You left out a few things. Not only is his father his coach, but his mother is his trainer and dietician, and her dad (Mondo's granddad) is a life long pole vaulter until he was in his 80s. He started to teach Helena pole vault at the same age as Mondo, the age of 3, before starting her heptathlon career. His Swedish grandparents have been a part of his whole life, just as Sweden has. (Mondo's first local club in Sweden at age 15, was the same club his grandfather active and a coach for his whole life.) Also, Mondo's bigger brother had also competed for Sweden for about 6 years before Mondo started representing Sweden, so the brother, and the family as a whole, had a very good experiences from training and competing for Sweden, how things worked, the support they got, and what Sweden could offer. Also, he only stayed one year at Louisiana State University, as he noised his results was starting to drop, so he needed to leave to only focus on his professional career.
As noted by Sokrates, athletes in Scandinavia does NOT have the US-style single qualification race to be allowed to start in a world champs or the Olympics. This means that they don't need to peak for the qualifier but can instead concentrate on the actual championship date.
@@alexandregarden6260 I was referencing the comment made by someone using the Sokrates handle, not ancient Greek philosophy! Anyway, this is mostly moot at this point, but I'm assuming he chose the country that gave him the best environment.
I would add a few points that affected his decision - Having his father as a coach was important, but so was his mother who is his physical/training coach, note that Mondo has never had a serious injury - What if he never became what he is, being Swedish and merely being very good, like jumping below 6m, would have made him money. Something that wouldnt have happened in the US - He has an elder brother who competed for Sweden and who gave a great review of how he was taken care of - Atletics is big in Europe, not so much in the US, so even being as good as he is he still makes more money competeing for Sweden - And as some have said, the US system for going to the Olympics is just stupid, but I guess it comes from having an abundance to choose from. Sweden has to nurture the talents they have therefore doing it differently
About the significance to Athletics/ T&F in the USA: IF a young kid is a fast sprinter in middle school he gets recruited by high school football coaches, if a good jumper/leaper he get recruited by high school basketball coaches, and high school athletics departments don't allow you to do multiple sports anymore. Its easy to find a basketball court or a football gridiron in the USA, but all the running tracks (in my area) are fenced off and locked up so the kid who wants to casually try running and improving at 400m/800m/1500m/1 mile or more is SOL.
Talking about his ancestors, if I remember correctly he also have cajun roots on his fathers side (= french speaking people of Louisiana). The reason he has become "a national icon" in Sweden is probably not entirely because he is best in the world in his sport. He is also a veryhumble and sympathetic person, not bragging a lot and never associated with any kind of scandals in his private life. Things swedes appriciates.
@@modisaneunity4534in Sweden most treat other people as equals (jantelagen). But we do encourage and help people perform their best as much as we can. It is called teamwork, alone is not strong.
Well, according to his dad, the whole family moved to Sweden because he would have access to the rich “local club” scene here in Sweden 🇸🇪, that’s what they said themselves. And to have a continuity in training possibilities is beneficial for a person at this level!! ❤❤❤❤❤ We love you Mondo! 🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪
Competing for Sweden is not just some cynical decision based on self-interest. He is not just pretending to be Swedish. Despite where he grew up, he clearly identifies, culturally, more with Sweden than with the United States.
@@romeorodrigues3680 From all I have seen of him in interviews and podacsts lately, I think his Swedish is better than ever. He's definetely fluent by now. Having a private Swedish teacher catering to his schedule, has really made a difference. Also he seems to really embrace his Swedish cultural identity. (I heard his Swedish gf say in an interview, that he's the most Swedish guy she knows)
It sounds like some of you have trouble with giving him the chance and opportunity of competing in Sweden, that we, the swedes, maybe don't have the right to take all the credit. Of coarse him playing pole vault, witch was very serious for him at a very early age, in the back garden at home in Lafayette, has played a role in his development, the 10 000h phenomenon. The fact is he has been around in the Swedish track and field community since he was 15, with his parents as coaches and as said in the video, Sweden has a better system for young athletes to grow and reaching their goals. We can see a clear "Mondoeffect" on other young athletes in Sweden right now. Sweden can not compete with a country with 330 000 000 people and limitless financial opportunities, but we can do it our way. By the way. This was a very informative and genuine take on the greatest pole vaulter in the world, but now you need to correct the narrative, again. Yesterday 240825, Mondo jumped 6,26m..............just saying.
I think you're trying very hard to convince yourself that he is a Swedish sporting product when clearly he is a product of the USA who switched allegiances. His father is the coach who is American and Mondo learned how to Pole Vault in the US and even went to college there on an athletics scholarship for a year before dropping out to become a full time athlete. Sweden simply employed his parents and pursued him to become a Swedish sporting representative. Basically Sweden saw an opportunity to recruit an elite sportsman from another country and did whatever it took to get him to sign on for them, but he will always remain a product of the US sporting system.
He only knew a few words of Swedish when he moved here. He started learning, but it took a while before he spoke Swedish in interviews. He is now fluent, speaking with nearly perfect grammar and very good pronunciation.
