[thunder rumbling]
[boom]
[dog barking]
[man] This might be a messy, messy question,
but I want to know.
How does somebody deal with having a very successful year,
and then Trials come, not your best day, something happened.
You don't make it, you don't make it.
[man] There's no privilege, no icon status, no nothing?
-[Shericka] Zero. -[man 2] Nobody get privilege.
You have to earn it.
So not because me good at 200 means that I get a spot.
No, because them three person that would get that spot
was also working for a spot.
[man] Well, true, I get it, but ugh…
[man 2 laughs]
-[man] But how do you deal with that? -Like, look at me.
I am the second-fastest woman over 200. And I don't have an Olympic gold medal.
What if I never get an Olympic gold medal?
[dramatic percussion plays]
[Ato] This year, the Jamaican Olympic Trials
are going to be the toughest ever.
In Jamaica, the expectation is huge.
[Ato] Forget the individual. This is for God and country.
You gotta do this for Jamaica.
[upbeat dance music playing]
[Michael] Over the last 15 years, Jamaican women have just dominated.
[commentator]
Whereas the Jamaican men,
after Bolt, there was a huge void.
[gunshot]
[pundit] the new kid on the block.
[Michael] Kishane is a mystery.
[Ato] The talent that is just emerging.
[commentator]
[Ato] And young star Oblique Seville is running extremely fast times.
[commentator 2]
Two young men competing to be the next Usain Bolt.
[loud click]
[Usain] You want them to reach for the stars.
-You want them to be better than you. -[cheering and applause]
[Michael] Everybody wants to be the champion.
It's not the Jamaicans'! It's ours! It's ours!
[Michael] But at the end of the day,
can you make the team?
[suspenseful music playing]
-[announcer] Set. -[gunshot]
[boom]
[swish]
[relaxing music playing]
[man] Set.
[boom]
[Shericka] The time we came last year hotter than this year.
This is much hotter!
Netflix is here, and we can't get some water or Gatorade?
Yeah, we thirsty, man!
Hey, my name is Shericka.
Fastest 200 woman alive.
Check one, we are at season two.
[laughs]
[man 2] Why is everybody sitting?
[man 3] What we supposed to do?
Run!
[laughs]
[Shericka] This year is Olympic year.
I call it "Dangerous 2024." Yeah.
The energy's just different.
Very serious. Very, very important.
It's all or nothing.
Why are you limping? Run!
In six weeks, it's do or die. You're gonna be at the Trials,
and if you don't make it at the trials, you don't go to the Olympics.
So there's no room for slacking off.
This is the time of the season when things get rough.
[man] Set.
[gunshot]
[Shericka] Every athlete goal in track and field
is to get gold medal at the Olympic Games.
And I love that. I crave for competition, like, high, intense competition.
[loud click]
I just think, like, "All right, then. This is it."
"It's business time."
[suspenseful music playing]
[announcer] Set.
[gunshot]
[commentator] in the world this year, out in lane eight.
But Jackson has gone flying out, the defending champion.
[Michael] Shericka is a phenomenal talent.
Unbelievable range. Great speed.
One of the greatest 200-meter sprinters of all time.
[commentator] at the moment blazing the trail.
Richardson coming down the outside, but there's no stopping Shericka!
It's just glorious to see Shericka stepping up her level
and running wonderful and dominating.
[Allyson] Shericka had a brilliant last season.
I mean, we are talking about running close to the world record.
And she would be the one to keep Gabby away from a gold medal.
[Usain] Shericka is the very best sprinting prospect for Jamaica
at the coming Olympics.
[Shericka chuckles]
[Usain] And people have made it known in no uncertain terms that,
"Yeah, girl, we are expecting you to be the one."
-[woman] All the best for the season! -Thank you.
-[woman] All the best. Good luck. -Whoo!
[car horn honking]
[dog barking]
[Shericka] It's okay for people to have expectation of me.
As long as it don't distract me or get me in a place where I lose who I am
as an athlete, then I'm okay.
They are saying, "The sprint queen, the sprint queen,"
but it's not something I want.
