Jacob Ingebrigtsen: Bad winner. Bad loser.

No he just speaks the truth

2 things can be true at same time. You can be an annoying braggert and be telling the truth.

I suspect his culture is different as is perhaps his experience of English nuance.

I find it refreshing that someone simply says what they think in a post-race interview. Do you just want more platitudes and made up niceties and cliches that most athletes provide?

Waaaaaah…waaaaah…waaaaaah!

Hate all you want. It’s great to see a brash and outspoken elite that’s not afraid to impinge on your tender frailties. Perhaps chess would be more up your alley?

Also, context matters. I haven't been able to find the reporter/journalist's question that prompted Jakob's quoted response. What if the question was something like:

"Jakob, you looked smooth out there and it didn't appear like any athlete troubled you. What are your thoughts on your European competition today?"

His response looks more reasonable in context. Doesn't make sense to only quote one side of a conversation.

I totally agree wholeheartedly with your Jacob take, you are obviously a great thinker and probably great runner as well, but don't f'n drag chess into this. If we were to play I'd burn your freakin' king to the dirt.

It's on..

Lol I always thought it was funny how he called a guy who can run 3 seconds faster over 800m an “inferior runner”. Wightman’s a world champion and middle distance beast calling him inferior is just plain silly

This is an article from Sweden not Norway but the cultures overlap

upworthy.com

The Swedish resistance to feeding guests may not actually be as rude as it seems

A viral post about Swedish households excluding guests from meals created a flurry of debate over cultural norms.

Link:www.upworthy.com/amp/sweden-not-feedin...

Personal opinion; very fine runner. Aesthetically displeasing style. Charmlessly abrasive. Does what I think mean anything? Not even remotely.

You can make everything sound bad when you take it out of context.

No question that Jakob sometimes is a poor sport. I've seen him troll the competition when he's winning a race, by clowning to the audience. That is disrespectful and should not be regarded as acceptable, no matter how much somebody is a Jakob fan.

But his comments ... nah. Those are just the direct truth. I have no problem with those. What's he supposed to say, "I was worried that some guy who has a PR 5 seconds slower than me and who has never beaten me in a race might take me today"? Come on now.

– Hva mener du med at du springer for mye alene?

What do you mean when you say you run to much alone/in the front?

– Jeg springer jo og leder fra start til slutt uten og nødvendigvis ønske det selv. Men som sagt, jeg kan ikke forvente noe annet. Det var et godt løp, men jeg kunne for så vidt gjort det samme i Sandneshallen eller på Sandnes stadion, sier Ingebrigtsen.¨

I am in the lead from the start to the finish without necessarily wanting it myself. But as I said, I guess shouldn't expect anything else. It was a good race, but I could have done the same at home in Sandnes.

– Jeg må se på det positivt. Det er for så vidt et luksusproblem at det er ingen som vil være med å fighte. Kanskje de ikke har noe valg, det vet jeg ikke. Jeg føler meg i hvert fall bra. Det er gode ting å ta med seg inn i en treningsperiode nå og mot sommeren.

Its a good thing and a luxury problem that no-one wants to join and fight in the front. Maybe they don't have a choice, that I don't know. But I felt good at least, that is a good thing to bring with me into the next training period and for the summer season.

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nrk.no

Ingebrigtsen ut mot konkurrentene etter suverent EM-gull: – Et løp mot meg selv

Martine Sørhus / Journalist

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Link:www.nrk.no/sport/jakob-ingebrigtsen-to...

I agree that he rather should have said something to the effect of "phew I was extremely lucky today. I had to fight for ever meter and had trouble just hanging on. Crossing the finish line was the main goal today, and will be the goal for the rest of the season. Its humbling to face off against 15 better runners. "

I would have much preferred to hear something like: "All the glory to god. I gave it all I had, but this was his plan today"

Bingo.

I've always found his interviews to be quite similar to Magnus Carlsen. There is definitely an element of what North American culture would consider arrogance but I do wonder about the cultural and language differences.

Those online chess sites can be brutal.

No kidding. Some of the sprinters and hurdlers are so nauseating immediately after a race, due to the simpleton predictability. Jakob in contrast is always awesome, both in pre event interviews and following a race. He competes all year in every different type of environment and several distances, so if anyone is qualified to gauge level of opposition it's him.

Obviously the Americans will have no clue. They show up and loiter in the pack regardless of locale, distance or pace.

I’m so bored of the humble turnip farmers crediting all 17 people even remotely involved but not themselves for the win. JI is fantastic for this dull sport.