I would have made the same decisions as Mondo if faced with the same experiences. The United States is factory-like in developing their athletes, much like Russia and China. Young athletes are often eaten up and spit out or have such pressures put on them that become very harmful. I remember the Harding/Kerrigan scandal. I don't believe this situation would occur in any other country, because I believe the U.S.A.'s supporting and rewarding athletes for being the best on one particular day fails all athleticism.
The bigger the country, the harder the game, it’s normal. 360 million people (USA) vs 10 million (Sweden), just to be selected to represent the OG or any national competitions.
Wise choice to compete for Sweden. U.S. needs to rethink its approach to developing young athletic talent. Having minimum qualifying standards within a year of the Olympics would be much better and more fair than Olympic trials. It would mean more athletes competing at the Olympics but what’s wrong with that.
He learnt swedish later. His older brother also participated in the swedish national development team before Armand did, and it was a very good and much better experience, for the individual in this case, compared to the american national development team experience, which armand and his family recogniced.
@@johanwestin3030 his Swedish may not be perfect, but he swears like a Swede, and that's impressive. He sprinkles "fan" and "jäkla" into his interviews like a pro with Swedish reporters while cleaning it up with "frikkin" for American interviews.
@@johanwestin3030 What? haha no it's not. He speaks fluently. His Swedish is even better than our Queen and she have lived here since the early 70s. He speaks better than many people born here.
Yes but has heard Swedish ,in Sweden when he visited the country already as a child and he moved to Sweden at the young age of 20. The Queen first moved permantly to Sweden in 1976, and before the marriage to the Swedish King came through as a fact and they were engaged to be married she knew very little Swedish.The Queen was 32 and half years old at their marriage.
Representing Sweden means he doesent have to qualify for championships and olympic games. Athletics is bigger in Europe than in the US, there is more money to grab. Its a nobrainer.
He has to qualify but only by having cleared the qualifying height at some time during the season. Under the US system he would almost certainly have to make the top 3 in their trials.
True about the sport being bigger here. There are US track and field athletes who are more likely to be recognised in the street in Europe than the US.
Diamond league is the money maker when it comes to income from the sport other then that is big sponsors, for Duplantis that is Omega, Red Bull, Polestar and Puma, I don't know how his contracts looks but I bet he makes millions from Puma and Red Bull alone and a nice bonus every time he breaks a world record. Oh and he needs to meet the qualifing minimums some time during the year to go to the big events, but for a quality athlete like Duplantis that is no problem.
@@trickygoose2 there is nothing to compete against in usa and all big international events are in europe. if you want to medt the best europe is the thing, not usa.
I mean Duplantis is not the only swede that has been dominant in a sport, that inspires our young ones and gives us hope. We have people like: Ingemar stenmark, who they literally had to change the rules of downhill skiing for, cause he won so damn much. Sarah Sjöström Our national hockey team Patrik sjöberg Charlotte kalla Just to name a few
@@tomeng9520 he could have his father as a private coach. But for international competition, he would have to have the national coach. I won't say that one is better than the other generally. I will say that the Swedish way is better for Mondo.
Armand ("Mondo") Duplantis has dual citizenship since birth and grew up in Louisiana, USA. Father Greg is American, mother Helena Swedish. And competes for Sweden internationally. Duplantis has always held dual citizenship, but has previously said he was set on competing for the USA, but when father Greg was offered a coaching role in Sweden, the switch was made. As a 15-year-old, he started competing for Sweden.
When you are allowed to have dual citizenship you have a choice. How many Americans have dual citizenship. Millions do. You are free to make a choice. And remember most Swedes live far better than most Americans.
@@juandi2570 there is essentially no poverty. Medical care doesn’t bankrupt you. Education is free just to name a few. Contrary to popular belief, Sweden is full on entrepreneurs. Think of all the Swedish brands that are available worldwide. H and M, Volvo, IKEA, to name just a few. Generally middle class people live better.
@juandi2570 It's understandable that this fact will create some hard-to-handle cognitive dissonance. But rather than just refusing to accept it have a stab at googling for a while. Try to find a single "standard of living"-related metric where the US ranks higher than Sweden (or any other nordic country).
The youth coach's name is pronounced Ans-helm (which could be a British surname), and we all die a little when you say it like "Ansh-elm." You get it right at 3:38 though :)
Mondos older brother also pole vaulted growing up, on he was a lefty. He could have jumped high as well, but moved to baseball. Greg also used to hold the high school national record and jumped 19’5.5 and jumped over 18‘ for 30+ years his dad had amazing technique. And his dad is a great coach as well,
Mondo won't remember Dan O'brien but his dad will definitely remember Dan no heighting in the pole vault in the Decathlon at the '92 US trials. Dan O'brien tried to get an Irish passport to get into the games but didn't have enough time. Mondo proactive moves mean this will never happen to him.
This example shows that it is time to get "The Countries" and the politics out of the Olympics. Just focus on the athletes and on humanity as a whole. No medal counts. Mondo and Bubka did a lot for this sport. I salute them both. Go Mondo!
