@@MMAoracle true, but if jakob raced it without this weird forced ego contest/rivalry he would've stayed on the inside, would've given himself a chance to still get a bronze and forced hocker to follow kerr going past rather than having a separate path to the side and in the last 50m, being behind someone on the kick compared to having a straight path is a death sentence essentially
Something is not right. How can he beat his personal best with 3 seconds in one race? I could understand it if he was a new beginner and a low level runner, but I can't understand how he could destroy his personal best with 3 seconds at that level. It's like Noah Lyles suddenly runs at 19.10 or faster or something in the 200 meter finals.
@@stvp68 his own created NIGHTMARE.. prefontaine did this also.. might have adided his DEMISE.. best to come from a humble position.. the reward is timeless with no conditions other than your heart.. not your mouth
@@stvp68 to shave 3 second is highly unlikely but as they were saying.. AND you HEARD THE ENERGY OF THE CROWD INSANITY can and will take you through the PAIN THRESHOLD..in a FLOTATION MODE. !!!..had to offer been the MAGIC COLE.. needed..I believe
@@Iggystar71 well good luck he is going to go deeper than the basement.. more like the ocean floor.. you heard Kerr !. Now they will be gunning for him which will make life most miserable sad to say
Cole Hocker with the win 🥇 in the 1500m!!! Ingebrigtsen not even on the podium. I was expecting Kerr (🥈) to win, but Hocker took off and Yared Nuguse kicked into over boost to steal the 3rd 🥉. What a shocking but glorious performance. Congratulations USA 🇺🇸 & UK 🇬🇧!
Lots of people are hating on Ingebrigtsen, but if you look at the possible scenarios, none of them are in his favor. 1. He takes the front at the start like he did but uses too much energy; the only way he could win is if he stands out by a very big margin to the rest of the field. 2. He saves his energy and tries to win in the sprint, but he doesn't have the fastest finish. I think he ran very brave and can't blame himself for anything!
The other guys have it easy since they have the highest top speed all they need to do is mindlessly sit and kick. Jakob has to actually think about how fast he's running the whole time. He could definitely win if he got it right, he just went a little too fast early on.
@@troycambo Silver is way more than anyone else will get for the most part though, and unlike Jakob, he didn't make excuses like "oh well uh I was sick, oh and uh wrong tactic, and uh unlucky" etc.
I was jumping up and down and screaming like crazy for Hocker. My 2 black labs didn't know what was going on so they started jumping up and down and barking like crazy. It was like the 3 of us all celebrating. Except in the end when it was over I couldn't high 5 them. So I just rubbed their heads.
To be fair all around, without Jakob setting a record pace for 800 and keeping it honest, we'd never have had this terrific race. Give him credit for having the stones to take it out and make the field come get him. Hell of a run by the top 4.
Thank you for recognizing this. This is why I love Jakob, he wasn’t just chasing gold he was also chasing that record. Unfortunately, today was not his best race..although 3:28 ain’t really a poor performance either
Best ever 1500 m race I have seen the past 50 years, exciting from the start all the way to the finishing line. I will have never guessed the finishing order. Congratulations to the winner and all other participants.
Great things happen when the races are fast. Best 1500 meter race I have ever seen, and I've been watching them since the mid 1980's. Kudo's to Jacob for making a fast pace.
Epic race. I have to say, that the interviews that I watched on bbc immediately after the race by Jacob and by Josh were really impressive - no excuses, calm and balanced assessment of what went down - really admire that - most of us would be completely scrambled after an event like that. Josh seemed genuinely pleased with silver. Cole gave a really balanced interview too. He mentioned the deafening crowd - must have been amazing!
Hocker needs to thank Kerr for forcing Ingebrigtsen wide allowing him to come through. What a race! Don't think anyone would've predicted Ingerbrigtsen missing the podium
no hocker needs to thank ingebrigtsen. he tried to pass from the inside at 100m to go and ingebrigtsen cuts him off, which causes hocker to slow down and chop his steps, then at 60m to go from the finish line Ingebrigtsen drifts to the outside and that's all hocker needs to pass and win. had Ingebrigtsen not drifted to the outside, then hocker would have no chance, and kerr or nuguse might have won
@@TheRasianito be fair he did block the inside and you can see hocker ease off and fall back at which point I thought his race was done, wasn't expecting him to start another sprint, dude has mad speed.
yes all the stars line up for him to win. he tried to pass from the inside but couldn't, then in a spit of a second Ingebrigtsen drifts to the outside and that's all hocker needs to pass and win. had Ingebrigtsen not drifted to the outside, then hocker would have no chance, and kerr wins.
I'm very surprised that this channel havent covered the 10.000 m final. Cheptegei did an amazing job. Would love to see a race breakdown on this channel ;)
I’ve been waiting for a video about the 10,000 too. It was such a great tactical race. It seems like he’s been mainly focusing on the sprints for a while now, unfortunately
He will get to them he always does! He pumps them out so fast during Olympic season.. I don’t think he sleeps during race time lol He will do the ones that get the most views and biggest traction first. He gains a lot of his followers during Olympic seasons.. But he usually covers everything in due time I love his channel ❤
I honestly thought that would happen in the men's 100m, but it went to script, just. I never expected it to happen in the 1500m though. Great result. It's high time those two loudmouths were brought down a peg.
First time in 40 years 3x Americans have made it to the final, and all three came top-5! What a great final! Also, all three Americans broke the American record. All three below 3:30. What a great race. I paid attention to the fact that while the other two were in the lead, all three Americans were all right behind them and keeping pace, even though the pace was steaming! Loved it!
Hocker is without a doubt the best athlete ive seen at timing his peak to perfection. No other athlete so consistently saves his very best performance for last with how many times he runs per season. We saw it in Tokyo and we saw it once again in Paris.
but he needs to cut ingebrigtsen a chunk of his gold medal and thank him. he tried to pass from the inside but couldn't, then in a spit of a second Ingebrigtsen drifts to the outside and that's all hocker needs to pass and win. had Ingebrigtsen not drifted to the outside, then hocker would have no chance, and kerr wins.
