American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson has revealed she was not staring her opponents down before crossing the finish line to win the 4x100m women’s final at the Olympic Games in France.
However, the truth is stranger than we’d imagine.
It did appear that Sha’Carri was sending a message to the other sprinters, letting them know they didn’t stand a chance. But, the way she tells it, she was looking at herself – sort of.
Wow! The way she looked at her before she passed her by. Sha’Carri is unreal! 😮💨pic.twitter.com/vpCdokcoou
— Renee 🪷 (@PettyLupone) August 9, 2024
This will be known as the fiercest side eye known in history— Sha Carri Richardson 🏆🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/5rrSusA8w4
— Kenny Akers (@KeneAkers) August 10, 2024
We Hope Sha’Carri Richardson Is Lying
We prefer the initial version in which everyone assumed it was a cocky staredown. The story is a lot cooler that way.
We don’t have to take her word for it either. We could continue to believe it’s exactly what we thought initially – maybe she’s just trying to avoid the Noah Lyles-type hate by playing the event down.
Of course, she has a right to gloat, given that she is one of the world’s fastest women, even if it’s before the finish line.
We Hope Sha’Carri Richardson Is Lying
We prefer the initial version in which everyone assumed it was a cocky staredown. The story is a lot cooler that way.
We don’t have to take her word for it either. We could continue to believe it’s exactly what we thought initially – maybe she’s just trying to avoid the Noah Lyles-type hate by playing the event down.
Of course, she has a right to gloat, given that she is one of the world’s fastest women, even if it’s before the finish line.