Deep American roots?? Bull shit ! He is from birthright a dual citizen. 50:50 dad American mum Swedish. Their personal reasons for choosing to live in the US Vs SE, do not in any way disqualify him choosing to compete for the other country.😊
This is a good and interesting report, but I have a sense that you left out a whole chapter in his life when he competed for LSU. Adding that in there doesn't quite fit into the narrative that you presented in the video, because he basically went from competing for college to breaking world records for Sweden. There's a lot being left out here . . .
It.s true that he competed for LSU and it for sure meant a lot for his development. It's also true that he has represented Sweden since he was 15. Another fact is that he wasn't allowed to enter the professiol circuit Diamond League while he was a student. Whether that is due to US or DL's regulation, I don't know.
@@glenngastonjonsson7954 i dont know all the " INs and OUTs " of the professional circuit but i would say you are correct about while he was a student back then and all the rules the NCAA in place about the athletes making money and how back in the day meet directors paid top athletes money to come and compete in their meets, all over europe but not the US, i will bet now with the new rules that the athletes have for making money might just be different today.. dont ya think...cant blame him getting the money, but for as good as his dad and uncle were in the PJ, he got really good advice and coaching with the both of them,
Njegovo pravo njegov izbor.Sigurno ima bolji tretman nego uUSA.Svedska je zemlja za sve,ne samo za sampione.Prosto je ljudskija,vodi racuna o svima,a pogotovu o sampionima.Atmosfera mu vise odgovara.
So ehat is „American"? All immigrant Americans tell you I am ..% Irish, ...% Norwegian, ...% German etc. He is not a Native American and has more with his mother's clear ancestry. In the Netherlands we have Sifan Hasdan. Born Ethiopian, fled to the Netherlands who nurtured and supported her. She waives the Dutch flag 🇳🇱
Interestingly, Sweden has 10 million people and won 11 medals in Paris. That's 1,1 medal per million people. The US has 325 million people and won 126 medals in Paris. That equals 0,4 medals per million people. So Swedes appears to be roughly three times better than US people to compete and win medals in Olympic games. Case closed.
I think this is huge blunder. He could earn millions for a sports that only received attention one every 4 years. Once his prime over, he will fall to obscurity.
Mondo decided to represent Sweden instead of the United States, but to me, he doesn't represent people like me, he ATTENDED schools here, attended the university here and started his pole goal in the USA, and so do the USA, but Sweden gave a better deal than USA so they left the USA.. I didn't know that he has dual citizenship... Well, he is an opportunist to have dual citizenship: he needs to choose.. Yeah, does that mean??? Since he is Swedish, representing Swedish and inspiring Swedish athletes only, so what is up with the dual citizenship?!! For your comment about USTAF have rules and regulations about local, national, and international competition Championships as elite athletes because this country has international program in the USA universities and colleges as well as high schools and clubs in the different age range groups as Duplantis was involved, and later in an university as a NCAA champion along with American Shar"Carrie Richardson and then Duplantis went PROFESSIONAL for receiving financial funding, or sponsorship, I can imagine... If he was in the top two athletes, then those athletes participated in WORLDS, or athletes who received a bye, do not 🚭 🚫 have to compete for placement because they are going to Worlds or if they are champions of track or field for Worlds.. or the athletes 's placement internationally are beneficial for Olympics standards ... Yeah, by if any athlete received a bye or a recent champion, wanted to go to the Olympics, that athlete has to compete again for fairness of all athletes in track and field, but it's fierce and extremely competitive: and sometimes, it seems unfortunately unfair to the athletes, coaches, families, and friends, especially if that athlete is a recent champion and had a bad day to maintain in the top three spots and met Olympics standards: and that is the rules and regulations of the Olympics. Long time ago, if an athlete switched from the county that he/she lived to represent another country, that athlete must live in that country for three years to represent the switched country: not 🚭🚫 dual citizenship for the Olympics.. It's that athlete's prorogative for switching to another country, but I don't have to cheer and route for that athlete because I am biased, I only cheered and routed for my own country USA all the way because I am a patriot, plain and simple!! Is Duplantis outstanding?!! Absolutely!!! Does he deserve his accolades?!! Absolutely!!! Congratulations to Duplantis for his outstanding dare devil pole competition championship of vault pole internationally; it was INSANE indeed!! Most of our vault pole contenders were injured and still very competitive going against all odds of defiling gravity as others; setbacks and injuries caused issues to perform any athlete's best in any country, including the United States. . It's USA vs the World, but I believe in good sportsmanship; so Duplantis got my applause because he definitely deserved his accolades!!! Thanks for sharing though even though you don't know exactly what really happened because you repeated your comment over and over again!!! One.more thing: Duplantis is treated like a king in Sweden unlike here in the USA so perhaps that is another reason why he switched to his mother's country, hmmm 🤔!! For recognition?!! Pole Vault champions: Kendricks Lightfoot Nielsen NCAA champions for the United States of America; a country of many nations: a country of immigrants.. and a country of possibilities!! That's United States of America!!! Duplantis and family can always renounce their American citizenship for Sweden!!! His allegiance is Sweden instead of here.. and I am sure that he is happy there: and that is good 👍!!!