@@thiagoghilardi6779 trying to pass from the inside is a crazy thing to do. he took a huge gamble, and he got lucky. he did try to pass from the inside and then ingebrigtsen cuts him off, like i said, had ingebrigtsen not drifted to the outside, then either kerr or nuguse would have won.
@@minavamp2811 No he doesn't have to thank him- the inside was open until Jacob blocked him. Hocker had to accelerate, slow down and do it again. Hocker has the best kick and he developed the strength the past 2 years
The fact that nobody is really talking about Stefan Nillessen is just crazy. Going into the Olympics his pb was 3:34,32. In the heats he ran a massive two second pb and in the final another pb of two seconds. As a dutchie i am really proud of him
Perfect race by Hocker! His stamina has improved immensely. If he can stay within striking distance, and avoid getting boxed in, he's now a threat to win any race with his improved stamina! Great race by the young Kessler, too! Nuguse.......so close to silver! Awesome job! The United States is pretty stacked going forward for a few years.
he was very lucky to win. trying to pass from the inside is not a smart thing to do. he got lucky. the stars line up for hocker to win. he tried to pass from the inside but couldn't, then in a spit of a second Ingebrigtsen drifts to the outside and that's all hocker needs to pass and win. had Ingebrigtsen not drifted to the outside, then hocker would have no chance, and kerr wins.
Never thought that Hocker would win the gold, but the guy ran a fantastic race. Kerr and Ingebrigtsen thought that they were the only two in the race and paid the price. A big cheer for Nuguse as well. He always strikes me as a good guy and now he gets an Olympic medal. 👍
I check you content casually as my younger brother was a sprinter. I did a double take when I saw Hocker win as I recalled you covering him before. He had one hell of a run.
I have never yelled so loud for a race. My throat hurts! As a Duck living in Eugene it’s extra special. Jakob wrote checks with his mouth that his body couldn’t cash (edited from accidentally writing catch). I want a break down on intervals and splits like you often do.
Isn't it amazing how TRP can put up such a quality video so quickly after the races? Better than all of the NBC staff, to be honest - and with great storylines.
Jakob lost that air of invincibility at Worlds in Eugene. After that,Kerr took it to him in last year's Worlds and now Hocker. For the past couple of yrs,people felt Nuguse and Hocker could potentially medal at Worlds/Oly ,to have both medal and one being gold seems unreal. Awesome time it is for US 1500 !!
he 1,500 in swimming also has a 2 Time Us Olympic Champion + a New World record from last Sunday . Incredible whats going on for the Usa on both sides .
I completely agree with this. In my opinion Ingerbrigtsen biggest weakness has been his mentality in these races. He was so used to decisively winning every race for a long time and I think that got to his head. In some of these races I’ve gotten the intuition he has a bit more left but breaks mentally a bit from being challenged.
Hocker winning against Jakob and Kerr reminds me of Kipchoge defeating El Guerrouj and Bekele in the world championship. After that race, Kipchoge became known to everyone, and that's how it will be for Hocker!
Cole Fu&king Hocker! What a race! Jacob put up an awesome pace! Cole you now have proven you know how to run against the best in the world! Not just your nation. Congrats, my man! Love watching you run!
Dude, I was so hype! I was jumping, screaming, punching the are, jumping, doing high knees, and sprinting around the room. It was freaking historic man! I always love watching Cole run! My heart is still pumping I rewatched I think 8 times!
Everyone knew Ingerbrigsten's race strategy - push the pace early, turn it up with each lap to wear out the kickers. However, they were prepared and clearly worked their fitness, Cole paced himself and took the gap when it opened.
On that last lap, at the 300m mark, Ingebrigtsen looked back over his shoulder. Right there, I thought to myself that, that is a sign of worry. And that he is going to be overtaken in the sprint to the finish.
Shoutouts to our 2 runners from The Netherlands Niels and Stefan, who surpassed all expectations to not only reach the finala, but finish 6th and 9th. And theyre only 21 and 19 years old! ❤ awesome race with a great gold from Cole!
There have been a lot of energy drains for Jakob this past year. He struggled with his achilles through the winter. The conflict (and the upcoming court case) with his father. The tension between him and his teammate Narve. Becoming a father for the first time. Unnecessary beefing with Josh Kerr. Etc With that in mind, I’m actually impressed with how fast Jakob has run this season IMO, he chose the right tactic for tonight's final. The only problem was the insane pace he chose for the first 400m...
@@TheTrailRabbit Lol what? Jakob ran his mouth for months even after he got injured and he still couldn't back it up, that simple. Kerr was right about him not being able to win non paced races. How does me pointing that out make me hate running?
and what I found amazing was that hocker got shoved back near the end of the race. Now that is some serous grit right there! I love when there is a crazy upset like that
What an epic race! Shades of the european championship 800m race in 1978. Ovett and Coe were the red hot favourites and they destroyed each other and both got beaten by a good but less fancied east german runner.
Predicted Hocker to win this race. Looked great in all of his races coming up to this 1500, looked extremely effortless in the semi final and knew that if he could hang on long enough it would be game over with that Kick. LFG America 🇺🇸 🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅
Remarkable! This was a run of his life! I didn't see that coming at all. Congratulations young man! We got Gold, and Bronze? I would've lost money if I betted.
There is no feeling in the world like coming back from behind, and out-kicking the competition on the home stretch of a race for the win. I can’t imagine the euphoria of that victory for Hocker, showing that much heart on the world’s biggest stage. That will be with him for the rest of his life 🔥
This race totally lived up to the hype surrounding it. It reminded me of 72 with Jàkob playing the part of Pre Fontaine. He set the tone and made the race. Another guy won. Talk about a nail biter. One for the ages. USA!!
Absolutely amazing kick from Cole Hocker. It was crazy how Cole had to slow down his kick on the last turn when everyone bunched up at the end just to reengage an take Gold.