It's… I am the next Shericka Jackson, always.
-[man] Hi, Netflix! -Ah! [laughs]
So you are here getting ready with us
to go to the Jamaican Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year Award.
So let's get to it.
[buoyant music playing]
My name is Neko Kelly, otherwise known as Bootleg Rocstar.
I'm a fashion stylist and a creative director.
When I started working with Shericka, she was so timid.
She was so shy. She would not wear certain things.
Um, I'm still trying to get her to wear high heels.
I'll be wearing my sneakers.
[Neko] No. Shericka, let's not fight in front of the cameras, please.
I think she has grown more into herself and feel more confident with her body
and have me styling her.
[Shericka] My stylist, he go hard, and sometimes I'm nervous,
like, "Oh, you're wearing this."
Mmm…
[Neko] This is perfect, Shericka. Literally perfect.
-[screams] -Sorry.
[Neko] Love that. Love.
[man trills]
♪ Ooh, la, la, la, la, la… ♪
[energetic dance music playing]
[Neko] Track athletes are the most celebrated people in Jamaica.
-♪ Put some respect on my name ♪ -♪ Ooh, la, la, la, la, la… ♪
[Neko] It is important to not only run your best
but look your best.
-♪ I give me all… ♪ -[Neko] Let's go.
♪ R-E-S-P-E-C-T… ♪
[Neko] But, you know, sometimes she is very grumpy.
[Shericka] My feet already hurt, and I just got here.
Oh God.
How much longer?
♪ Going down in history ♪
-♪ Ooh, la, la, la ♪ -♪ Put some respect on my name ♪
♪ Ooh, la, la, la, la, la ♪
[music fades]
[indistinct chatter]
The AC stopped working.
-Can I take off my sandals now? -[Neko] No.
[laughs]
-[Shericka] Can I take off this? -[Neko] No.
-Not yet. -Not yet?
[laughing]
[announcer] The nominees for the national sportswoman,
they are…
[announcer 2] Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce…
[cheering and applause]
…and Shericka Jackson.
[cheering and applause]
My feet are all trembling.
The Sportswoman of the Year is…
Shericka Jackson!
[cheering and applause]
[Shericka chuckles] I'm so nervous!
This is certainly a very special moment in my life,
especially since it being an Olympic year.
[Ato] Jamaica's main star now is Shericka Jackson,
and she will be one of the favorites for gold in both the 100 and the 200
at the Paris Olympics.
[cheering and applause]
[Ato] The expectation of a country rests on her shoulders.
[car horns honking]
[Shelly-Ann]
♪ Nobody got me right now, but I'm okay ♪
[Michael] One of Shericka's main rivals is one of the best runners ever.
[speaking indistinctly]
[laughs]
Huh?
-♪ I did it, got it, poppin' now… ♪ -[laughing]
You know Gypsy? In Jamaica, it's different.
When we're in class and we don't want the teacher to understand,
we speak Gypsy or Pig Latin.
[speaks indistinctly]
♪ Praise to the man, I'm blessed, yeah ♪
♪ I just prayed, no stress ♪
♪ Yeah, he said he wanna build with me ♪
♪ Lemme see the way the guy flex, yeah ♪
♪ Praise to the man, I'm blessed, yeah ♪
♪ I just prayed, no stress, yeah ♪
♪ He keep doing my line But I ain't got time to text… ♪
[Michael] Shelly-Ann doesn't have anything to prove by winning the Jamaican Trials.
She just needs to get on the team. But it's a huge opportunity to go out
with the same sort of success that she came into the sport.
♪ All I really need is you ♪
♪ And it's risen mine up and we'll fight ♪
[cheering and applause]
[Ato] What Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has done over the past 15 seasons…
It's just crazy amazing.
[Ato] Nobody's ever done that.
[commentator] defended her title.
Her legacy as one of the all-time greats is surely complete.
[Michael] Shelly-Ann is the greatest,
and her longevity and consistency is unmatched.
But obviously, as you get older,
you know, it becomes much more difficult to keep winning medals.