Well, he's jumping the highest off everyone so far, but he still has quite a few world records to beat Bubka's number of world records set. So yes, he is one of the greatest still. It's not only about the height itself, but also about how many times. He'll no doubt get there, abs one he does hel be the greatest in the world, so far. And he'll most likely start the greatest for decades to come.
Duplantis and Girlfriend looks almost like a younger version of his parents! Will there be a third generation athlete which surpass them all?😊 or a lady perhaps?
He is definitely fluent. Do you even know what it means, you don't seem fluent in English. Vad betyder ens flytande svenska för dig? Han pratar ju bättre svenska än Drottningen tom.
@@EEmB You are wrong! Sometimes he has to use english words when he talks swedish, so not fluent! I have not said anything about my english, or my spanish, or even my swedish. We are talking about Mondo now.
@jonasjohnsson4429 Sorry, I'm Swedish, born and raised, but I haven't lived in Sweden for 15 years, my partner of 15 years is English, and while we lived in Spain for 14 years we now live in an English speaking country. I have to use English words sometimes because I can't find the Swedish word straight away. This isn't new, however, I always did that since some words and expressions are simply better in English than in Swedish, and vice versa, there are also Swedish words and expressions that are better in certain situations. Apart from that, it's what it's like being fluent in two languages. Especially when speaking both languages privately and regularly. The brain sometimes gets confused no matter how fluent you are in both languages. Heck, while we loved in Spain, even though I wasn't fluent in Spanish, sentences sometimes came out mixed in 3 languages, sometimes 4 since I also know some German. Unless you are fluent in 2 languages and speak both regularly you just don't understand it.
So what about the around 120 US-athletes who live and train in Europe? You live and train where you yourself believe you will get the most out of training. It has got absolutely effin' nothing to do with how you identify yourself. This is the 21st century, you have a choice in most places on this planet.
So many wrong info here… he couldn’t speak Swedish in the beginning. USA have a much better youth system for serious athletes than Sweden . But regarding trainer and Ansell it’s correct
It sure sucks when a great athlete chose another country. Sweden! Of all the countries in the world, Sweden! Who cares where his mom's from. MAGA I say.
Ahaha i dont think Mondo cares about politics. I think he more like the fact he competes for the same country as Zlatan or things like that. They are not inpired by politicians that is certain.
You left out a few things. Not only is his father his coach, but his mother is his trainer and dietician, and her dad (Mondo's granddad) is a life long pole vaulter until he was in his 80s. He started to teach Helena pole vault at the same age as Mondo, the age of 3, before starting her heptathlon career. His Swedish grandparents have been a part of his whole life, just as Sweden has. (Mondo's first local club in Sweden at age 15, was the same club his grandfather active and a coach for his whole life.)
Also, Mondo's bigger brother had also competed for Sweden for about 6 years before Mondo started representing Sweden, so the brother, and the family as a whole, had a very good experiences from training and competing for Sweden, how things worked, the support they got, and what Sweden could offer.
Also, he only stayed one year at Louisiana State University, as he noised his results was starting to drop, so he needed to leave to only focus on his professional career.
As noted by Sokrates, athletes in Scandinavia does NOT have the US-style single qualification race to be allowed to start in a world champs or the Olympics. This means that they don't need to peak for the qualifier but can instead concentrate on the actual championship date.
English probably not your first language! What has Socrates to do with athleticism in Scandinavia or the US given that he had no concept of either
@@alexandregarden6260 I was referencing the comment made by someone using the Sokrates handle, not ancient Greek philosophy!
Anyway, this is mostly moot at this point, but I'm assuming he chose the country that gave him the best environment.
Indeed the USO inflexibility re qualifying for the Olympic Games is downright stupid.
Mondos older brother also competed for sweden, that point you have missed.
I would add a few points that affected his decision
- Having his father as a coach was important, but so was his mother who is his physical/training coach, note that Mondo has never had a serious injury
- What if he never became what he is, being Swedish and merely being very good, like jumping below 6m, would have made him money. Something that wouldnt have happened in the US
- He has an elder brother who competed for Sweden and who gave a great review of how he was taken care of
- Atletics is big in Europe, not so much in the US, so even being as good as he is he still makes more money competeing for Sweden
- And as some have said, the US system for going to the Olympics is just stupid, but I guess it comes from having an abundance to choose from. Sweden has to nurture the talents they have therefore doing it differently
About the significance to Athletics/ T&F in the USA: IF a young kid is a fast sprinter in middle school he gets recruited by high school football coaches, if a good jumper/leaper he get recruited by high school basketball coaches, and high school athletics departments don't allow you to do multiple sports anymore. Its easy to find a basketball court or a football gridiron in the USA, but all the running tracks (in my area) are fenced off and locked up so the kid who wants to casually try running and improving at 400m/800m/1500m/1 mile or more is SOL.
Yep, probably Swedish treats him as royalty.
