1 00:00:06,756 --> 00:00:07,674 [boom] 2 00:00:09,009 --> 00:00:10,969 [crowd cheering] 3 00:00:11,052 --> 00:00:11,928 [boom] 4 00:00:12,012 --> 00:00:15,974 [commentator] is ridiculous. It's so good. 5 00:00:16,057 --> 00:00:16,891 [boom] 6 00:00:17,392 --> 00:00:20,603 [commentator] of the entire planet upon them, 7 00:00:21,187 --> 00:00:23,732 they stand like giants among men. 8 00:00:24,441 --> 00:00:27,277 Which one is about to conquer all? 9 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:28,194 [boom] 10 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:33,324 [Kishane] I want accolades. I want the gold. 11 00:00:33,408 --> 00:00:36,286 [Noah] I want to be the fastest man in the world. 12 00:00:36,369 --> 00:00:39,497 [Oblique] I'm just out there doing my thing. I want to go out there and win. 13 00:00:40,206 --> 00:00:44,294 [Marcell] You are in the Olympic final. You have to go to 200%. 14 00:00:44,878 --> 00:00:46,046 [Fred] Time to show up. 15 00:00:47,005 --> 00:00:48,214 Shit about to get real. 16 00:00:51,801 --> 00:00:53,636 [commentator] 17 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:55,722 [suspenseful music playing] 18 00:00:56,222 --> 00:00:59,392 [commentator] to be jangling. 19 00:01:01,895 --> 00:01:03,897 [heartbeat] 20 00:01:10,445 --> 00:01:11,404 [gunshot] 21 00:01:11,488 --> 00:01:13,323 [crowd roars] 22 00:01:13,406 --> 00:01:15,617 [commentator 2] 23 00:01:15,700 --> 00:01:19,329 [commentator] Kishane Thompson's got a bit to do. 24 00:01:19,954 --> 00:01:22,957 [Kishane] I know what I'm capable of. I have to be disciplined. 25 00:01:23,833 --> 00:01:26,252 [commentator] a while to get into his running. 26 00:01:26,336 --> 00:01:28,421 [Noah] I know people are already gonna count me out. 27 00:01:29,005 --> 00:01:30,965 [commentator 3] a little bit. 28 00:01:32,717 --> 00:01:34,719 [commentator 2] starts to wind up! 29 00:01:34,803 --> 00:01:36,387 Kerley's going with him! 30 00:01:36,471 --> 00:01:39,516 [commentator] exploding down the track. 31 00:01:39,599 --> 00:01:42,352 [Kishane] I'm going for it. I can win it all. 32 00:01:42,435 --> 00:01:45,063 [commentator] on the outside. 33 00:01:45,897 --> 00:01:47,190 [Noah] I'm 90 meters out. 34 00:01:47,857 --> 00:01:51,277 I'm going faster and faster. I think I have to lean for this. 35 00:01:51,778 --> 00:01:53,988 [commentator] This is really quick. 36 00:01:54,072 --> 00:01:55,782 Can the Jamaican do it? 37 00:01:55,865 --> 00:01:56,866 Come on. Come on. Come on. 38 00:02:01,538 --> 00:02:03,498 [commentator] 39 00:02:03,581 --> 00:02:05,625 Unbelievable! 40 00:02:05,708 --> 00:02:07,252 Who has got this? 41 00:02:11,297 --> 00:02:14,759 Kishane Thompson thinks he has done it by a whisker. 42 00:02:15,510 --> 00:02:17,804 Lyles was coming fast on the outside. 43 00:02:18,471 --> 00:02:22,517 I think the Jamaican has just done enough. 44 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:24,894 The result is still unconfirmed. 45 00:02:24,978 --> 00:02:29,774 Thompson just about got it, I think, from Noah Lyles. 46 00:02:29,858 --> 00:02:31,901 Never seen a finish this close. 47 00:02:32,735 --> 00:02:34,904 It's close. It's very close. 48 00:02:37,323 --> 00:02:38,700 [Noah] Did I win this? 49 00:02:38,783 --> 00:02:40,285 Did Kishane win this? 50 00:02:40,368 --> 00:02:41,661 I think you got that one. 51 00:02:41,744 --> 00:02:42,871 Come on, man! 52 00:02:43,746 --> 00:02:45,206 Come on, man! 53 00:02:45,707 --> 00:02:49,210 [Kishane] It's close, but I should win. 54 00:02:49,294 --> 00:02:51,629 [commentator] Everybody's waiting. 55 00:02:52,380 --> 00:02:53,673 Who has got this? 56 00:02:55,383 --> 00:02:56,551 [announcer] 57 00:02:56,634 --> 00:02:58,636 [cheering] 58 00:02:59,470 --> 00:03:01,264 [cheers] 59 00:03:01,347 --> 00:03:02,640 Oh shit. 60 00:03:04,434 --> 00:03:06,978 [commentator] the king of sprinting, 61 00:03:07,061 --> 00:03:09,856 at last is an Olympic champion. 62 00:03:10,982 --> 00:03:12,192 America! 63 00:03:12,275 --> 00:03:15,278 I told you! I got this! 64 00:03:15,862 --> 00:03:17,530 [commentator 2] 65 00:03:17,614 --> 00:03:22,827 Noah Lyles takes that title by five thousandths of a second! 66 00:03:22,911 --> 00:03:24,704 [Kishane] It shook my existence. 67 00:03:25,538 --> 00:03:26,706 I deserved to win, 68 00:03:27,373 --> 00:03:29,792 but it's an unpredictable sport. 69 00:03:31,211 --> 00:03:33,630 [commentator 2] 70 00:03:33,713 --> 00:03:36,799 He leaps into the history books. 71 00:03:37,508 --> 00:03:38,384 [indistinct yelling] 72 00:03:38,468 --> 00:03:40,511 [Noah] It's been 20 years 73 00:03:40,595 --> 00:03:45,141 since the men's 100-meter champion has come from the US. 74 00:03:45,808 --> 00:03:49,187 It's just been Jamaica constantly, and I brought it back. 75 00:03:49,938 --> 00:03:51,397 I brought it back to the US. 76 00:03:51,898 --> 00:03:53,650 You're so amazing! 