[suspenseful music playing]
[announcer] Set.
-[gunshot] -[commentator]
Can Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce deliver?
She's got a good start, but watch Shericka Jackson.
Shericka Jackson, is she just going to do it?
On the near side, Sha'Carri Richardson from nowhere.
The iconic five-times champion was stunned.
[Shelly-Ann] I'm 37,
and I… especially from Jamaicans, you hear a lot of people wanna ask us,
"Oh, when are you retiring?" "Oh, you're too old."
They add so much more fire
for 2024 in Paris.
Shericka is coming up, and she's doing phenomenal.
And that's good for her, but I'm not there to make up numbers.
You know, it's war.
[Ato] Since 2008, the story at the Olympics
in the women's 100 has been the Jamaicans,
but the last time a Jamaican man won the Olympic Games
was when Usain Bolt won in 2016,
before he retired.
People were asking me, "Hey, how are you guys going to survive without Bolt?"
And my answer to them was, "Somebody is going to emerge."
[grunts]
[sighs]
I go like this?
[Kishane] I've been running from a tender age.
It was always
somewhat of a calling.
I'm 22.
I was seven when I saw the Olympics.
And I saw
what took place.
[commentator]
winning by daylight!
A world record!
[Kishane] I got a feeling like no other.
The goose bumps that… that filled me up just watching it.
And the… the thrill that I… that I got
to see that a human being can reach that height
or pinnacle of greatness.
It put profound encouragement in me as a person,
knowing that I should inspire to be greater than that.
[Usain] If you're coming after someone that has set the bar high,
it's gonna be hard, but that's what we have to do as athletes.
You have to set the bar higher because you want them to reach for the stars.
[cheering and applause]
[Usain] You want them to be better than you,
but if you're gonna beat me, you have to really be great.
[suspenseful music playing]
[Ato] I see talent there that is just emerging.
A young lion who would love nothing better than to bite those old lions in the neck.
[announcer] Set.
- -[gunshot]
[commentator] from Coleman in lane four.
Oh, and Bracy-Williams has gone back. Ackeem Blake, in fact.
But look at this. Kishane Thompson on the near side.
[Michael] People are saying he's come out of nowhere.
He hasn't come out of nowhere. He's run fast times before,
but he's just run very sparingly.
This year, he's being introduced to the world,
but Kishane is the mystery man.
I don't think… I mean, he's not out there much.
I mean, I haven't met him. I don't know anyone who has.
[cheerful music playing]
I'd like an ackee and saltfish.
-[woman] What's your name? -Kishane Thompson.
Pardon?
-[woman] Are you a famous person? -I'm trying. I'm trying. [chuckles]
-Can I get a photo with you? -[Kishane] Yeah, sure.
Okay, guys. Where do we go from this?
[man] We go back to the car.
[indistinct chatter]
-[Kishane] Oh. -Yeah, man. Yeah, man. Yeah, man.
-I've been watching you since 2021. -[Kishane] Yeah, man. Blessings.
[reggae music playing]
[Kishane] Honestly, to be noticed a lot, I understand why.
I expected it, but I'm not really, like, a outspoken person.
Or a person to, like,
you know, to always be
seen.
I'm really a reserved and chill person.
Yeah, but I understand. I understand it.
[whistle blowing]
[indistinct chatter]
[Paul] Kishane has been with us four years.
How's the future Olympian?
[Paul] He has had a plethora of injuries
which he needed rehab and strengthening to, you know, be able to be competitive.
Morning.
He has worked fastidiously,
and I have watched him evolve
into a special youngster.
[Paul] All right, let's go, people. Let's go.
[woman] Kishane, what's with the bolt?
Pardon?
-[woman] What's with the bolt? -The bolt?
- -Teleportation.
♪ We making moves ♪
♪ We don't second guess… ♪
Kishane, your steps… your steps too fast, boy.
Take your time and get some power.
♪ We don't second guess We run against the clock ♪
♪ You was second best And we pull up on you like yeah, yeah… ♪
[Kishane] If I make it to the Olympics,
it will be my first major international track meet.