Talking about his ancestors, if I remember correctly he also have cajun roots on his fathers side (= french speaking people of Louisiana). The reason he has become "a national icon" in Sweden is probably not entirely because he is best in the world in his sport. He is also a veryhumble and sympathetic person, not bragging a lot and never associated with any kind of scandals in his private life. Things swedes appriciates.
@@modisaneunity4534in Sweden most treat other people as equals (jantelagen). But we do encourage and help people perform their best as much as we can. It is called teamwork, alone is not strong.
@@ingemarsjoo4542 Exactly this!!! 100% this!
Well, according to his dad, the whole family moved to Sweden because he would have access to the rich “local club” scene here in Sweden 🇸🇪, that’s what they said themselves. And to have a continuity in training possibilities is beneficial for a person at this level!! ❤❤❤❤❤
We love you Mondo! 🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪
Competing for Sweden is not just some cynical decision based on self-interest. He is not just pretending to be Swedish. Despite where he grew up, he clearly identifies, culturally, more with Sweden than with the United States.
How come? he doesnt even speak the language fluently ...
@@romeorodrigues3680 From all I have seen of him in interviews and podacsts lately, I think his Swedish is better than ever. He's definetely fluent by now. Having a private Swedish teacher catering to his schedule, has really made a difference. Also he seems to really embrace his Swedish cultural identity. (I heard his Swedish gf say in an interview, that he's the most Swedish guy she knows)
@@nocturne7371 You are projecting your own fantasm
@@romeorodrigues3680 ve does. sorry usa but your ego is pathetic
His Swedish has gotten really good really fast
It sounds like some of you have trouble with giving him the chance and opportunity of competing in Sweden, that we, the swedes, maybe don't have the right to take all the credit. Of coarse him playing pole vault, witch was very serious for him at a very early age, in the back garden at home in Lafayette, has played a role in his development, the 10 000h phenomenon. The fact is he has been around in the Swedish track and field community since he was 15, with his parents as coaches and as said in the video, Sweden has a better system for young athletes to grow and reaching their goals. We can see a clear "Mondoeffect" on other young athletes in Sweden right now. Sweden can not compete with a country with 330 000 000 people and limitless financial opportunities, but we can do it our way.
By the way. This was a very informative and genuine take on the greatest pole vaulter in the world, but now you need to correct the narrative, again. Yesterday 240825, Mondo jumped 6,26m..............just saying.
I think you're trying very hard to convince yourself that he is a Swedish sporting product when clearly he is a product of the USA who switched allegiances. His father is the coach who is American and Mondo learned how to Pole Vault in the US and even went to college there on an athletics scholarship for a year before dropping out to become a full time athlete. Sweden simply employed his parents and pursued him to become a Swedish sporting representative. Basically Sweden saw an opportunity to recruit an elite sportsman from another country and did whatever it took to get him to sign on for them, but he will always remain a product of the US sporting system.
@@gustaaf1892No one else but him makes the jump. He is a product of his own, coached by his mother and father.
BE HAPPY FOR MONDO. 😊
He only knew a few words of Swedish when he moved here.
He started learning, but it took a while before he spoke Swedish in interviews. He is now fluent, speaking with nearly perfect grammar and very good pronunciation.
I would have made the same decisions as Mondo if faced with the same experiences. The United States is factory-like in developing their athletes, much like Russia and China. Young athletes are often eaten up and spit out or have such pressures put on them that become very harmful. I remember the Harding/Kerrigan scandal. I don't believe this situation would occur in any other country, because I believe the U.S.A.'s supporting and rewarding athletes for being the best on one particular day fails all athleticism.
Not even close. The US doesn’t support its T&F athletes in any way.
The bigger the country, the harder the game, it’s normal. 360 million people (USA) vs 10 million (Sweden), just to be selected to represent the OG or any national competitions.
Wise choice to compete for Sweden. U.S. needs to rethink its approach to developing young athletic talent. Having minimum qualifying standards within a year of the Olympics would be much better and more fair than Olympic trials. It would mean more athletes competing at the Olympics but what’s wrong with that.
He learnt swedish later. His older brother also participated in the swedish national development team before Armand did, and it was a very good and much better experience, for the individual in this case, compared to the american national development team experience, which armand and his family recogniced.
Yeah, and tbh his Swedish is pretty rough still
@@johanwestin3030 his Swedish may not be perfect, but he swears like a Swede, and that's impressive. He sprinkles "fan" and "jäkla" into his interviews like a pro with Swedish reporters while cleaning it up with "frikkin" for American interviews.
@@johanwestin3030 What? haha no it's not. He speaks fluently. His Swedish is even better than our Queen and she have lived here since the early 70s. He speaks better than many people born here.
Yes but has heard Swedish ,in Sweden when he visited the country already as a child and he moved to Sweden at the young age of 20. The Queen first moved permantly to Sweden in 1976, and before the marriage to the Swedish King came through as a fact and they were engaged to be married she knew very little Swedish.The Queen was 32 and half years old at their marriage.
Representing Sweden means he doesent have to qualify for championships and olympic games. Athletics is bigger in Europe than in the US, there is more money to grab. Its a nobrainer.