77 00:03:54,901 --> 00:03:59,030 [commentator 4] so much, and he sealed the deal. 78 00:03:59,113 --> 00:04:00,198 You're so amazing. 79 00:04:00,865 --> 00:04:04,327 [Noah] You can say whatever you want about a world champion. Olympic champion. 80 00:04:04,827 --> 00:04:07,622 You stuck with me for four years, baby! [laughs] 81 00:04:08,206 --> 00:04:09,374 [clicking] 82 00:04:09,916 --> 00:04:10,833 [boom] 83 00:04:13,544 --> 00:04:14,420 [boom] 84 00:04:15,213 --> 00:04:16,297 [swoosh] 85 00:04:19,133 --> 00:04:21,052 [commentator] 86 00:04:21,135 --> 00:04:23,554 Fred Kerley takes bronze. 87 00:04:23,638 --> 00:04:25,431 His second Olympic medal. 88 00:04:25,515 --> 00:04:28,476 [crowd chanting] USA! USA! USA! 89 00:04:28,559 --> 00:04:30,979 [commentator] he finishes fifth. 90 00:04:31,479 --> 00:04:33,731 [commentator 2] an unbelievably quick start, 91 00:04:33,815 --> 00:04:36,901 but he's not to be a two-time champion. 92 00:04:37,735 --> 00:04:41,531 [commentator] at the end. He finishes eighth. 93 00:04:45,994 --> 00:04:49,497 I mean, you can't do any better than that. Olympic champion. I mean… 94 00:04:50,748 --> 00:04:51,708 Unbelievable. 95 00:04:52,583 --> 00:04:54,460 Let me get down here and try to find him. 96 00:04:56,087 --> 00:04:57,005 Noah. 97 00:04:57,880 --> 00:04:59,215 Oh man! 98 00:05:00,466 --> 00:05:01,843 [both laugh] 99 00:05:01,926 --> 00:05:03,803 [Noah laughing] 100 00:05:03,886 --> 00:05:07,682 [Noah] Olympic champion! We're Olympic champions, man! 101 00:05:10,685 --> 00:05:11,936 Fam! 102 00:05:12,020 --> 00:05:13,855 Gosh, that was hard! 103 00:05:13,938 --> 00:05:15,064 Oh man. 104 00:05:15,732 --> 00:05:17,400 Let's get going. We gotta get out of here. 105 00:05:17,483 --> 00:05:18,693 Yeah, we gotta get outta here. 106 00:05:18,776 --> 00:05:20,194 -[cheering] -[man] Yeah! 107 00:05:22,488 --> 00:05:24,615 [laughing] 108 00:05:25,325 --> 00:05:26,951 Oh shit, man. 109 00:05:27,994 --> 00:05:29,203 Goddamn! 110 00:05:31,247 --> 00:05:33,333 Yeah, baby! Appreciate it. 111 00:05:33,416 --> 00:05:35,418 I feel like it was good. Hey. 112 00:05:36,252 --> 00:05:37,670 It came out to the dip. 113 00:05:38,463 --> 00:05:40,757 That's probably one of the most beautiful races I've been in 114 00:05:40,840 --> 00:05:42,091 in a long ass time. 115 00:05:42,592 --> 00:05:46,054 Hey, whoever had the best dip and can lean the best. 116 00:05:46,137 --> 00:05:47,472 [Fred] Not too many people can say 117 00:05:47,555 --> 00:05:50,433 they've been around the best of the best in the world. 118 00:05:50,516 --> 00:05:54,020 But for me, the work is not done. I still have more in the tank. 119 00:05:54,103 --> 00:05:57,148 I feel like my season just started at the Olympic Games. 120 00:05:58,441 --> 00:06:03,029 [Michael] It's different for each athlete in terms of how they react psychologically 121 00:06:03,112 --> 00:06:04,030 to a defeat. 122 00:06:09,660 --> 00:06:11,788 For some athletes, it's tough. 123 00:06:12,288 --> 00:06:13,790 Your blocks let you down. 124 00:06:14,457 --> 00:06:15,291 Hmm? 125 00:06:16,042 --> 00:06:17,668 Your blocks let you down. 126 00:06:17,752 --> 00:06:19,379 [Kishane] Everyone wants to win, 127 00:06:19,879 --> 00:06:22,423 but end of the day, everybody can't win. 128 00:06:22,507 --> 00:06:26,511 It is just part of life and a truth that you gotta understand. 129 00:06:27,678 --> 00:06:31,724 I tried to do my best. 9.85, good one, but not enough. 130 00:06:31,808 --> 00:06:33,059 But see you. 131 00:06:34,310 --> 00:06:35,728 [Dennis] In this sport, 132 00:06:35,812 --> 00:06:38,773 you're only as good as your last championship performance. 133 00:06:43,403 --> 00:06:45,238 -No, I, uh… I… -Kenny. 134 00:06:45,321 --> 00:06:47,990 You tied up on the end. Okay? 135 00:06:48,741 --> 00:06:50,868 But, dude, you was in that bad boy. 136 00:06:52,078 --> 00:06:53,746 -You were in it. -[crying] 137 00:06:53,830 --> 00:06:54,664 Okay? 138 00:06:55,289 --> 00:06:57,458 We're gonna be back, man. We're gonna be back. 139 00:06:57,542 --> 00:06:58,668 [poignant music playing] 140 00:06:58,751 --> 00:07:00,336 Okay? You got me? 141 00:07:00,878 --> 00:07:04,257 Dude, this is nothing to hold your head down over, Kenny. 142 00:07:04,882 --> 00:07:05,716 Okay? 143 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:08,678 We got 24 hours, man. We gotta get back in this game, man. 144 00:07:08,761 --> 00:07:10,096 And that's where you play. 145 00:07:11,180 --> 00:07:12,974 -You got me? They got this one. -Mm-hmm. 146 00:07:13,057 --> 00:07:14,517 We gotta give it to them. 147 00:07:15,351 --> 00:07:17,353 Okay, but we need to get ready for tomorrow. 