I predicted that Hocker would get the bronze but thought there was a small chance he could win gold. It was a pleasant surprise. To me, he has always been the dark horse in the 1500. What a performance.
Great job, excellent breakdown on the race. Good planning - having the first half set-up in the can ready to go, because you posted this shortly after the race itself. We can always count on you to be the best (and first) race analyst out there.
That completely lived up to the hype!! Jakob was too cocky and ran uncharacteristically poor tactical race, too fast early. I was glad to see Kerr get the better of him. But Hocker was loaded!! He actually had to check or he would have run even faster. Amazing.
2nd is the first loser. At the end of the day salty asshats like Kerr will always be non entities in the history books. Ingebritsen is still an Olympic gold medallist and one or two who really cares Kerr gonna be haunted for life though about what could have been 😂
I'll admit, I was acting the fool when Cole hit the line first. I felt he was going to get a medal, but thought it was likely bronze. He's looked so focused and confident this season. Dude's had the eye of the tiger for months now. You could see it in his running and in the post race interviews.
I don't know anything about running the 1500m but the last 200 meters the American ran was unbelievable. He had an extra gear nobody else had. Cole Hocker? Who the hell is a Cole Hocker? A bad-ass mf with a killer kick. It was the best moment of the Olympics for me.
The media never gave anybody else a chance. One guy said he if you ran it 10 times it would have 10 different results but 5-5 for Kerr and Ingebrigtsen...
I believe he was running for the gold medal and a world record. For him the world record was all that was left. When you already have a gold medal your playing with house money. I don't fault him for going for it.
@@laurietongish7941 He can run for a world record in literally any race, a diamond league would be better for that... I doubt what you're saying is the case, it wouldn't make much sense to risk a gold medal for a WR time he could do at anytime.
Ingerbridston wanted to stop Kerr getting gold more than he win silver. Can’t not be happy for Hocker, even as a Scot, seem like a nice fella who works hard.
Very proud of all 3 of our USA boys. Throw in what Grant did on Friday and it's safe to say the USA is no longer a slouch when it comes to middle/long distance running.
In the interview with Norwegian television afterwards, I was pleased to see Jakob not being a sore loser this time. He said that he started too fast, as he overrated his own shape a little. He said this was because he felt really well and thought he could take it all the way to the finish. Until he suddenly couldn't. I don't know if he could have won if he had run a little slower the first two laps, but he obviously thought so. At least, he didn't blame anything or anyone but himself, and even gave credit to the others who played their cards better than he did. More like an adult. 🙂 Of course, I hoped for my fellow Norwegian. At the finish, I was half disappointed in Jakob's loss and half happy that Kerr also didn't win. Guess that makes me at least as childish as Jakob. 😀Congratulations to Hocker!
I've been watching your channel for a while. Thanks for sharing your knowledge of track. Because of your videos this was the race of the meet I was looking forwards to the most. Not an American but hats off to your boy, Hocker.
Have to admit that I was slightly amused that Ingebritsen didn’t make the podium after all his cockiness and also that Kerr was beaten into silver. Having said that, I think they all ran an amazing race.
After the first place was out of reach he didn't really try that hard. Compare the face of Nuguse and Ingebrigtsen, one isn't really trying and the other runs like his life depends on it
The last lap of this race was just WILD!! Everyone was focused on the expected winners and Hocker tried to move up on the inside and was blocked. I think at that point he just got angry that he was going to show those two guys, and boy did he. Nuguse probably was thinking: "Yeah me too!!"
Right. Usually, when your pace gets stunted like that, you lose the momentum you gained. But somehow, he found the extra gears to regain. Also, Nuguse is doing much better at positioning himself at the end. I think all the Americans are going to continue to get better.
With a field this strong, someone is always going to have the energy in their legs to outkick you when you run hard from the front. I think Jakob had to run a world record time to win today because we know he’s not the fastest in the last 200. It’s so hard to do without pacers. I love him for giving it a go and I bet the other athletes love him for pacing them to PBs and medals. Kerr slept on Hocker, but there’s nothing you can do against a speed demon if they’re in 3:27 shape. Best man won on the day.
The similarity in results from the 100m and 1500m is striking. Men's 100m = Lyles #1 with the best top end speed because of the 200m, Thompson #2 with a lot of hype coming in, Kerley as the second American with the clutch #3. Men's 1500m = Hocker #1 with the best finishing speed similar to Lyles, Kerr #2 being a heavy favorite/hype (more hype than Thompson I think but similar vibe hype), Nuguse as the second American with the clutch #3. And both races left the previous Olympic champions in the dust, although Marcell Jacobs wasn't gonna win, while Jakob actually came in being a heavy fave. (It's weird with their name too, Jacobs and Jakob lol) And they were both photo finishes (100m was closer but still photo finish for silver in the 1500m)
Congrats to the medalists. Great run, preparation, and tactics. Hats off to Jakob Ingebrigtsen. Without him, there would be no Olympic Record in race. Jakob has spawned a new epoch in middle distance running. This field for this 1500 was phenomenal, as Josh said. Still, Jakob is only man out there with the capacity to win gun to tape. Next morning, there he is winning the 5000m heat with ease after dodging a camera man out on the track.
I don't see anyone else mentioning that the top three runners, in addition to running personal bests, all made it onto the top ten all time list at the same time. Currently: Hocker is #7 all time Kerr is #8 all time Nuguse is #9 all time.
PLEASE take in mind that taking the lead early on is very dangerous!!!!! pushing that hard, all your doing it breaking the wind for everyone else and just burning urself out. Jakob still had an amazing race though. he took a risk, went for it, fell a little short but that doesn't make him any less of a amazing athlete.
Had he not been blocked early in the final turn I'm sure he would have beaten the world record! I kept thinking in my head before the race that it would be hilarious in the two trash talkers got upset by someone not even on the radar, man did that prove true! How poetic!
@@acct5910 He gets slowed down by QUITE a bit. You can see him going into the kick just before he gets slowed down and its another few seconds before he was clear. I struggle to think how its not a WR with the speed he had given an extra few seconds at that speed.