He has to qualify but only by having cleared the qualifying height at some time during the season. Under the US system he would almost certainly have to make the top 3 in their trials.
True about the sport being bigger here. There are US track and field athletes who are more likely to be recognised in the street in Europe than the US.
Diamond league is the money maker when it comes to income from the sport other then that is big sponsors, for Duplantis that is Omega, Red Bull, Polestar and Puma, I don't know how his contracts looks but I bet he makes millions from Puma and Red Bull alone and a nice bonus every time he breaks a world record. Oh and he needs to meet the qualifing minimums some time during the year to go to the big events, but for a quality athlete like Duplantis that is no problem.
@@samolofsson2401 I read somewhere that he earns 30 to 40 million a year.
@@trickygoose2 there is nothing to compete against in usa and all big international events are in europe. if you want to medt the best europe is the thing, not usa.
Why be US, if you can be something else?
his mom, grandma,grandpa, brother, all competing for sweden . he want the same
I mean Duplantis is not the only swede that has been dominant in a sport, that inspires our young ones and gives us hope.
We have people like:
Ingemar stenmark, who they literally had to change the rules of downhill skiing for, cause he won so damn much.
Sarah Sjöström
Our national hockey team
Patrik sjöberg
Charlotte kalla
Just to name a few
We are so proud that you compete for Sweden Armando ❤❤❤🇸🇪
So he wasn't free to have his father as his coach in the Land of the Free?
No, we have national coaches who coach the national teams.
@@RebeccaTaylorTillery Then it is not free. Swedes smarter better as usual.
@@tomeng9520 he could have his father as a private coach. But for international competition, he would have to have the national coach. I won't say that one is better than the other generally. I will say that the Swedish way is better for Mondo.
@@RebeccaTaylorTillery You're missing the point, the Swedish system is better. Period.
@@tomeng9520 the Swedish system is better for some, not all. Some people thrive by having a non family member as a coach and prefer it.
USA track coaching , especially at the high school level is laughable. There are some good coaches, but there are some dangerous ones as well.
We’re very proud of him and that he chose to compete for us!
But on the same time we are thankful for all help he got in the US growing up.
The US did not do a good job
at catering to Mondos talent.
I feel there is an important point missing from this analysis:
Why not?
This video should have been 3 minutes long. You repeated everything 3 times.
Yeah, It's really annoying!
3?
Well pole vaulters get 3 attempts...
Three times as americans is high as fc, so it must be repeated three times so that they understand the message, what is being said.
This bring pride to us in Sweden! We have a great way of encouraging young athletes! Beautiful!
Armand ("Mondo") Duplantis has dual citizenship since birth and grew up in Louisiana, USA. Father Greg is American, mother Helena Swedish. And competes for Sweden internationally.
Duplantis has always held dual citizenship, but has previously said he was set on competing for the USA, but when father Greg was offered a coaching role in Sweden, the switch was made. As a 15-year-old, he started competing for Sweden.
When you are allowed to have dual citizenship you have a choice. How many Americans have dual citizenship. Millions do. You are free to make a choice. And remember most Swedes live far better than most Americans.
I don’t think so…..
@@juandi2570 what don’t you think?
@@maliustakesmoe6939 Most americans don’t live far worse than swedes… That’s a fallacy..
@@juandi2570 there is essentially no poverty. Medical care doesn’t bankrupt you. Education is free just to name a few. Contrary to popular belief, Sweden is full on entrepreneurs. Think of all the Swedish brands that are available worldwide. H and M, Volvo, IKEA, to name just a few. Generally middle class people live better.
@juandi2570 It's understandable that this fact will create some hard-to-handle cognitive dissonance. But rather than just refusing to accept it have a stab at googling for a while. Try to find a single "standard of living"-related metric where the US ranks higher than Sweden (or any other nordic country).
The youth coach's name is pronounced Ans-helm (which could be a British surname), and we all die a little when you say it like "Ansh-elm." You get it right at 3:38 though :)
Mondos older brother also pole vaulted growing up, on he was a lefty. He could have jumped high as well, but moved to baseball. Greg also used to hold the high school national record and jumped 19’5.5 and jumped over 18‘ for 30+ years his dad had amazing technique. And his dad is a great coach as well,
Mondo won't remember Dan O'brien but his dad will definitely remember Dan no heighting in the pole vault in the Decathlon at the '92 US trials. Dan O'brien tried to get an Irish passport to get into the games but didn't have enough time. Mondo proactive moves mean this will never happen to him.
He trains two minutes from where I live! He is truly amazing!
Sweden hired his father as coaching staff it's that simple
He comes from a long lineage of athletes, careful selected. He’s the Kwisatch Haderach.
This example shows that it is time to get "The Countries" and the politics out of the Olympics. Just focus on the athletes and on humanity as a whole. No medal counts. Mondo and Bubka did a lot for this sport. I salute them both. Go Mondo!
Fantastic guy! Love him!