148 00:07:18,688 --> 00:07:21,357 You understand me? We can't carry this into tomorrow, son. 149 00:07:21,441 --> 00:07:23,067 -[Kenny] Yes, sir. -You got me? 150 00:07:23,568 --> 00:07:24,819 Now, let's tighten up. 151 00:07:24,902 --> 00:07:29,157 Hey, you do not want your competitors to see you with your head down. 152 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:30,783 -Win, lose, or draw. -Mm-hmm. 153 00:07:30,867 --> 00:07:31,701 You understand? 154 00:07:31,784 --> 00:07:33,953 Dude, this your first big fight. 155 00:07:35,288 --> 00:07:37,039 Can you give yourself some credit? 156 00:07:37,915 --> 00:07:38,749 [sniffles] 157 00:07:39,292 --> 00:07:41,961 -I'm tired of losing. -Kenny, come on, man. 158 00:07:44,797 --> 00:07:46,549 [music fades] 159 00:07:47,091 --> 00:07:47,925 [boom] 160 00:07:48,551 --> 00:07:49,886 ♪ Mama made a competitor… ♪ 161 00:07:51,179 --> 00:07:52,013 [boom] 162 00:07:52,096 --> 00:07:53,973 ♪ From day one, I've been ready ♪ 163 00:07:54,056 --> 00:07:56,142 ♪ And I stand down at nothing ♪ 164 00:07:56,225 --> 00:07:58,769 ♪ I set the stage The battle, it starts now… ♪ 165 00:07:58,853 --> 00:08:01,314 [commentator] of the 100, 166 00:08:01,397 --> 00:08:03,733 here we go with double the distance. 167 00:08:03,816 --> 00:08:05,943 Such a brilliant event, the 200. 168 00:08:06,861 --> 00:08:09,447 So many people full of admiration 169 00:08:09,530 --> 00:08:12,742 for the manner in which Lyles looked in the 100, 170 00:08:12,825 --> 00:08:14,911 beating everybody in his path. 171 00:08:14,994 --> 00:08:17,246 ♪ 'Cause I was born to win ♪ 172 00:08:17,330 --> 00:08:19,457 -[man] Yo, what's up, bro? -Congratulations. 173 00:08:19,540 --> 00:08:21,918 Massively awesome. So much fun to watch. 174 00:08:22,001 --> 00:08:24,045 -I'm glad you enjoyed it. -Oh man. It was a… 175 00:08:24,128 --> 00:08:27,048 I think I was on the ride just as much as everybody else. 176 00:08:27,131 --> 00:08:28,549 [man 2] It was fantastic, man. 177 00:08:29,050 --> 00:08:31,677 [Noah] Coming off the 100, I'm just proud of myself. 178 00:08:31,761 --> 00:08:35,097 "Olympic 100-meter champion." It's very nice to hear. 179 00:08:37,475 --> 00:08:38,893 [Noah] I hit a million followers! 180 00:08:38,976 --> 00:08:40,811 -No way! -Yeah, I finally hit a million. 181 00:08:40,895 --> 00:08:42,104 There we go. There we go. 182 00:08:42,605 --> 00:08:44,065 [Noah] Coming into the 200 meters, 183 00:08:44,148 --> 00:08:47,401 this is definitely the race I feel I want the most. 184 00:08:47,485 --> 00:08:52,365 The 100 meter was to prove that I am the fastest man in the world. 185 00:08:52,448 --> 00:08:54,992 The 200, this is my race. 186 00:08:55,076 --> 00:08:56,410 -Congrats, man. -I appreciate it. 187 00:08:56,494 --> 00:08:58,955 Real proud of you and everything you've been able to accomplish. 188 00:08:59,038 --> 00:09:01,582 Hey, bro. We're only… we only one-third done. 189 00:09:01,666 --> 00:09:02,667 [funky music playing] 190 00:09:02,750 --> 00:09:04,126 [Noah] We're all competitive. 191 00:09:04,835 --> 00:09:07,672 Letsile Tebogo, he's a young kid, and he got a lot of talent. 192 00:09:08,172 --> 00:09:09,715 I'm not too worried about him. 193 00:09:10,299 --> 00:09:13,636 This year, Kenny's looking really good in the 200 meter. 194 00:09:14,136 --> 00:09:15,429 [woman] Think he has a chance? 195 00:09:15,513 --> 00:09:17,431 [Noah] Everybody got a chance… to get second. 196 00:09:17,515 --> 00:09:19,016 [laughs] 197 00:09:19,767 --> 00:09:24,772 [Kenny] This is kind of what we're doing. Flash design on the side for the Olympics. 198 00:09:24,855 --> 00:09:25,856 Something simple. 199 00:09:25,940 --> 00:09:28,985 I'm Kenneth Bednarek, Kung Fu Kenny, 200 00:09:29,068 --> 00:09:30,778 and this is about me. 201 00:09:33,489 --> 00:09:35,741 I'm one of the fastest sprinters in the world. 202 00:09:35,825 --> 00:09:39,495 So far, for the past couple years, I've been more of a 200 guy. 203 00:09:40,329 --> 00:09:43,291 I got big goals this year, and I'm gonna get it done. 204 00:09:45,084 --> 00:09:46,043 In the 100 meters, 205 00:09:46,127 --> 00:09:50,006 I didn't live up to my expectation. I knew that I should've been there. 206 00:09:50,881 --> 00:09:55,344 The 100 meters was just devastating. It was just a mental screwup on my part. 207 00:09:55,428 --> 00:09:58,014 Sometimes you crash and burn, and that's what pretty much happened. 208 00:09:58,097 --> 00:09:59,098 [clippers buzzing] 209 00:09:59,181 --> 00:10:02,184 But right now, it's just a matter of focusing on the 200 race. 210 00:10:03,185 --> 00:10:06,272 You know, just learn from my mistakes and get better. 