Pacing someone for 1400m in an olympic final and not letting them inside on the rail that you have held all race is in fact not cutting someone off, it’s actually the best gift anyone has ever given cole hocker
The classic mistake Jakob made is he focused on Kerr and didn't respect the rest of the field. Kerr actually did what he needed to do and set a NR but US guys were relentless staying close to the leaders and kicking hard, that's always the best strategy.
I have no hate for Ingebritsen. Honest championship race. I prefer this to a sit and kick 3:29 win. On another day Jakob could have gotten the WR. He may still this year. Also this may be a peak thing, not a bad race thing.