I've seen Cole Hocker on the scene for a few years now. Whenever I watched him race, I could see that he is a fighter but he always came in 2nd or 3rd. So I formed an opinion of him as being just not quite talented enough to get it done on the big stage. Cole, I apologize for doubting you. You are a champion! Congratulations for winning it all on the biggest stage!
Why he's a gold medallist millionaire while haters celebrate in their basements. Kerr lost his only chance at gold. He'll be replaying this in his head for life
Thanks so much for your videos. I am in awe tonight and I wouldn't even have any idea of what was going on if it wasn't for your stuff. I don't know when I've seen a better race, ever.
That race was probably the coolest 1500 I’ve seen!
Historic
Definitely the best I've seen.
Best I've ever seen. Too bad CBC cut the livestream off midway through the race but I digress.
@@TheGreatness-gg1jx IKR!
@@GardenChess IKR!
Jakob was so focused on Kerr he drifted to force Josh wide, and that let Hocker, known for rail riding and biding his time, do his thing.
Hocker ran a 3:27 though. That is an amazing time.
You can’t even say that cause then Nuguse went and beat him to
Jakob noticed Cole Hocker on the inside though and then closed the gap at around 100m to go.
@@MMAoracle true, but if jakob raced it without this weird forced ego contest/rivalry he would've stayed on the inside, would've given himself a chance to still get a bronze and forced hocker to follow kerr going past rather than having a separate path to the side and in the last 50m, being behind someone on the kick compared to having a straight path is a death sentence essentially
AWESOME RACE. I called Hocker to my wife before the race. Hats off to Kerr and Negus for the best 1500 I've ever watched.
Damn he basically paced everyone to their best races ever
yep
If thats all you took away from this then thts nuts....
@@JordanPlural that's one of the main things I'm sure many would take away 😅
@@JordanPlural Well he basically did force them HOT out of the gate - he will be back stronger!
Well said!
Improving your PB by nearly 3 seconds at the 1500m Olympic final to win Gold is the stuff of dreams 😲 Grats Hocker
He really had a good pacer though 😅
yeah, Ingebrigsten was a good pacer!
As in... not realistic! So what happened?
Maybe he dream again and can knock another 3 seconds off his pb in a diamond league and become world record holder...
Something is not right. How can he beat his personal best with 3 seconds in one race? I could understand it if he was a new beginner and a low level runner, but I can't understand how he could destroy his personal best with 3 seconds at that level.
It's like Noah Lyles suddenly runs at 19.10 or faster or something in the 200 meter finals.
He’s gonna replay this race in his head for years
So will I!
@@stvp68 his own created NIGHTMARE.. prefontaine did this also.. might have adided his DEMISE.. best to come from a humble position.. the reward is timeless with no conditions other than your heart.. not your mouth
@@stvp68 to shave 3 second is highly unlikely but as they were saying.. AND you HEARD THE ENERGY OF THE CROWD INSANITY can and will take you through the PAIN THRESHOLD..in a FLOTATION MODE. !!!..had to offer been the MAGIC COLE.. needed..I believe
Will he run in 2028? If so he’s in his basement planning right now!!!
@@Iggystar71 well good luck he is going to go deeper than the basement.. more like the ocean floor.. you heard Kerr !. Now they will be gunning for him which will make life most miserable sad to say
At 75 and having been a runner since I was 14, this is perhaps the greatest 1500 I have seen. Simply humbling.
America has arrived in the 1500, no doubt.
I’m 67 and started at 14 also. Not getting as many miles in as I used to. Doing some cycling as well. How about you?
Yeah, no, Sebastian Coe and Steve Evett were the most exciting racers ever
What greatest No body is even close too El Guerrouj 😂😂😂
@@fatifleur4428guerrouj was obviously on peds
Cole Hocker with the win 🥇 in the 1500m!!! Ingebrigtsen not even on the podium. I was expecting Kerr (🥈) to win, but Hocker took off and Yared Nuguse kicked into over boost to steal the 3rd 🥉. What a shocking but glorious performance. Congratulations USA 🇺🇸 & UK 🇬🇧!
This will be the top comment mark my words
Americans are juiced
Bro wtf is over boost lol
If you thought anyone other than hocker was gonna win before this race started you have no idea what you’re talking about
@@jetbricksstudios5530he got lucky that Ingebrigtsen let that gap open on the inside. If that gap didn’t open he would have only got bronze
Lots of people are hating on Ingebrigtsen, but if you look at the possible scenarios, none of them are in his favor.
1. He takes the front at the start like he did but uses too much energy; the only way he could win is if he stands out by a very big margin to the rest of the field.
2. He saves his energy and tries to win in the sprint, but he doesn't have the fastest finish.
I think he ran very brave and can't blame himself for anything!
Can blame him for being a 🔔🔚 with a big gob?
Except for not having a fast enough kick.
The other guys have it easy since they have the highest top speed all they need to do is mindlessly sit and kick. Jakob has to actually think about how fast he's running the whole time. He could definitely win if he got it right, he just went a little too fast early on.
Yeah there’s no pacers in the Olympics, he ran from the front for 1400/1500m. He can’t run 3:26 without pacers
@@valleyshrewbro nobody had it easy in that race 😂😭
"That little shit!" - J. Kerr, probably.
And/or "Well, at least it wasn't Jakob."
Lol, wow.
"shite"
This will haunt him for life.
His only chance for gold.
Jacob already has one in the bag.
Noone cares about silver let's be real
@@troycambo Silver is way more than anyone else will get for the most part though, and unlike Jakob, he didn't make excuses like "oh well uh I was sick, oh and uh wrong tactic, and uh unlucky" etc.
I was jumping up and down and screaming like crazy for Hocker. My 2 black labs didn't know what was going on so they started jumping up and down and barking like crazy. It was like the 3 of us all celebrating. Except in the end when it was over I couldn't high 5 them. So I just rubbed their heads.