The Jamaican Trials for the Olympics
is a battle like no other.
Everyone will be coming out
guns blazing.
Shoot first,
ask questions later. [chuckles]
♪ We don't second guess We don't second guess… ♪
Kishane has confidence that he can maybe take on just about anyone.
But hey, some of the best sprinters in the world are right here.
[uplifting music playing]
[Oblique] I come from a rural community.
A small, small community.
And everyone knew that I could run.
My mom said that I was running in her belly, for some reason.
I don't know. [chuckles]
I am one of the smallest sprinters in the world.
If not the smallest.
I'm… I'm very… Well, I'm 5'6".
Very short. [chuckles]
[quirky music playing]
[man] Ah, lovely.
-You're being nice today. -[chuckles]
Just say what you want, man.
[Oblique] To get the chance to beat Kishane,
I have to get everything right.
For short guys like me, there is no room to make any mistakes.
Sprinters come in all sizes, shapes.
We've seen that with, you know, Christian Coleman,
and on the other end of the spectrum,
Usain Bolt.
Oblique is pretty slight, you know.
He's probably on the… a bit on the extreme side.
[man] Where do you want to start from?
The green. Right there, so 60 meter.
[Oblique] When I was growing up, my father was the one always pushing me.
He was always supportive. Always supportive.
In 2018, 7th December,
he was riding his bike.
Everyone saw him.
And by the next morning,
I got the message that he had passed away.
It was a heart attack.
Before he died,
he said to me that, "You can do great things."
It motivates me, because each time I'm performing, I'm always thinking,
"I'm gonna go out there and do this for him."
[crowd cheering]
[announcer]
[Oblique] Coming to the World Championship,
my confidence level was so high.
I knew that if I get a very good start,
Noah Lyles and Zharnel Hughes
would be very hard to catch me.
[heartbeat]
[announcer] Set.
[gunshot]
[commentator] but so too has Christian Coleman.
Seville and Coleman are coming through the middle.
Noah Lyles and Zharnel Hughes.
For someone like Oblique, I can imagine that he would want to make his dad proud.
[commentator] right to the wire!
Oh!
[commentator 2] their 4th 100-meter world title in a row,
and Seville fades to fourth.
[somber music playing]
[Oblique] Fourth place is really hard.
Three of us in the race ran the same time.
Took a toll because I knew that I could have medaled.
[woman] Will you come fourth again?
[Oblique] I'm not sure what the future holds.
But track and field is an individual sport.
It takes only you, only you alone,
to get the job done.
So my aim is to make the Jamaica team
and to compete against the world.
[motivational music playing]
[Oblique] If I do this, I know that my dad is going to be happy.
He will be there smiling.
[boom]
[announcer] Set.
[gunshot]
[cheering]
[Michael] For Oblique, this meet is very important.
Time is running out.
There's not gonna be other opportunities
before the Jamaican Trials to get race sharp.
Oblique is obviously hoping to win,
but he's competing against the fastest person in the world.
[man] How do you feel about the competition?
I'm very excited. I'm very excited.
You also have some rising stars in this group as well.
You're up against Oblique.
You know, whoever wants to run, let's run. I would love to see a PR tomorrow.
And the times that I've been seeing suggest that I will PR tomorrow.
You know, I know tomorrow is going to be a magical day.
Oh God.
Run, run, run, run.
Slow it down, man.
No!
Oh God.
Noah Lyles. What do you think of his chances?
-Who? Noah Lyles. -[man] Noah, yeah.
Noah Lyles has been dominating, but worrying about it won't help you.
You have to get over the fear and say,
"Okay. I'm just going to go out there and do my best."
[boom]
[man] I'll be all right! I'll be all right, yes!
We are Jamaicans! Ah!
[suspenseful music playing]
[announcer] Set.
[gunshot]
[cheering and applause]
[commentator]
Seville trying to stay with him. Seville is running a strong race.
[cheering]
[commentator]
Oblique Seville produces a stunning performance,
upstaging world champion Noah Lyles.