211 00:10:06,772 --> 00:10:11,068 Winning the Olympic gold could help me find out more about myself, my heritage, 212 00:10:11,569 --> 00:10:14,780 and my biological brothers and sisters that I've had. 213 00:10:16,032 --> 00:10:18,868 They're out there somewhere, and maybe winning this gold medal 214 00:10:18,951 --> 00:10:21,954 could help me find that out, find where they're at. 215 00:10:23,914 --> 00:10:26,459 I was a… a troubled kid. 216 00:10:27,585 --> 00:10:30,421 My birth parents put me and my brother up for adoption 217 00:10:30,921 --> 00:10:32,381 at the age of four. 218 00:10:33,382 --> 00:10:36,802 So me and him were through foster home to foster home. 219 00:10:36,886 --> 00:10:38,429 We didn't know what was happening, 220 00:10:38,512 --> 00:10:41,349 and then eventually the mom I have today adopted me and my brother. 221 00:10:43,934 --> 00:10:47,855 My mom is my number one fan. I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for her. 222 00:10:51,567 --> 00:10:57,281 For me, track was a… a way to, I guess, escape my… my worries. 223 00:10:57,365 --> 00:10:59,950 That's where I felt most free, so from day one, 224 00:11:00,034 --> 00:11:02,620 when I would step on the track and the gun goes off… 225 00:11:02,703 --> 00:11:03,579 [gunshot] 226 00:11:03,663 --> 00:11:04,914 …that's where I most feel alive. 227 00:11:04,997 --> 00:11:06,999 [uplifting music playing] 228 00:11:17,551 --> 00:11:22,390 [Kenny] This is the only thing I have so far of, like, my heritage. 229 00:11:22,473 --> 00:11:26,477 So it says I'm West African, then 75.9% Nigerian. 230 00:11:26,560 --> 00:11:28,896 Then it goes down to, like, the smaller details. 231 00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:30,981 I know I have siblings out there. 232 00:11:31,065 --> 00:11:34,360 I mean, I got my twin brother, Ian, but before we were adopted, 233 00:11:34,443 --> 00:11:37,822 I had two brothers and one sister. Like, I remember them. 234 00:11:37,905 --> 00:11:40,700 I don't remember their names, but I remember being with them. 235 00:11:41,367 --> 00:11:43,786 You know, the media hasn't really paid attention to me 236 00:11:43,869 --> 00:11:44,870 as much as everybody else, 237 00:11:44,954 --> 00:11:48,207 but if I win, I'm not, like, trying to make it happen, 238 00:11:48,290 --> 00:11:50,084 but it would be cool just to find, like, 239 00:11:50,167 --> 00:11:54,004 "Hey, like, this is, you know, a brother of mine that's biological 240 00:11:54,088 --> 00:11:55,756 or, you know, a sister of mine." 241 00:11:56,382 --> 00:12:00,428 [man] This is the biggest stage, biggest opportunity for you. You're ready. 242 00:12:00,511 --> 00:12:03,806 It's time to get the job done and change my life. 243 00:12:05,224 --> 00:12:06,934 [Kenny] All the work has been put in. 244 00:12:07,017 --> 00:12:08,394 Noah and Tebogo, 245 00:12:08,477 --> 00:12:10,771 both of them are fierce competitors. 246 00:12:10,855 --> 00:12:15,234 But yeah, I know what I need to do to win. The only thing really stopping me is this. 247 00:12:15,317 --> 00:12:17,111 Tell me if it's good for you. 248 00:12:18,237 --> 00:12:19,071 That's perfect. 249 00:12:19,155 --> 00:12:20,656 ♪ Wasn't for this ring ♪ 250 00:12:22,825 --> 00:12:24,452 ♪ But the mindset of a champion ♪ 251 00:12:24,535 --> 00:12:27,079 ♪ That I stand a chance And I'm searching for this feeling ♪ 252 00:12:27,163 --> 00:12:27,997 ♪ 'Cause I got… ♪ 253 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:30,791 [Dennis] Kenny is a very, very gifted and talented individual. 254 00:12:30,875 --> 00:12:34,628 That feeling that we had last night? We don't wanna throw it out there today. 255 00:12:34,712 --> 00:12:38,466 As a coach, I have a different relationship with all my athletes. 256 00:12:39,049 --> 00:12:41,594 With Kenny, I feel like that father figure. 257 00:12:42,094 --> 00:12:44,764 What I want you to focus on is your execution. 258 00:12:44,847 --> 00:12:48,976 What I tell you to do, I want you to follow those instructions to the T, 259 00:12:49,059 --> 00:12:50,311 every single race. 260 00:12:50,394 --> 00:12:52,688 -Got me? Can we make that connection? -Mm-hmm. Yep. 261 00:12:52,772 --> 00:12:54,106 All right. Let's go, baby. 262 00:12:54,732 --> 00:12:56,567 He really depends on, 263 00:12:56,650 --> 00:12:59,653 you know, my knowledge as a coach to make himself better. 264 00:13:00,821 --> 00:13:03,073 Kenny and Noah, they're fierce competitors. 265 00:13:03,574 --> 00:13:05,785 [commentator] moving away from Bednarek. 266 00:13:05,868 --> 00:13:08,162 The defending champion is storming to victory! 267 00:13:08,245 --> 00:13:10,748 It's Noah Lyles! He win it! Bednarek second! 