Ultimately, Cole Hocker winning was a net negative and bad for the sport

You’d rather one of the bickering loons Ingebritsen or Kerr had won?

Okay, that’s a bit unfair on Kerr, I’m not sure he’d talk crap if Jakob didn’t. Jakob is clearly the jerk of the 1500, Kerr could probably learn to not respond though.

Well Centro has a personality and he won. Did that change things for the better? Maybe so when 8 years later the US has 2 medalists at 1500m. It is hard to say whether Centro’s victory and personality played much of a role though.

And heck, if you surveyed every gold medalist and asked if they cared if their victory was supposedly a “net negative and bad for the sport,” the only question is whether the percentage who cared was zero, or less than zero due to a margin of error.

Just your opinion. I find him a very interesting interview, he seems humble and thoughtful.

Absolutely correct. I realize the sponsors will instinctively up the ante. By why would they do it with Cole Hocker? What is he going to sell? I'd say good job and keep the same figure.

His lack of warmth and instincts was revealed immediately when he focused on the contract. None of the others would have been that uninteresting or dense.

i wanna be like cole hocker im already growing my hair out any recomedations on cheap bobby pins

Every hero needs their setback. Cole Hocker is Jakob's Thanos. LA 2028 Jakob will get his final redemption.

Not really. Jakob falling short of the title he really wants on a yearly basis is good for the sport. Kerr staying hungry (no pun intended based on 2022) is good, too. Yeah I think the best-case scenario might be Laros winning to really take the thing to another level. Otherwise, this is great for the sport. Hocker is the most exciting racer when on, regardless of what you think of his personality. His kick is exciting even to non-track fans.

Not everyone can or desire to be a tryhard like Jakob and Femke.

This OP post is a matter of opinion. Hocker was exciting on the track. It was a great race.

OPINION: Jingy is a condescending jerk who can't back it up in the 1500m. I was glad to see him lose and not get a medal.

2.4 millions views for hocker’s gold 1500m, more than Jakob’s 2021 Olympic gold race at 1.7 million views. More than Sydney’s recent WR which is 1.2 million views. Hocker is a big time performer/entertainer, you’re on the edge of your seat when he comes close to the leaders. Let’s be honest, most everybody in the US was screaming at their tv for Hocker to pull the upset and boy did he do it in the most epic way possible!

It’s the SPORT that has no personality! Most pitch men from football and basketball have the personality of buckets…. Case in point Peyton Manning yet he sells everything under the sun

It was a good race. I've had non track fans mention his win as a great, exciting race.

Sort of, but JI smoked Hocker in Tokyo so the analogy doesn't quite work. Either way, got your point and there is no doubt JI is more talented than Hocker. He just ran a bad race.

This is the worst post ever made. Go watch WWE or the NBA if you’re turned on by outrageous antics to the cameras by those guys.

As the exception to prove the rule, I would advocate that your First Amendment rights be revoked until you put up a video of yourself running a timed mile then your post race interview to see what credibility you have to criticize an Olympic Champion.

You’re worse than a cynic, you are an embarrassment to yourself and LR would be better off if you took your negativity elsewhere, I’d suggest you get involved with politics, you will love their personalities…

Cole isn’t the loudest guy, but he cares a ton about growing the sport. I guarantee you every HS and college kid serious about running has watched his vlogs at some point.

No one outside of distance running fans were going to care either way

Salty mods deleted my post, here it is again: Hocker is extremely suspicious and should be investigated.