😁
Could have high 4 them?
@@robertspies4695 LOL good one
I love your excitement so much! haha 😂
Hocker's life is going to change from this point on! I am so happy for him.
Cole Hocker did what he was supposed to do, and that was focusing on winning the gold medal. 🏅
True, but as opposed to what?
@@blainenewton7188 Not winning the gold medal.
@@xtlm Well, I sure have to hand it to ya, pal, you have a keen sense for the obvious! Lol
To be fair all around, without Jakob setting a record pace for 800 and keeping it honest, we'd never have had this terrific race. Give him credit for having the stones to take it out and make the field come get him.
Hell of a run by the top 4.
Yes, I agree.
Jakob went for it, but to be fair, in a slower race they’d have beaten him anyway.
Completely agree. He made this race🙏 He is so brave. Still my favourite.
Thank you for recognizing this. This is why I love Jakob, he wasn’t just chasing gold he was also chasing that record. Unfortunately, today was not his best race..although 3:28 ain’t really a poor performance either
But Jakob had stupid strategy, he runs like a noob
Best ever 1500 m race I have seen the past 50 years, exciting from the start all the way to the finishing line. I will have never guessed the finishing order. Congratulations to the winner and all other participants.
Great things happen when the races are fast. Best 1500 meter race I have ever seen, and I've been watching them since the mid 1980's. Kudo's to Jacob for making a fast pace.
Epic race. I have to say, that the interviews that I watched on bbc immediately after the race by Jacob and by Josh were really impressive - no excuses, calm and balanced assessment of what went down - really admire that - most of us would be completely scrambled after an event like that. Josh seemed genuinely pleased with silver. Cole gave a really balanced interview too. He mentioned the deafening crowd - must have been amazing!
Hocker needs to thank Kerr for forcing Ingebrigtsen wide allowing him to come through. What a race! Don't think anyone would've predicted Ingerbrigtsen missing the podium
Ya! He was focusing on Kerr so much, he left the inside wide open - for a slim, quick little dude
no hocker needs to thank ingebrigtsen. he tried to pass from the inside at 100m to go and ingebrigtsen cuts him off, which causes hocker to slow down and chop his steps, then at 60m to go from the finish line Ingebrigtsen drifts to the outside and that's all hocker needs to pass and win. had Ingebrigtsen not drifted to the outside, then hocker would have no chance, and kerr or nuguse might have won
@@TheRasianito be fair he did block the inside and you can see hocker ease off and fall back at which point I thought his race was done, wasn't expecting him to start another sprint, dude has mad speed.
He doesn’t need to thank anyone, except maybe to those that underestimated him.
I did! I been saying he's a bum for weeks. 😂
I had a feeling Cole was going to win this and he did!!!! So happy for all three Americans in the top 5 finishers. Great race!!!
same here ! so happy to see him kick everyone on the last 150
He's been the fastest kicker all year - I was sure he was being overlooked. Ngusse, too.
yes all the stars line up for him to win. he tried to pass from the inside but couldn't, then in a spit of a second Ingebrigtsen drifts to the outside and that's all hocker needs to pass and win. had Ingebrigtsen not drifted to the outside, then hocker would have no chance, and kerr wins.
After Cole won at the National Olympic trials, I had a suspicion that he might be able to win gold.
I'm very surprised that this channel havent covered the 10.000 m final. Cheptegei did an amazing job. Would love to see a race breakdown on this channel ;)
I’ve been waiting for a video about the 10,000 too. It was such a great tactical race. It seems like he’s been mainly focusing on the sprints for a while now, unfortunately
He will get to them he always does! He pumps them out so fast during Olympic season..
I don’t think he sleeps during race time lol
He will do the ones that get the most views and biggest traction first. He gains a lot of his followers during Olympic seasons..
But he usually covers everything in due time
I love his channel ❤
Apart from ingbregstin and the sprinters he truly dosent care.
That channel is so descrimative.
Nothing about the 5000 m women and 10000m men
Cheptegei dropping the hammer in the last 800M was truly special to watch
Jacob, truly the best pacer to ever do it
Cope, boo Jakob supporter
😂😂😂😂
@@leigh5863 oof, gotta work on that reading comprehension
@@evanbertz3514 okay Jacob fan boy 😂
@@leigh5863 ratio
What do you get when two cocky assholes try to outdo each other? They sabotage each other and someone else wins.
I honestly thought that would happen in the men's 100m, but it went to script, just.
I never expected it to happen in the 1500m though. Great result. It's high time those two loudmouths were brought down a peg.
@@avocadozzz5706 A great deal of truth in what you say
💯 Couldn't be happier for Hocker.
Let's be honest here we need more rivalries like that in athletics and if the humble guy comes through to beat them both that's great too.
@@jamesog2858Agreed. Spices things up. 😂
When I saw Jakob look behind him twiwce before the final 200m I knew it was over. What a fast race, top 3 all 3:27
You have to give Ingebrigtsen his flowers. That was ballsy and an EXTREMELY difficult way to win. He deserves all the respect
Poor tactics, he lost. You don’t give medals to pacers.
First time in 40 years 3x Americans have made it to the final, and all three came top-5! What a great final! Also, all three Americans broke the American record. All three below 3:30. What a great race. I paid attention to the fact that while the other two were in the lead, all three Americans were all right behind them and keeping pace, even though the pace was steaming! Loved it!
crazy :)
USA USA USA ring more cowbells!!
Hocker is without a doubt the best athlete ive seen at timing his peak to perfection. No other athlete so consistently saves his very best performance for last with how many times he runs per season. We saw it in Tokyo and we saw it once again in Paris.
amazing preparation
his timing for his peak was amazing
Nick Symmonds 2.0
Sus
Hocker finished like a monster. Well deserved!
but he needs to cut ingebrigtsen a chunk of his gold medal and thank him. he tried to pass from the inside but couldn't, then in a spit of a second Ingebrigtsen drifts to the outside and that's all hocker needs to pass and win. had Ingebrigtsen not drifted to the outside, then hocker would have no chance, and kerr wins.