Deep American roots?? Bull shit ! He is from birthright a dual citizen. 50:50 dad American mum Swedish. Their personal reasons for choosing to live in the US Vs SE, do not in any way disqualify him choosing to compete for the other country.😊
This is a good and interesting report, but I have a sense that you left out a whole chapter in his life when he competed for LSU. Adding that in there doesn't quite fit into the narrative that you presented in the video, because he basically went from competing for college to breaking world records for Sweden. There's a lot being left out here . . .
Was he not on LSU’s team for one indoor and outdoor season? LSU does not appear to be integral to Mondo’s development as a pole vaulter.
@@zplapplap he learned from his dad and uncle both of them competed at LSU and he learned more at his home in lafayette and high school there
He was 15 when he joined sweden.
It.s true that he competed for LSU and it for sure meant a lot for his development. It's also true that he has represented Sweden since he was 15. Another fact is that he wasn't allowed to enter the professiol circuit Diamond League while he was a student. Whether that is due to US or DL's regulation, I don't know.
@@glenngastonjonsson7954 i dont know all the " INs and OUTs " of the professional circuit but i would say you are correct about while he was a student back then and all the rules the NCAA in place about the athletes making money and how back in the day meet directors paid top athletes money to come and compete in their meets, all over europe but not the US, i will bet now with the new rules that the athletes have for making money might just be different today.. dont ya think...cant blame him getting the money, but for as good as his dad and uncle were in the PJ, he got really good advice and coaching with the both of them,
Great content but the camera shutter clicking was SO annoying.
Why would he represent the US if Sweden is an option, that is the question.
We Swedes play the long game, not instant gratification at any cost, just "lagom mycket".😊
Soo true!
Njegovo pravo njegov izbor.Sigurno ima bolji tretman nego uUSA.Svedska je zemlja za sve,ne samo za sampione.Prosto je ljudskija,vodi racuna o svima,a pogotovu o sampionima.Atmosfera mu vise odgovara.
Just think his parents 👏👏brought up a very nice guy 👑 Let Mondo decide Usa or Sweden, what we think doesn't matter as long he choice Sweden😂😉
He did it because its easier to compete in the championships. Doesnt need to go through qualifications. So its self interest.
So ehat is „American"?
All immigrant Americans tell you I am ..% Irish, ...% Norwegian, ...% German etc.
He is not a Native American and has more with his mother's clear ancestry.
In the Netherlands we have Sifan Hasdan. Born Ethiopian, fled to the Netherlands who nurtured and supported her. She waives the Dutch flag 🇳🇱
Well he is 50% Swede he gets a choice like everyone else does in the position. And you can’t hide the accent lol
why is usa so upset about this? He mad his choice, MOVE ON
That's right. Athletic programs are just terrible in the United States. That's why they had 126 medals in the Paris Olympics and Sweden had 11.
Interestingly, Sweden has 10 million people and won 11 medals in Paris. That's 1,1 medal per million people. The US has 325 million people and won 126 medals in Paris. That equals 0,4 medals per million people. So Swedes appears to be roughly three times better than US people to compete and win medals in Olympic games. Case closed.
I think this is huge blunder. He could earn millions for a sports that only received attention one every 4 years. Once his prime over, he will fall to obscurity.
Mondo decided to represent Sweden instead of the United States, but to me, he doesn't represent people like me, he ATTENDED schools here, attended the university here and started his pole goal in the USA, and so do the USA, but Sweden gave a better deal than USA so they left the USA..
I didn't know that he has dual citizenship...
Well, he is an opportunist to have dual citizenship: he needs to choose..
Yeah, does that mean???
Since he is Swedish, representing Swedish and inspiring Swedish athletes only, so what is up with the dual citizenship?!!
For your comment about USTAF have rules and regulations about local, national, and international competition Championships as elite athletes because this country has international program in the USA universities and colleges as well as high schools and clubs in the different age range groups as Duplantis was involved, and later in an university as a NCAA champion along with American Shar"Carrie Richardson and then Duplantis went PROFESSIONAL for receiving financial funding, or sponsorship, I can imagine...
If he was in the top two athletes, then those athletes participated in WORLDS, or athletes who received a bye, do not 🚭 🚫 have to compete for placement because they are going to Worlds or if they are champions of track or field for Worlds.. or the athletes 's placement internationally are beneficial for Olympics standards ...
Yeah, by if any athlete received a bye or a recent champion, wanted to go to the Olympics, that athlete has to compete again for fairness of all athletes in track and field, but it's fierce and extremely competitive: and sometimes, it seems unfortunately unfair to the athletes, coaches, families, and friends, especially if that athlete is a recent champion and had a bad day to maintain in the top three spots and met Olympics standards: and that is the rules and regulations of the Olympics.
Long time ago, if an athlete switched from the county that he/she lived to represent another country, that athlete must live in that country for three years to represent the switched country: not 🚭🚫 dual citizenship for the Olympics..
It's that athlete's prorogative for switching to another country, but I don't have to cheer and route for that athlete because I am biased, I only cheered and routed for my own country USA all the way because I am a patriot, plain and simple!!
Is Duplantis outstanding?!!