268 00:13:10,831 --> 00:13:15,085 [commentator 2] but Lyles, so strong over the last 40, 269 00:13:15,169 --> 00:13:17,171 gets him by the best part of a meter. 270 00:13:17,254 --> 00:13:19,215 [Dennis] Noah's got the best of us so far, 271 00:13:19,298 --> 00:13:21,675 but Kenny knows what he needs to do 272 00:13:21,759 --> 00:13:23,385 to race Noah and beat him. 273 00:13:24,178 --> 00:13:26,013 [curious music playing] 274 00:13:28,390 --> 00:13:29,767 No red cone on this one. 275 00:13:30,434 --> 00:13:31,393 [whistle toots] 276 00:13:35,147 --> 00:13:36,982 We got too many water bottles. 277 00:13:38,025 --> 00:13:41,195 Was that yours, or was that mine that you drank? 278 00:13:42,488 --> 00:13:43,864 All right, then. [chuckles] 279 00:13:44,365 --> 00:13:45,950 -[Junelle] Huh? -[Noah] Uh… 280 00:13:46,033 --> 00:13:48,661 -You can have some. -Control the aggression. Keep patience. 281 00:13:48,744 --> 00:13:49,578 All right. 282 00:13:51,288 --> 00:13:54,041 -The power. -You don't got Covid, do you? [laughs] 283 00:13:54,124 --> 00:13:56,001 -I don't think so. -[laughs] 284 00:13:56,085 --> 00:13:57,711 I don't think I have Covid. 285 00:13:59,713 --> 00:14:02,800 [commentator] to 200 meters. 286 00:14:02,883 --> 00:14:05,261 This is a cracking lineup. It really is. 287 00:14:05,344 --> 00:14:07,388 A lot of interest in Letsile Tebogo. 288 00:14:08,430 --> 00:14:10,891 And Kung Fu Kenny. Here we go. 289 00:14:10,975 --> 00:14:14,311 [commentator 2] Noah Lyles. 290 00:14:14,895 --> 00:14:15,729 [announcer] Set. 291 00:14:16,397 --> 00:14:17,565 [gunshot] 292 00:14:18,065 --> 00:14:20,359 [commentator 2] comes out strong off the curve. 293 00:14:21,026 --> 00:14:22,444 [commentator] 294 00:14:22,528 --> 00:14:24,655 [commentator 2] showing his class. 295 00:14:26,532 --> 00:14:28,075 [commentator] 296 00:14:28,659 --> 00:14:30,160 What an excellent run that was. 297 00:14:31,120 --> 00:14:36,208 [commentator 2] strong after the Olympic 100 final. 298 00:14:36,292 --> 00:14:37,459 ["Lame" playing] 299 00:14:37,543 --> 00:14:38,961 [lyrics in French] 300 00:14:43,424 --> 00:14:47,219 [commentator] and welcome to day four of the athletics 301 00:14:47,303 --> 00:14:50,389 from Stade de France, the stadium where Olympic dreams are realized, 302 00:14:50,973 --> 00:14:54,143 in the 33rd Summer Olympics in Paris. 303 00:14:54,643 --> 00:14:56,186 Hi. [chuckles] 304 00:14:57,062 --> 00:14:58,105 I'm well. [chuckles] 305 00:14:58,981 --> 00:15:01,984 We're rushing a little this morning, but I got my coffee, so… 306 00:15:02,651 --> 00:15:05,029 -Oh, hi! -[chuckles] 307 00:15:05,654 --> 00:15:07,948 [woman] I see you were on 308 00:15:08,032 --> 00:15:08,949 Yeah. 309 00:15:09,033 --> 00:15:10,910 That's so cute! [laughs] 310 00:15:11,493 --> 00:15:13,454 [Allyson] Coming into the 200 meters, 311 00:15:13,537 --> 00:15:16,624 I think Gabby Thomas is in a really great position 312 00:15:16,707 --> 00:15:18,584 to get the gold medal. 313 00:15:18,667 --> 00:15:21,629 She's confident, and I also think she's stepping into her own. 314 00:15:21,712 --> 00:15:23,505 She's ready for this moment. 315 00:15:23,589 --> 00:15:25,591 [determined music playing] 316 00:15:26,425 --> 00:15:29,178 [Tonja] Just focus on mechanics and form. That's it. 317 00:15:30,095 --> 00:15:32,973 [Gabby] At this point, winning an Olympic gold medal 318 00:15:33,057 --> 00:15:34,934 is my only focus. 319 00:15:35,643 --> 00:15:38,562 I'm envisioning the stadium. I'm envisioning everyone around me. 320 00:15:38,646 --> 00:15:40,481 I'm envisioning how I'm gonna feel. 321 00:15:40,564 --> 00:15:42,650 You need to know what's gonna happen before it happens. 322 00:15:42,733 --> 00:15:45,027 You need to believe it's gonna happen before it happens. 323 00:15:45,110 --> 00:15:48,030 And that's part of that little one percent edge that you need. 324 00:15:48,113 --> 00:15:51,158 But it's not just about me. Everyone's striving for excellence. 325 00:15:51,241 --> 00:15:52,701 It's very cutthroat. 326 00:15:53,285 --> 00:15:55,371 I mean, people are fighting for milliseconds. 327 00:15:56,205 --> 00:15:57,456 Those rivalries are very real, 328 00:15:57,539 --> 00:16:00,125 and they're really intense, but that's just the way it is. 329 00:16:00,209 --> 00:16:01,835 You really don't know who'll win gold. 330 00:16:02,419 --> 00:16:04,296 -I think this is everything. -[Julien laughs] 331 00:16:04,380 --> 00:16:06,799 [Allyson] Julien Alfred is definitely a dark horse, 332 00:16:06,882 --> 00:16:13,222 but I mean, to be this young and her first time on this Olympic stage, 333 00:16:13,305 --> 00:16:15,933 doing the double would be incredible. 334 00:16:16,558 --> 00:16:19,812 Right now, I am running off of two hours of sleep and some coffee. 335 00:16:20,729 --> 00:16:21,981 And broken nails. 