@@minavamp2811 he would have found a way. Cole could have taken the WR if it wasn't for Inger in the way.
@@thiagoghilardi6779 trying to pass from the inside is a crazy thing to do. he took a huge gamble, and he got lucky. he did try to pass from the inside and then ingebrigtsen cuts him off, like i said, had ingebrigtsen not drifted to the outside, then either kerr or nuguse would have won.
@@minavamp2811 No he doesn't have to thank him- the inside was open until Jacob blocked him. Hocker had to accelerate, slow down and do it again. Hocker has the best kick and he developed the strength the past 2 years
He has always been one of the best Americans, he lacked more consistency to be more on the podium positions in major competitions.
The fact that nobody is really talking about Stefan Nillessen is just crazy. Going into the Olympics his pb was 3:34,32. In the heats he ran a massive two second pb and in the final another pb of two seconds. As a dutchie i am really proud of him
good doctor, Stefan!
Also he was still playing football two years ago
Ingebrigsten implemented the Steve Prefontaine racing strategy to the exact same result
Perfect race by Hocker! His stamina has improved immensely. If he can stay within striking distance, and avoid getting boxed in, he's now a threat to win any race with his improved stamina! Great race by the young Kessler, too! Nuguse.......so close to silver! Awesome job! The United States is pretty stacked going forward for a few years.
he was very lucky to win. trying to pass from the inside is not a smart thing to do. he got lucky. the stars line up for hocker to win. he tried to pass from the inside but couldn't, then in a spit of a second Ingebrigtsen drifts to the outside and that's all hocker needs to pass and win. had Ingebrigtsen not drifted to the outside, then hocker would have no chance, and kerr wins.
@@minavamp2811 yep.. that's why I noted in my previous post the importance of Hocker not getting boxed in. It was close!
he is more known for his kick, not his stamina
Improved stamina, how? Others don't or he has some secret formula nobody knows about.
I was yelling like crazy on the final stretch. I follow Cole for years now and finally a dream came true. Amazing!!
Cole Hocker for the ultimate shocker with that amazing kick and an Olympic Record !!!!!
great alliteration. A number of TV announcers kept pronouncing it "Hoe-car" and it was getting on my nerves
Never thought that Hocker would win the gold, but the guy ran a fantastic race. Kerr and Ingebrigtsen thought that they were the only two in the race and paid the price. A big cheer for Nuguse as well. He always strikes me as a good guy and now he gets an Olympic medal. 👍
I check you content casually as my younger brother was a sprinter. I did a double take when I saw Hocker win as I recalled you covering him before. He had one hell of a run.
I have never yelled so loud for a race. My throat hurts! As a Duck living in Eugene it’s extra special. Jakob wrote checks with his mouth that his body couldn’t cash (edited from accidentally writing catch). I want a break down on intervals and splits like you often do.
Stay tuned over the next couple of days. I’ll try my best to.
"couldn't CASH"
In any case, Kerr seems to be a bigger talker than Jakob from what I've been observing.
@@PongGod thanks for “catching” that. I’ll edit. I meant cash, obviously.
@@PongGod Kerr doesn’t seem to demean his competition as much as Jakob does. But both have big mouths for sure.
Isn't it amazing how TRP can put up such a quality video so quickly after the races? Better than all of the NBC staff, to be honest - and with great storylines.
Jakob lost that air of invincibility at Worlds in Eugene. After that,Kerr took it to him in last year's Worlds and now Hocker. For the past couple of yrs,people felt Nuguse and Hocker could potentially medal at Worlds/Oly ,to have both medal and one being gold seems unreal. Awesome time it is for US 1500 !!
he 1,500 in swimming also has a 2 Time Us Olympic Champion + a New World record from last Sunday . Incredible whats going on for the Usa on both sides .
I completely agree with this. In my opinion Ingerbrigtsen biggest weakness has been his mentality in these races. He was so used to decisively winning every race for a long time and I think that got to his head. In some of these races I’ve gotten the intuition he has a bit more left but breaks mentally a bit from being challenged.
@@RMor66 yup
And why is he having kids so young?
Hocker winning against Jakob and Kerr reminds me of Kipchoge defeating El Guerrouj and Bekele in the world championship. After that race, Kipchoge became known to everyone, and that's how it will be for Hocker!
Couldn’t have said it better
Hopefully they'll know him by his actual name Hocker.
You know what youre talking about
Well done for correcting his name. Respect!
@@roboi2241 thanks! Your comment was so funny XD
Cole Fu&king Hocker! What a race! Jacob put up an awesome pace! Cole you now have proven you know how to run against the best in the world! Not just your nation. Congrats, my man! Love watching you run!
how sweet. most satisfying 1500m of my lifetime, and i'm old.
Dude, I was so hype! I was jumping, screaming, punching the are, jumping, doing high knees, and sprinting around the room. It was freaking historic man! I always love watching Cole run! My heart is still pumping I rewatched I think 8 times!
Everyone knew Ingerbrigsten's race strategy - push the pace early, turn it up with each lap to wear out the kickers.
However, they were prepared and clearly worked their fitness, Cole paced himself and took the gap when it opened.
And that little extra gear he had when he and Kerr were neck and neck was cool to see.
On that last lap, at the 300m mark, Ingebrigtsen looked back over his shoulder. Right there, I thought to myself that, that is a sign of worry. And that he is going to be overtaken in the sprint to the finish.
Shoutouts to our 2 runners from The Netherlands Niels and Stefan, who surpassed all expectations to not only reach the finala, but finish 6th and 9th. And theyre only 21 and 19 years old! ❤ awesome race with a great gold from Cole!
There have been a lot of energy drains for Jakob this past year. He struggled with his achilles through the winter. The conflict (and the upcoming court case) with his father. The tension between him and his teammate Narve. Becoming a father for the first time. Unnecessary beefing with Josh Kerr. Etc
With that in mind, I’m actually impressed with how fast Jakob has run this season IMO, he chose the right tactic for tonight's final. The only problem was the insane pace he chose for the first 400m...