[commentator 2]
Noah Lyles was not able to reel in Oblique Seville,
who has shown this season that he's the one to beat.
♪ Yeah, get 'em right, get 'em right Get 'em right back ♪
-♪ Step on their necks ♪ -♪ Let's go ♪
-♪ We gotta tell 'em again ♪ -♪ What? ♪
♪ We are next ♪
-♪ No, we not giving no pass ♪ -♪ No pass ♪
-♪ Photo checks ♪ -♪ Huh ♪
-♪ Don't make me tell 'em again ♪ -♪ Yeah ♪
-♪ We on flex ♪ -♪ We on flex… ♪
[man] How are you feeling?
[Oblique] Well, I'm feeling good and actually won
and give them my personal best.
Why not?
After I come out of my drive phase,
I realize that I am still going, I'm still going,
and I didn't see Noah Lyles, so I looked across.
♪ Yeah, step ♪
♪ Step on their necks… ♪
How did Noah react to that?
Well… [chuckles]
When I get beat, y'all better be scared as shit
'cause next time you see me, you're going to be… [beep] …worried.
♪ Told 'em, I tell 'em and tell 'em And tell 'em and tell 'em again ♪
♪ Challenging me, challenging me When you know that you're next ♪
[Oblique] He said, "See you in the Olympics."
I will see him as well. [chuckles]
[cheering]
[Michael] Oblique's definitely not intimidated. That's for sure.
Oblique certainly took joy in crossing the finish line
and looking over at Noah.
Nobody wants to get beat. I mean, that makes you real.
And I think we saw a rare moment
where Noah was a little bit annoyed. [chuckles]
♪ Get 'em right, get 'em right Get 'em right back ♪
[reggae music playing]
[boom]
[Allyson] This is Jamaica.
This is the 100.
This is the excitement.
You've gotta make that team.
[announcer] the national champion…
[suspenseful music playing]
[whistle blows]
[Michael] Any time Shelly-Ann's in a race,
she believes she's the best.
And she's just like, "If you're gonna win, you're gonna have to come get me.
I think that Shericka feels like, "I'm in danger."
[Allyson] There's always gonna be the person who's the favorite,
who should win.
But oftentimes, that person doesn't make the team.
It's about how can you perform
when it matters the most?
[Paul] You've just got to be extremely focused right now.
All the work you've done through the year comes to fruition.
[boom]
[Shericka] You don't want to get distracted by the cheering
and who's in the stands.
You have a laser focus.
When I made the Olympic Team at 21, they were like, "She's too young!"
And now a lot of persons say I'm too old.
That makes me more determined.
♪ You may ride ♪
♪ For a long time ♪
♪ Ride on for a long time ♪
♪ Let me tell you That God's gonna cut you down ♪
[commentator] Jamaican woman in history,
Shericka Jackson, the superstar.
[action music playing]
[Shelly-Ann] These girls better be ready.
The moment is now.
[Shericka] It's not even funny how ready I am mentally, physically.
I'm ready.
Shericka!
[announcer] Set.
[gunshot]
[cheering and applause]
[commentator 2] got an excellent start.
Come on, Shericka! Shericka!
[commentator 2] turns on the afterburners!
[indistinct chatter]
[Neko] Watch it!
[cheering]
♪ You may run for a long time… ♪
[commentator 2] big performance on a big occasion,
sends an ominous message from Kingston to Paris.
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce makes it to her fifth Olympic Games.
I hope tonight will definitely show
Jamaica and the world that we're still here.
[commentator 2]
when the official changing of the guard took place,
it happened in 2024.
[Paul] She was the very best she could be,
and that makes me extremely proud.
[cheering and applause]
[Neko] For Shericka to stand so tall
against people like Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce… Come on.
She's coming back with the gold.
[cheering and applause]
♪ Let me tell you That God's gonna strike you down ♪
[boom]
[man] Set.
[gunshot]
[Stephen] Knees up, gentlemen. Knees up.
[suspenseful music playing]
0.8.
[exhales]
Copy.