336 00:16:24,066 --> 00:16:26,193 [Allyson] And then there's Shericka Jackson. 337 00:16:26,276 --> 00:16:29,154 The 200 is the race where she is most dominant 338 00:16:29,238 --> 00:16:31,699 and really seems in a class of her own. 339 00:16:32,282 --> 00:16:35,995 So those three matching up, I think, is gonna be really a great race. 340 00:16:36,495 --> 00:16:38,580 [suspenseful music playing] 341 00:16:38,664 --> 00:16:40,499 These bees, man… 342 00:16:40,582 --> 00:16:42,876 Look at this, man. Sh. 343 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:44,920 [gentle music playing] 344 00:16:45,004 --> 00:16:47,256 [Shericka] I have not gotten an Olympic gold medal yet, 345 00:16:47,339 --> 00:16:50,676 and I definitely want to add one of those to my name. 346 00:16:54,096 --> 00:16:57,391 The stakes are very, very high when it comes to Olympic Games 347 00:16:58,058 --> 00:17:01,603 'cause everybody wants to win a gold medal for their country. 348 00:17:03,147 --> 00:17:05,399 [Allyson] Shericka is a special talent. 349 00:17:05,482 --> 00:17:08,485 But I think in the back of everyone's mind, we're wondering, 350 00:17:08,569 --> 00:17:09,903 "How healthy is she?" 351 00:17:11,655 --> 00:17:13,657 [Stephen] about Shericka in Jamaica. 352 00:17:13,741 --> 00:17:17,911 She not competing in the 100 meter has been shocking to a lot of people. 353 00:17:19,038 --> 00:17:21,415 She was expected to win a medal for us. 354 00:17:21,498 --> 00:17:25,169 Remember at the last Olympic Games in Tokyo, Jamaica won nine medals, 355 00:17:25,252 --> 00:17:28,213 and this year, Shericka is probably our best shot 356 00:17:28,297 --> 00:17:29,923 at getting that gold medal. 357 00:17:31,383 --> 00:17:35,012 I hope that she will come good and do it for us in the 200 meters. 358 00:17:42,478 --> 00:17:45,647 [Shericka] There's a slight upper discomfort me feel. 359 00:17:46,231 --> 00:17:47,524 [indistinct chatter on phone] 360 00:17:48,108 --> 00:17:50,903 [man] All right, Coach. She say there's a slight discomfort. 361 00:17:52,196 --> 00:17:56,075 [Allyson] Everyone was really in shock when Shericka withdrew from the 100 362 00:17:56,158 --> 00:17:58,786 to focus her energy on the 200. 363 00:17:59,328 --> 00:18:00,871 She is turning 30 years old. 364 00:18:01,538 --> 00:18:04,666 The time is now for her to get that Olympic gold medal. 365 00:18:04,750 --> 00:18:08,253 She has said before that she wouldn't feel complete without it. 366 00:18:09,171 --> 00:18:10,547 Bonjour. Heat 3? 367 00:18:10,631 --> 00:18:12,382 -Yeah. -Just check in here. 368 00:18:12,466 --> 00:18:13,759 All right, girl. Let's go. 369 00:18:16,095 --> 00:18:16,929 [boom] 370 00:18:17,930 --> 00:18:20,849 [commentator] Six of those heats. 371 00:18:22,643 --> 00:18:24,394 [suspenseful music playing] 372 00:18:27,856 --> 00:18:29,108 Go, Heath! 373 00:18:29,191 --> 00:18:33,695 [commentator] for what now? Twelve hours? 374 00:18:36,448 --> 00:18:37,449 [announcer] Set. 375 00:18:38,659 --> 00:18:39,618 [gunshot] 376 00:18:43,122 --> 00:18:45,582 [commentator] 377 00:18:46,166 --> 00:18:48,043 [commentator 2] 378 00:18:51,004 --> 00:18:52,881 [cheering] 379 00:18:55,717 --> 00:18:57,261 [gunshot] 380 00:18:57,344 --> 00:19:00,556 [commentator] flying right there. 381 00:19:01,974 --> 00:19:03,267 Stress-free running. 382 00:19:05,144 --> 00:19:08,689 Last call. Last call for heat three. 383 00:19:08,772 --> 00:19:10,274 200 meter women. 384 00:19:10,357 --> 00:19:12,317 Last call, heat three. 385 00:19:16,905 --> 00:19:19,158 [commentator] to be on the track here. 386 00:19:19,241 --> 00:19:21,243 [tense music playing] 387 00:19:24,496 --> 00:19:26,748 [man] Shericka Jackson, Jamaica. 388 00:19:27,332 --> 00:19:29,710 We are waiting for you in the call room. 389 00:19:37,676 --> 00:19:39,344 [Shericka crying] 390 00:19:40,762 --> 00:19:42,723 [emotional music playing] 391 00:19:44,349 --> 00:19:45,392 Uh… 392 00:19:50,898 --> 00:19:52,524 [man] Shericka Jackson. 393 00:19:52,608 --> 00:19:55,861 Mrs. Shericka Jackson from Jamaica. 394 00:20:07,456 --> 00:20:08,832 [man] Are you okay, Shericka? 395 00:20:10,417 --> 00:20:12,169 -She's… -What's happening? 396 00:20:12,252 --> 00:20:13,086 She's injured. 397 00:20:13,670 --> 00:20:14,963 Okay, thanks. 398 00:20:18,133 --> 00:20:19,134 [commentator] 399 00:20:19,218 --> 00:20:21,929 We just find out that the great Jamaican athlete, 400 00:20:22,012 --> 00:20:25,933 Shericka Jackson, has decided that she will not run. 401 00:20:26,016 --> 00:20:28,018 [somber music playing] 402 00:20:35,859 --> 00:20:40,072 [Shericka] My emotions are just all over the place from disappointment. 