All the while he still ran his mouth more than his legs. Karma bites
@magnusrylander do you even like running? Go away
@@TheTrailRabbit Lol what? Jakob ran his mouth for months even after he got injured and he still couldn't back it up, that simple. Kerr was right about him not being able to win non paced races. How does me pointing that out make me hate running?
and what I found amazing was that hocker got shoved back near the end of the race. Now that is some serous grit right there! I love when there is a crazy upset like that
shoutouts to hobbs kessler with a great 5th place PB run. Bright future along with cole and nuguse for the US.
Absolutely OK.
I was here live!! The Norwegians next to me were too stunned to speak
Jakob ran an honest race and that's what pulled every other person to PBs, SBs, ORs, and NRs! He was the Pacer.
For sure. Jakob is the top gun. Shame it didn’t work out on the day.
@@CliveBramham Top gun who didn't medal. Accept defeat you wackjobs
What an epic race!
Shades of the european championship 800m race in 1978. Ovett and Coe were the red hot favourites and they destroyed each other and both got beaten by a good but less fancied east german runner.
Predicted Hocker to win this race. Looked great in all of his races coming up to this 1500, looked extremely effortless in the semi final and knew that if he could hang on long enough it would be game over with that Kick. LFG America 🇺🇸 🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅
Remarkable! This was a run of his life! I didn't see that coming at all.
Congratulations young man!
We got Gold, and Bronze? I would've lost money if I betted.
There is no feeling in the world like coming back from behind, and out-kicking the competition on the home stretch of a race for the win. I can’t imagine the euphoria of that victory for Hocker, showing that much heart on the world’s biggest stage. That will be with him for the rest of his life 🔥
The most exciting 1500 I have ever seen. The trash talk leading up to the race, the race itself from gun to tape and the fight for second and third.
We were waiting for this one
At first glance it actually looked like NUGUSE won the silver! 2nd/3rd was incredibly close! Hats off to HOCKER - best 1500m I’ve ever witnessed!
This race totally lived up to the hype surrounding it. It reminded me of 72 with Jàkob playing the part of Pre Fontaine. He set the tone and made the race. Another guy won. Talk about a nail biter. One for the ages. USA!!
That race was wild!
Cole Hocker is the definition of running with heart. Inspiring!!
Best race I have ever seen! Does anyone understand how monumental this is!!!!! Wow!
Kerr was so focused on beating Jakob he forgot to win 😭😭
Cringe.
It keeps happening to him, too
And Jakob was too focused on Kerr he forgot to even medal
@@maxb148 already have an olympic gold so...
This will haunt him for life. He looks salty af in the interview 😂😂😂
Jacob got gold already last Olympics
Kerr will never get one.
I was in the stadium. It was absolutely incredible, the best race I have ever seen in person. Indescribable
Absolutely amazing kick from Cole Hocker. It was crazy how Cole had to slow down his kick on the last turn when everyone bunched up at the end just to reengage an take Gold.
I predicted that Hocker would get the bronze but thought there was a small chance he could win gold. It was a pleasant surprise. To me, he has always been the dark horse in the 1500. What a performance.
Great job, excellent breakdown on the race. Good planning - having the first half set-up in the can ready to go, because you posted this shortly after the race itself. We can always count on you to be the best (and first) race analyst out there.
That completely lived up to the hype!! Jakob was too cocky and ran uncharacteristically poor tactical race, too fast early. I was glad to see Kerr get the better of him. But Hocker was loaded!! He actually had to check or he would have run even faster. Amazing.
2nd is the first loser.
At the end of the day salty asshats like Kerr will always be non entities in the history books.
Ingebritsen is still an Olympic gold medallist and one or two who really cares
Kerr gonna be haunted for life though about what could have been 😂
That was the most intense and amazing 1500 ive ever seen!🔥
I'll admit, I was acting the fool when Cole hit the line first. I felt he was going to get a medal, but thought it was likely bronze. He's looked so focused and confident this season. Dude's had the eye of the tiger for months now. You could see it in his running and in the post race interviews.
I don't know anything about running the 1500m but the last 200 meters the American ran was unbelievable. He had an extra gear nobody else had. Cole Hocker? Who the hell is a Cole Hocker? A bad-ass mf with a killer kick. It was the best moment of the Olympics for me.
I am so happy that neither Jakob nor Josh won, but a humble dude who wasn't involved in making dumb comments in interviews or via social media
Those comments made this race exciting and Hocker is aargont himself but well done to him great race.
I laughed out loud when Hocker came through, I’m watching in the UK and obviously the media was all about Kerr. Fantastic win
indeed , so so cool victory !
The media never gave anybody else a chance. One guy said he if you ran it 10 times it would have 10 different results but 5-5 for Kerr and Ingebrigtsen...
Craziest race of the year
ingebrigsten so nice pacing the race for free
Cope
Yes he became a glorified pacemaker to finish in 4th place
Runs like a noob
I believe he was running for the gold medal and a world record. For him the world record was all that was left. When you already have a gold medal your playing with house money. I don't fault him for going for it.
@@laurietongish7941 He can run for a world record in literally any race, a diamond league would be better for that... I doubt what you're saying is the case, it wouldn't make much sense to risk a gold medal for a WR time he could do at anytime.
This race was insane. Way to represent Indiana, Cole!
Ingerbridston wanted to stop Kerr getting gold more than he win silver. Can’t not be happy for Hocker, even as a Scot, seem like a nice fella who works hard.
I wouldn't have predicted that final podium in a million years.
Jakob should have been payed for his pacing duties 😂
Still a gold medallist and has more money than you will make in 10 lifetimes.
But keep hating lol
@@troycambo I’m not hating I just think it was funny how everyone caught him
How TF can Jakob break HIS OWN OLYMPIC RECORD....and STILL place 4th ???? that is abso-fackin-lutely INSANE
Seeing Jakob knocked to 4th place was insane!!!! I was screaming as USA moved into the top three spots. Such an amazing race!