[Kishane] Copy!
[man] And then turn.
[indistinct chatter]
[Michael] The Jamaicans want to get back on top in the men's sprints,
especially seeing how the Americans have been dominating.
They want a new king.
[man] Crooked. We want it straight.
No, no, no, no.
Stop being nervous.
[Kishane] How can I stop?
[indistinct chatter]
[Kishane] The nervousness, it's all a part of the game.
It's all a part of life.
[man] We still have time, you know? For everything.
We're good, man.
[Kishane] But you gotta control it. You can't let it overcome you.
We're gonna lay it all out there. We're gonna go to war.
[suspenseful music playing]
[commentator]
We are about to enter liftoff for the 100-meter finals for men.
[Oblique] Going out there, I'm always hearing my father's voice in my head.
"You can do this."
I know what I'm capable of.
It's out of this world.
Set.
[gunshot]
[commentator 2] Great start for Oblique Seville.
Kishane Thompson also there.
Oblique Seville and Kishane Thompson!
Kishane Thompson steps forward and dismisses Seville!
9.73!
[cheering]
[commentator 2] for Kishane Thompson!
The Jamaicans are coming!
[commentator 3]
equaling his personal best.
9.77, the official time.
♪ Moving on is the key to being strong ♪
♪ Learning how to see What more that's gone… ♪
[commentator 3] new personal best.
This man is on fire.
[commentator 2] by the stadium east field,
but I'm telling you, Noah Lyles will hear about that.
All right. Nice.
Let's hope he stays healthy.
[man laughs]
[commentator 3] back to the warm-up track.
[commentator 2]
[Kishane] One moment.
[indistinct chatter]
Good job. Good job.
We working. We working. Honestly, we working.
Best believe.
♪ Here's the moment that they realize… ♪
He has graduated to another level, so let's see what happens in Paris, yes?
[Michael] 9.77.
That was extraordinarily fast.
It's now game on, and the Jamaicans are like, "Yeah," you know?
"We think we're gonna win gold."
Of course they would.
[boom]
[car horn honks]
[indistinct chatter]
[boom]
♪ Attitude, bossy ♪
♪ Not worried about What it's gonna cost me ♪
♪ You find me, that's where the boss be ♪
♪ Shopping, anything… ♪
[commentator] from London for the tenth meeting
of the Wanda Diamond League season
and the very last one before the Olympic Games in Paris.
Today is all about laying down a marker,
getting one over your rivals psychologically,
and heading to Paris with some momentum.
An absolute highlight of this program, the women's 200 meters.
A stacked field featuring Gabby Thomas, Olympic bronze medalist.
The fastest woman in the world this year, 21.78.
Hey, y'all. [laughs]
I'm just here for the Diamond League final.
A little shake out before the Olympics, you know.
Try to beat that jet lag, which I'm not currently beating at all.
-To the yellow and here to where I'm at. -[Gabby] Okay.
[Gabby] The Jamaicans are not running,
but it's really important for my confidence.
If I win, it just creates that feeling
of superiority going into this Olympics.
I have to win it.
[whistle blows]
[man] Who's looking good?
-Who's looking good? -Come on. Look at me.
[laughs]
No, it's… it's… Yeah.
There's always the obvious that we think about. The Americans, Jamaicans,
but there's always a little dark horse that comes out in there somewhere.
[indistinct chatter]
[Julien] My name is Julien Alfred.
I grew up in St. Lucia.
It's a very small place.
We have a giant volcano,
and we're the only country named after a woman in the world.
The only country.
Seeing different Diamond Leagues and experiencing different, like, places,
it's kind of cool to, like,
see.
Never… never imagined myself here.
[Julien] I grew up in poverty.
There would be, like, gunshots, like, throughout the night.
It was… it was a very, like,
rough community, a rough
childhood.
I just thought I can use my talent to, like, get out of the ghetto.
It's been a hell of a ride.
[suspenseful music playing]
-[gunshot] -[commentator]
Alfred steps right up.
Sears is still there, but here comes Alfred.
