn't work out on the day.

I was hoping for a sweep.

She looked like she just gave up. There's no way she should not have settled for the silver. 10 more feet and she would not have medaled.

Great point about Bol seeing Sydney go by her faster than anyone ever before. It reminds me of the 1972 Olympic men’s 400 final. That’s exactly what happened to David Jenkins of England. He 0:03 said when America’s Fred Newhouse went into the “twilight zone” and passed the first 200 meters in about 20.2. A friend of mine from Europe said Jenkins told him that he was crushed and thought something was wrong causing him to rerun so slow😂 I’ve experienced that myself when I came to college thinking that I was a powerful runner. However, one day the relay was switched around an I was moved from third leg to second. I knew I was running against the number one 200 meter runner in the world, I thought, that’s ok, they are on our outside and we will be ahead when when I get the baton…I’ll stay with him. Well…you really had to be in my position to see what transpired😅we WERE, ahead, but when he got the baton and shifted gears, it was a jaw dropping moment. No one had ever passed me up and pulled away that fast. I still have that image etched in my memory of him pulling away from me as if I were mearly striding. My coach later told me, you ran great, but this is where the big dogs run🤣 Great analysis, I previously thought Bol went for the gold and ran too fast the first half, but you gave a compelling analysis that changed my mind. McLaughlin is just a great talent and competitor. Thank you for sharing.

Sir will you make similar video for 110 m H (Olympics 2024)

Thanks for breakdown analysis Coach Mike. This race was really close and Masai's closing just barely got her the victory but well deserved.

I don’t think she was fatigued. gabby ran multiple races; 2-relays and 200m. Two of Gabby’s races were closer in days(Aug. 9&10) than Femke’s. I know hurdles are different and my comparison with Gabby to femke is only related to fatigue. Femke was placed next to Sydney who is very strong mentally and physically than Femke. Femke probably got psyched out mentally and everything changed but she still did fine to get bronze.

Bol should have done 400m flat

How confident can you be concluding that Femke Bol's slowdown late in the race was mental as opposed to physical? Agree that the pace was within her range, but if she happened to be on a worse day physically (for whatever reason - agree it wasn't the anchor leg 5 days prior), would that have generated a result that looked different from getting psyched out mentally? I'm a sports sociologist and was a distance runner, but don't have the knowledge about hurdle step sequencing to be able to say anything from that.

I run a 47.60 but I’m trying to get down to 45 this year. I feel really strong at the start but the end is my issue. I get way too fatigued at the last 100 and my form just completely goes out the window. I’m going to try to build my stamina to see if that helps.

They're both AMAZINNNNG. Femke's PB was at a barely legal altitude. If Sydney ran there she would dip under 50 easily. Running there was supposed to give her confidence but I think it messed with her mentally.

SYDNEY IS THE GOAT EVERY TIME HER AND FEMKE BOL RACE FEMKE BOL ALWAYS FINISH THIRD ONETIME SECOND SHE'S KNOW WAY ON SYDNEY LEVEL AND WILL NEVER BE GET OVER IT.

Sydney is like Rafa Nadal used to be on clay at Roland Garros... a wrecking ball.

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Or she could have just had a bad day. Sometimes the body doesn't respond like we want.

This gentlemen Coach ACE proves numbers do not lie. Great insight & analysis

Please analyse my hurdle video

Sydney also has a better technique than Femke. Not just her speed and strength

Are we getting the rest of the race 👀

It seems to me that the 400m hurdles race is not only exhausting, but requires mental concentration. When an athlete passes you on the inside in a race you are desperate to win, you only need to briefly lose your concentration, take a stutter step, lose momentum, and then get even more flustered, lose count and cadence, approach each hurdle like a stranger, and its all over.

Eh? So not stretch?

Most youtube comments are by insecure l_sers that have never competed in any athletic event of substance much less won anything. These "types" are easily spotted by their run-on one sided - simplistic comments. Cheers to @ACE for a scientific breakdown.

What about Anna Cockrell running a PB. That's a story in itself. I think Bol choked...to much pressure. Bol had plenty of time to rest after the mixed relay. Bottom line...it was her mental state. But really 1-2 finish...amazing.

Dont forget the mental aspect. Femke started at her best (as the timesplits show) AND still Sydney was closing with worldrecord speed. Femke felt that from hurdle one.

A very balance review. Had Femke being in another lane not next to Sidney things could have been different? An inner lane perhsps. How would you go about preparing someone Femke to be mentally strong to face off with the likes of Sidney since on another day the result could have been reverse? American athetles Nilys, Richardson , Thomas in these competitions do carry themselves with an air of arrogance. Should athetles from other nations develope that similar personna?

It’s mental challenging when you read times posted by Sydney prior to the Olympics and each run a world record.

Femke cracked when Sydney passed her where she did. I think she expected to come off the turn even. Concentration snapped, her form broke down over the last two hurdles which cost her the silver medal. Sydney has much better core speed and her fitness allows her to hold her speed longer. Sydney also has excellent technique. Faster, more fit, better technique = Champion!