403 00:20:41,073 --> 00:20:44,243 And I know what I was capable of. 404 00:20:46,745 --> 00:20:51,041 Despite never making it at this Olympics, I am one of the best. 405 00:20:51,124 --> 00:20:53,794 I am among the best, and I want to prove that. 406 00:20:56,213 --> 00:20:59,841 Hurdles fall. It doesn't mean it's forever down, you know? 407 00:20:59,925 --> 00:21:03,553 You get up, but it's very difficult to deal with. 408 00:21:09,142 --> 00:21:13,272 Um, I'm hearing that Shericka did not race just now on my phone. 409 00:21:13,855 --> 00:21:15,607 I don't know what that means for her. 410 00:21:17,818 --> 00:21:19,319 But I can't worry about her. 411 00:21:19,403 --> 00:21:22,281 I have a new Caribbean girl to worry about. [laughs] 412 00:21:26,535 --> 00:21:28,453 [energetic music playing] 413 00:21:29,371 --> 00:21:30,372 [commentator] 414 00:21:31,039 --> 00:21:33,792 Semifinals for the men's 200 meters. 415 00:21:33,875 --> 00:21:35,544 [in Setswana] I'm a bit scared. 416 00:21:36,044 --> 00:21:38,130 [man] Your heart is probably beating out of your chest! 417 00:21:41,967 --> 00:21:43,218 [boom] 418 00:21:46,596 --> 00:21:48,849 [commentator in English] coming back for the final. 419 00:21:48,932 --> 00:21:51,393 [commentator 2] 420 00:21:51,977 --> 00:21:55,647 He has not smiled a great deal. He is here on a business trip. 421 00:21:57,024 --> 00:22:01,236 [Letsile] They say I am too playful, but when it's business, it's business. 422 00:22:02,487 --> 00:22:04,823 [commentator 2] Noah Lyles. 423 00:22:04,906 --> 00:22:06,992 The 100-meter champion. 424 00:22:08,327 --> 00:22:10,329 [suspenseful music playing] 425 00:22:12,372 --> 00:22:13,582 [gunshot] 426 00:22:13,665 --> 00:22:16,668 [commentator 2] that Noah Lyles leads. 427 00:22:18,128 --> 00:22:20,213 Tebogo running really well. 428 00:22:21,131 --> 00:22:24,718 Look at him come off the curve. Tebogo has got the lead. 429 00:22:24,801 --> 00:22:26,887 Noah Lyles, he's not gonna catch him. 430 00:22:29,556 --> 00:22:33,185 [commentator] Noah Lyles in second place. 431 00:22:34,269 --> 00:22:38,940 Tebogo is bidding to become the first African man to win this title. 432 00:22:39,024 --> 00:22:40,942 He's a big danger in that final. 433 00:22:41,026 --> 00:22:42,611 A big, big danger. 434 00:22:43,820 --> 00:22:45,822 [uplifting music playing] 435 00:22:52,579 --> 00:22:55,415 [whistles] Let's go. Stadium. Stadium. Stadium. Let's go. 436 00:22:55,916 --> 00:22:57,751 Kasarani Stadium. Let's go. 437 00:22:57,834 --> 00:22:58,752 [laughs] 438 00:23:00,712 --> 00:23:01,630 [man] Bye, boss. 439 00:23:10,013 --> 00:23:13,433 Uh, my name is Letsile Tebogo. I am an athlete from Botswana. 440 00:23:15,435 --> 00:23:17,854 This is my third year out of school, 441 00:23:17,938 --> 00:23:21,400 so it hasn't really clicked for me that I'm an Olympian. 442 00:23:24,027 --> 00:23:25,320 But that's the goal. 443 00:23:25,404 --> 00:23:26,780 To take over the world 444 00:23:26,863 --> 00:23:28,198 as African sprinters. 445 00:23:32,327 --> 00:23:34,329 Letsile Tebogo of Botswana. 446 00:23:35,163 --> 00:23:39,084 This guy's a complete sprinter. He can run the one, the two, and the four. 447 00:23:40,252 --> 00:23:43,171 He finished sixth in the Olympic 100-meter final, 448 00:23:43,255 --> 00:23:47,426 but could Tebogo be the Olympic champion in the 200 in Paris? 449 00:23:47,509 --> 00:23:51,430 Abso-freaking-lutely 'cause I think the 200 might be his better event. 450 00:23:51,513 --> 00:23:52,973 [cheering] 451 00:23:53,056 --> 00:23:56,143 [commentator] very, very hard on the outside. 452 00:23:56,226 --> 00:23:59,229 A blockbuster finish in Budapest. 453 00:23:59,312 --> 00:24:01,022 Tebogo, a brilliant bronze. 454 00:24:03,817 --> 00:24:07,612 [Letsile] When I went to Budapest, that's where everything clicked for me. 455 00:24:08,280 --> 00:24:10,449 That was my biggest championship. 456 00:24:11,241 --> 00:24:13,118 The stadium was full of people. 457 00:24:15,120 --> 00:24:17,956 -[camera clicks] -My mom, she's just all smiles. 458 00:24:18,582 --> 00:24:21,251 The tears of joy were rolling down her cheeks. 459 00:24:22,210 --> 00:24:24,754 I was the happiest human being ever. 460 00:24:24,838 --> 00:24:27,466 I'm so proud that he put Africa on the map. 461 00:24:27,549 --> 00:24:31,261 It's Africa before Botswana, so we are really thrilled. 462 00:24:31,344 --> 00:24:32,304 [whistle toots] 463 00:24:33,972 --> 00:24:35,682 [man] For Letsile, it's a big year. 464 00:24:37,100 --> 00:24:39,686 After the medals at the World Championships, 465 00:24:39,769 --> 00:24:43,148 everyone expects him to either match that or better that. 466 00:24:45,567 --> 00:24:47,194 It's his first Olympics. 467 00:24:47,277 --> 00:24:50,989 He is 21. He wasn't there in Tokyo. 