Absolutely!!!
Does he deserve his accolades?!! Absolutely!!!
Congratulations to Duplantis for his outstanding dare devil pole competition championship of vault pole internationally; it was INSANE indeed!!
Most of our vault pole contenders were injured and still very competitive going against all odds of defiling gravity as others; setbacks and injuries caused issues to perform any athlete's best in any country, including the United States.
. It's USA vs the World, but I believe in good sportsmanship; so Duplantis got my applause because he definitely deserved his accolades!!!
Thanks for sharing though even though you don't know exactly what really happened because you repeated your comment over and over again!!!
One.more thing: Duplantis is treated like a king in Sweden unlike here in the USA so perhaps that is another reason why he switched to his mother's country, hmmm 🤔!! For recognition?!!
Pole Vault champions:
Kendricks
Lightfoot
Nielsen
NCAA champions for the United States of America; a country of many nations: a country of immigrants.. and a country of possibilities!! That's United States of America!!!
Duplantis and family can always renounce their American citizenship for Sweden!!!
His allegiance is Sweden instead of here.. and I am sure that he is happy there: and that is good 👍!!!
one of the greatest ???
Agre, the best , it must american way to look at it to say one of 😂
Well, he's jumping the highest off everyone so far, but he still has quite a few world records to beat Bubka's number of world records set. So yes, he is one of the greatest still. It's not only about the height itself, but also about how many times. He'll no doubt get there, abs one he does hel be the greatest in the world, so far. And he'll most likely start the greatest for decades to come.
Hot Swedish girlfriend had a big influence 😂
No she came along after his decision it's just a bonus.
His mother is Swedish so not so hard to understand.
Why, becuse better pay in Sweden.
Duplantis and Girlfriend looks almost like a younger version of his parents! Will there be a third generation athlete which surpass them all?😊 or a lady perhaps?
Stop, he is ethnically Swedish he is being loyal to his family and Sweden is not the best at sport in the Olympics etc.
Fluent in Swedish, says who? Now he can speak Swedish, but far from fluent. Is the whole video a lie?
Can you speak Swedish? Mondo is fluent compared to you.
He is definitely fluent. Do you even know what it means, you don't seem fluent in English. Vad betyder ens flytande svenska för dig? Han pratar ju bättre svenska än Drottningen tom.
@@EEmB Can you speak Swedish? Mondo is fluent compared to you.
@@EEmB You are wrong! Sometimes he has to use english words when he talks swedish, so not fluent! I have not said anything about my english, or my spanish, or even my swedish. We are talking about Mondo now.
@jonasjohnsson4429 Sorry, I'm Swedish, born and raised, but I haven't lived in Sweden for 15 years, my partner of 15 years is English, and while we lived in Spain for 14 years we now live in an English speaking country. I have to use English words sometimes because I can't find the Swedish word straight away. This isn't new, however, I always did that since some words and expressions are simply better in English than in Swedish, and vice versa, there are also Swedish words and expressions that are better in certain situations. Apart from that, it's what it's like being fluent in two languages. Especially when speaking both languages privately and regularly. The brain sometimes gets confused no matter how fluent you are in both languages. Heck, while we loved in Spain, even though I wasn't fluent in Spanish, sentences sometimes came out mixed in 3 languages, sometimes 4 since I also know some German. Unless you are fluent in 2 languages and speak both regularly you just don't understand it.
Haha… Does this dude seem like a person that has made a lot of poor decisions in life? He’s doing ok
Boring
Another dumb video....His choice whether you like it or not
Money. If he identified with Sweden so much, he'd live and train there.😊
Well, he does
So what about the around 120 US-athletes who live and train in Europe? You live and train where you yourself believe you will get the most out of training. It has got absolutely effin' nothing to do with how you identify yourself. This is the 21st century, you have a choice in most places on this planet.
@@pierrelindqvist7726 give me some names of the top ones training in Europe.
Don't forget all who moved to Monaco and compete for sweden???
Why thousands of the best scientifics in the world go to USA?
Its those who don't make it into Swedens education programme... ;-)
Like Duplantis they go where they get the best support to improve and get better pay. When you are talented you can choose anywhere in the world.
So many wrong info here… he couldn’t speak Swedish in the beginning. USA have a much better youth system for serious athletes than Sweden . But regarding trainer and Ansell it’s correct
It sure sucks when a great athlete chose another country. Sweden! Of all the countries in the world, Sweden! Who cares where his mom's from. MAGA I say.
This was a well executed robery done by the swedish. They stole an american-made talent in broad daylight
Sweden didn't steal anything. The US had their chance and screwed it. He was already Swedish as well. He had options and chose the best for his goals.
Better stay representing Sweden than he represent the woke Democrat teams of America.
You seem to not know a thing about Sweden's politics
Embarrassing
Ahaha i dont think Mondo cares about politics. I think he more like the fact he competes for the same country as Zlatan or things like that. They are not inpired by politicians that is certain.
If you thinks US is to woke do not move to Sweden then lol
Sounds like you wouldn't survive three days in Sweden 😂😂😂