Cut all the crap fenka did not stand a chance being in a race with Sidney she is just not at Sydney level facts every day same results.

What happened? Nothing happened. Everyone has ups and downs. And this is really not Sydney Mclaughlin vs Femke Bol. There are just too many talents in America. Bol might not even have gotten a brozen medal if Britton Wilson wasn't injured. She was too ambitious trying to run both 400mF and 400mH.

It was only a showdown built up by media and fans wanting to see the big names compete. Femke is great- witness her finish of the mixed 400 relay, Sydney is on a whole different level so the result wasn't really a surprise but it sure did look impressive. I thought the press conference after the race with the 3 medalist was a master class on grace, humility and sportsmanship. I am just amazed by how effortless Sydney makes this race look while I know she must be putting in max effort to run those times. And to think that 5 years ago no one outside the runners cared about a Womens 400 IM hurdle race, kudos ladies.

I tried to stick with the video but failed for lack of grimacing and sweat. Consult Elvis, A Little Less Conversation.

Sydney missed her first hurdle! Her left knee was outside the hurdle and BELOW the top plane of the hurdle. That's a DQ foul. Watch the NBC Olympics YT video at 3:28. Watch in slow mo and freeze at 3:28. Maybe there is a better video angle, but I haven't seen it. I love Sydney, but it appears she did NOT win the 400m women's hurdle gold.

Sydney is a superior athlete.

NBC hyped up this non rivalry and it was kind of insulting. Femke is a talented athlete but she was NEVER on Syds level. NEVER!!!!!!

Femke Bol got her ass beat down. Period.

I agree that Femke melted away in the latter half due to seeing Sydney just accelerating away from her at an ever-increasing rate which Femke had no answer fore.

What happened is Bol tried to stay with Sydney rather than run her own race. As a result, she went out too fast and faded in the stretch. Also, she understandably suffered a mental letdown when she saw how far ahead Sydney was, which allowed Cockrell to overtake her at the end.

Perhaps being coached by Bobby Kersey has something to do with it as well - he has her training a range of other events.

...love Femke; but she seems to defer to Sydney, and to think/obsess about her: instead of ignoring her, and: just going out and run your, Femke own best race...and let / the chips fall as they may...

The rivalry was based on Femke running two recent fast times, although Sydney had world record and great form, if Femke had ran a PB and Sydney was injured or had a bad day, the race might be closer or Femke might get past Sydney. Form counts as many champions got beaten at Paris. Nothing is certain. Clearly Sydney was in the form of her life

400m hurdles is one of the those events that is low hanging fruit for even second rate 400m runners. Make the hurdles “real” hurdles and then see what happens- fake race. Sprinting for okay sprinters

Femka blew herself out in the relay

I watched the Paris Olympics and thoroughly enjoyed the competition and quality of performances. One thing that stands out to me is how well US hurdlers did in this Olympics. If I recall correctly, they won gold in all the hurdle events, male and female. Can you comment on the status of US hurdling on the world scene on your UA-cam channel? Golds: Sydney; Rai; Grant; Massei. That is simply amazing dominance. Thanks for your thorough, balanced, fair assessment of all athletes and their accomplishments.

I wonder if things would have been different of the lane draw had placed FB inside SML? I'm not saying that FB would have won, but FB seems to excel as a chaser (eg the relays) and it maybe would have created a different mental picture to the one she had, which was of SML appearing inside her and then disappearing?..........

I would love to see you do a breakdown of Anna Cockrell. Anna is going to be a force to be reckoned with as long as she stays mentally and physically strong. The rivalry if there is one, is Femke/Anna. The final at Trials she ran 52.64 and at the Olympics Final a 51.87. Her times are dropping.

Femke can’t beat Sydney and never will. Don’t have the strength or speed. You need to start wondering whether or not she can beat Cockrell. I love to see that race again.

Sydney ‘s personal best was better than Bol . So, it is clear that Sydney will win . Bol’s cannot accept this reality . Bol is a nice person . She is lucky to be the podium . 4th person American athlete was very close to Bol . Bol was dominating the whole year because Sydney didn’t run due to injury .

I wondered, can Femke Bol reach the same heights if she trains the same way as Sydney Mclaughlin does. We know there's a very big difference in the amount of races both do. While Sidney takes on a few races a year , Femke does the opposite. What would happen if Sidney did the same amount of races? Would her dominance be less or even over or is it fysically impossible for her to do more than the ones she does because of the high risk of an injury.

Thanks for the awesome, detailed breakdown. Sydney was determined to win the goal medal. Even if Femke had run a perfect race, there is nothing based on the history of these two that would suggest she would've beaten Sydney. Sydney continues to break her own world records and no athletes, (including Bol) are near the times that she's running. When Jordan was in the NBA winning 6 titles with the Bulls, his greatness prevented other great athletes from winning NBA championships. This is currently how Sydney is reigning over track and field. Amazingly, she's only 25.