She shifts gears, and she's gonna take the title.
Julien Alfred.
[commentator 2] is on the tracks, you better watch out.
[commentator 3] the match on this.
It's Alfred who gets it on the line.
[Allyson] Julien Alfred is a powerful runner.
She has great speed endurance.
She's new to the scene, and I think a lot of people really love to watch her,
because she is going after it every single time she steps on the track.
[gunshot]
[commentator 4] She and Alfred matching stride to stride.
Dosso very well.
And it's gonna be Julien Alfred!
[Julien] The World Indoors was a big achievement for me,
for my family, for my country, most importantly,
um, having their first, like, global medal.
I'm here at the London Diamond League
trying to get some races under my belt
because I didn't have any trials,
and I think that can helped with the mental and physical aspect
um, going into the Olympic Games.
[suspenseful music playing]
There's two. There's relaxing, and then there's noodles.
-Yeah. [chuckles] -I don't want that.
But you're still working hard. You're just basically, like, tense.
You have to take all the tension away from yourself.
Because you're covering more ground, and you're much more fluid,
and you're striking the ground really well. The other one is terrible.
[Julien] So I met Coach Flo at the age of 17,
when I went to the University of Texas.
Nothing crazy today. Just good… same tempo.
Come off the turn, accelerate, do a couple of those. Don't go no faster than 85%.
One or two block push-outs, good.
He's made such a huge, like, impact on my career, like, on my life.
[grunts] It's not this. This is you.
[Julien] We're in the background, and working on what we have to work on
while other people are receiving, like, the attention.
I actually love that.
[Noah] Gabby, how high has your social media gone up
since
[Gabby] Oh, a lot, yeah. I've gained a lot of followers. It's been crazy.
I said… Yeah.
[Noah] Gaining, like, 5 to 10k a day.
You are?
I… Yeah, probably about 5k a day, yeah.
You know, more followers equals, uh, more power.
Hashtag feel incredible.
[laughs]
[boom]
[suspenseful music playing]
[Julien] In the call room, it's very tense.
You look across, you see your competitor.
They look good.
[Gabby] On the track, I'm just a whole different person.
It's like an alter ego
with a killer instinct that comes out.
I want it. You want it. Like, let's go to war for it.
[cheering and applause]
[suspenseful music continues]
[Julien] I don't look at the crowd. I can't look at the crowd.
If I do, I'm going to freak out.
[announcer] On your marks.
Set.
[gunshot]
[cheering]
[commentator] gets off to a great start.
She's got a real target in Julien Alfred, who got away very quickly.
What a dustup we've got here. Alfred, they're all in there.
Thomas is coming late!
Thomas gets it on the line. What a race.
What a race.
[energetic music playing]
[Julien] The last five meters, I kind of panicked.
[chuckles] And, uh, my race fell apart at the end.
Each time I lose, there's some kind of shame sometimes,
especially when you don't execute right,
but I just know that I will be ready for Paris.
This is my chance to make the world know my name.
Oh, I'm not sure I've ever had to fight quite that hard
for a win.
But that was like the Olympic final, so I'm happy with it.
Wow. [chuckles]
Now I know in my heart that I can win the Olympic gold in Paris.
Absolutely.
[commentator] to the reception for this man.
Lyles.
[cheering]
[Noah] This is what I've prayed for. This is what I dream of.
I'm looking forward to the battle.
Ooh. See? That went to the glass real fast.
♪ Five star, five star, five star… ♪
I have the crown on my head. It's mine, guys.
That hypes me up. Ah!
All right, let's do this.
-[thunder crashes] -[yells]
[commentator]
in the pouring rain, bidding to become the best in the world.
♪ Take no prisoners ♪
♪ This time, we come to end it all ♪
♪ Won't stop, can't stop ♪
♪ It's the end of the road Till I see y'all fall ♪
♪ Pulling out stops ♪
♪ Gotta shut 'em down ♪
♪ We run the town ♪
♪ Gonna win up top ♪
♪ The baddest around ♪
♪ We take the crown ♪
♪ The war is won ♪