Very proud of all 3 of our USA boys. Throw in what Grant did on Friday and it's safe to say the USA is no longer a slouch when it comes to middle/long distance running.
In the interview with Norwegian television afterwards, I was pleased to see Jakob not being a sore loser this time. He said that he started too fast, as he overrated his own shape a little. He said this was because he felt really well and thought he could take it all the way to the finish. Until he suddenly couldn't. I don't know if he could have won if he had run a little slower the first two laps, but he obviously thought so. At least, he didn't blame anything or anyone but himself, and even gave credit to the others who played their cards better than he did. More like an adult. 🙂
Of course, I hoped for my fellow Norwegian. At the finish, I was half disappointed in Jakob's loss and half happy that Kerr also didn't win. Guess that makes me at least as childish as Jakob. 😀Congratulations to Hocker!
Du er et dårlig landsmann
dude needed a big slice of humble pie.
I've been watching your channel for a while. Thanks for sharing your knowledge of track. Because of your videos this was the race of the meet I was looking forwards to the most. Not an American but hats off to your boy, Hocker.
Have to admit that I was slightly amused that Ingebritsen didn’t make the podium after all his cockiness and also that Kerr was beaten into silver. Having said that, I think they all ran an amazing race.
After the first place was out of reach he didn't really try that hard. Compare the face of Nuguse and Ingebrigtsen, one isn't really trying and the other runs like his life depends on it
Fun fact: Jakob Ingebrigtsen also beat his own previous Olympic record, which was 3:28.32!
I’ve never jumped out of my chair watching a race until today
The last lap of this race was just WILD!! Everyone was focused on the expected winners and Hocker tried to move up on the inside and was blocked. I think at that point he just got angry that he was going to show those two guys, and boy did he. Nuguse probably was thinking: "Yeah me too!!"
Right. Usually, when your pace gets stunted like that, you lose the momentum you gained. But somehow, he found the extra gears to regain. Also, Nuguse is doing much better at positioning himself at the end. I think all the Americans are going to continue to get better.
Goof summary!
With a field this strong, someone is always going to have the energy in their legs to outkick you when you run hard from the front. I think Jakob had to run a world record time to win today because we know he’s not the fastest in the last 200. It’s so hard to do without pacers. I love him for giving it a go and I bet the other athletes love him for pacing them to PBs and medals. Kerr slept on Hocker, but there’s nothing you can do against a speed demon if they’re in 3:27 shape. Best man won on the day.
Everyone brought their A game to this one but one runner read the end game perfectly and executed flawlessly!
The similarity in results from the 100m and 1500m is striking. Men's 100m = Lyles #1 with the best top end speed because of the 200m, Thompson #2 with a lot of hype coming in, Kerley as the second American with the clutch #3.
Men's 1500m = Hocker #1 with the best finishing speed similar to Lyles, Kerr #2 being a heavy favorite/hype (more hype than Thompson I think but similar vibe hype), Nuguse as the second American with the clutch #3.
And both races left the previous Olympic champions in the dust, although Marcell Jacobs wasn't gonna win, while Jakob actually came in being a heavy fave. (It's weird with their name too, Jacobs and Jakob lol)
And they were both photo finishes (100m was closer but still photo finish for silver in the 1500m)
Congrats to the medalists. Great run, preparation, and tactics. Hats off to Jakob Ingebrigtsen. Without him, there would be no Olympic Record in race. Jakob has spawned a new epoch in middle distance running. This field for this 1500 was phenomenal, as Josh said. Still, Jakob is only man out there with the capacity to win gun to tape. Next morning, there he is winning the 5000m heat with ease after dodging a camera man out on the track.
The goose let loose
loooool
Great coverage! Now I know everything NBC never told me. Thanks so much
Yes this is also my best race that I have ever seen… just unbelievable!
I don't see anyone else mentioning that the top three runners, in addition to running personal bests, all made it onto the top ten all time list at the same time.
Currently:
Hocker is #7 all time
Kerr is #8 all time
Nuguse is #9 all time.
PLEASE take in mind that taking the lead early on is very dangerous!!!!! pushing that hard, all your doing it breaking the wind for everyone else and just burning urself out. Jakob still had an amazing race though. he took a risk, went for it, fell a little short but that doesn't make him any less of a amazing athlete.
Had he not been blocked early in the final turn I'm sure he would have beaten the world record! I kept thinking in my head before the race that it would be hilarious in the two trash talkers got upset by someone not even on the radar, man did that prove true! How poetic!
nah, if he wasn’t impeded, MAYBE 3:26 high, but not WR
@@acct5910 He gets slowed down by QUITE a bit. You can see him going into the kick just before he gets slowed down and its another few seconds before he was clear. I struggle to think how its not a WR with the speed he had given an extra few seconds at that speed.
Kerr: I’m the best in the world!
Jakob: No you fool, I’m the best!
Hocker: Wanna see me do something funny?
Outstanding race!
Couldn't have gone better 😂🎉
I've seen Cole Hocker on the scene for a few years now. Whenever I watched him race, I could see that he is a fighter but he always came in 2nd or 3rd. So I formed an opinion of him as being just not quite talented enough to get it done on the big stage. Cole, I apologize for doubting you. You are a champion! Congratulations for winning it all on the biggest stage!
Best 1500 race I’ve ever seen.
Jakob fan boys are saltier than the ocean right now.
Why he's a gold medallist millionaire while haters celebrate in their basements.
Kerr lost his only chance at gold. He'll be replaying this in his head for life
@@troycambo Thank you for proving my comment right
Thanks so much for your videos. I am in awe tonight and I wouldn't even have any idea of what was going on if it wasn't for your stuff. I don't know when I've seen a better race, ever.
If you didn't jump out of your seat, do you really care about track? 😅
This has been by far the most thrilling and exciting race this whole Olympics. Lets go USA 1, 3 & 5!!!