468 00:24:51,490 --> 00:24:54,034 He didn't qualify. He was still a boy. 469 00:24:55,285 --> 00:24:59,206 Preparations have been going on, but we had a bit of a hurdle. 470 00:25:00,624 --> 00:25:02,501 We just lost, uh, I think, 471 00:25:02,584 --> 00:25:06,505 two, three weeks of not training, you know, because of my mom's death. 472 00:25:08,965 --> 00:25:12,010 Sometime in… late April, 473 00:25:12,511 --> 00:25:14,554 that's when the… the sickness started. 474 00:25:14,638 --> 00:25:16,014 [somber music playing] 475 00:25:16,097 --> 00:25:20,060 When it happened, it just took over everything from me. 476 00:25:21,603 --> 00:25:23,605 [somber music continues] 477 00:25:24,439 --> 00:25:26,650 It's really difficult for me to move forward. 478 00:25:31,029 --> 00:25:33,865 The main goal for me at the Olympics 479 00:25:33,949 --> 00:25:36,910 is running in the name of my mom. 480 00:25:37,536 --> 00:25:40,997 That's where the… the… the dedication comes in. 481 00:25:43,083 --> 00:25:45,085 [suspenseful music playing] 482 00:25:46,753 --> 00:25:49,214 I am always wary of an athlete 483 00:25:49,714 --> 00:25:52,759 who is dealing with something tragic in his or her life. 484 00:25:57,264 --> 00:26:01,226 'Cause sometimes that can be all the motivation they need 485 00:26:01,309 --> 00:26:04,813 to summon something that they have not produced before, 486 00:26:04,896 --> 00:26:07,774 and that can be a dangerous athlete. 487 00:26:09,442 --> 00:26:12,237 [Letsile] In the 200, that's where the opportunity is. 488 00:26:12,320 --> 00:26:14,322 You know, it's… it's wide open. 489 00:26:14,406 --> 00:26:18,535 That's where I believe, uh, the medal is gonna come in from. 490 00:26:21,413 --> 00:26:22,497 [music fades] 491 00:26:24,416 --> 00:26:26,334 [man] Tell them what happened. Confess. 492 00:26:26,418 --> 00:26:29,254 What's up? I almost missed my practice day today. 493 00:26:29,963 --> 00:26:32,757 Shame! Shame! 494 00:26:33,842 --> 00:26:34,926 Dennis knock on the door. 495 00:26:35,010 --> 00:26:38,805 I'm like, "Who is knocking on my door?" Then I see it's Dennis. I went, "Oh shit." 496 00:26:38,888 --> 00:26:42,934 Hey, it couldn't be but one of two people. Either me or your girlfriend. 497 00:26:43,518 --> 00:26:45,437 Kenny, the world is gonna see the real you. 498 00:26:45,520 --> 00:26:47,897 "Kenny sleeps in. Why can't I sleep in?" 499 00:26:48,648 --> 00:26:51,318 "Kenny sleeps in, and he's an Olympic champion." 500 00:26:51,985 --> 00:26:53,695 [laughs] 501 00:26:53,778 --> 00:26:55,697 [mysterious music playing] 502 00:26:55,780 --> 00:26:56,906 Noah's not here. 503 00:26:56,990 --> 00:26:58,908 [ominous music playing] 504 00:26:58,992 --> 00:27:01,369 I don't know. I don't… He's not… I don't see him here. 505 00:27:05,123 --> 00:27:06,166 [phone chimes] 506 00:27:09,294 --> 00:27:12,005 I'm like, "Good morning, Olympic champion." 507 00:27:13,340 --> 00:27:14,299 [phone chimes] 508 00:27:16,718 --> 00:27:18,970 He texts me, "I have Covid." 509 00:27:19,054 --> 00:27:20,555 Then I'm like, "Oh gosh." 510 00:27:21,139 --> 00:27:22,349 [Noah] It's Covid. 511 00:27:23,433 --> 00:27:25,852 Of course, I'm like, "Dang." Like… [chuckles] 512 00:27:27,062 --> 00:27:29,356 "God, what's going on?" [laughs] 513 00:27:30,065 --> 00:27:31,566 Like, I, uh… 514 00:27:32,567 --> 00:27:37,364 I… I thought we… we had prepped, you know? I thought I had prepared for everything. 515 00:27:37,447 --> 00:27:38,448 [phone chimes] 516 00:27:41,660 --> 00:27:42,702 [phone chimes] 517 00:27:43,536 --> 00:27:44,412 [phone chimes] 518 00:27:47,123 --> 00:27:48,750 In that moment, 519 00:27:48,833 --> 00:27:52,295 everything just went spiraling out. [chuckles] 520 00:27:53,546 --> 00:27:54,381 [boom] 521 00:27:54,464 --> 00:27:56,800 [eerie, ambient music playing] 522 00:28:03,973 --> 00:28:06,309 [Lance] No negative thoughts. Just do what we do. 523 00:28:06,935 --> 00:28:07,769 You got me? 524 00:28:07,852 --> 00:28:09,688 -[Noah] I got you. -[Lance] All right. Junelle? 525 00:28:09,771 --> 00:28:11,481 -[Lance] Yeah, I got you. -[Lance] Okay. 526 00:28:11,981 --> 00:28:13,608 [Noah] I can't tell anybody. 527 00:28:13,692 --> 00:28:16,194 I don't wanna give my competition the idea that, 528 00:28:16,277 --> 00:28:18,738 you know, they could beat me now because I'm sick. 529 00:28:21,241 --> 00:28:25,912 I want to go in with everybody believing that this is Noah, 530 00:28:25,995 --> 00:28:28,707 and this is the Noah that you faced every other year. 531 00:28:29,457 --> 00:28:31,251 Sorry, you guys are too close. 532 00:28:32,252 --> 00:28:33,169 Uh… 533 00:28:35,171 --> 00:28:37,340 It's just being precautious. 534 00:28:39,551 --> 00:28:42,887 Yeah, nobody wants to get anything before a big meet. 535 00:28:45,557 --> 00:28:46,766 I'm always under the belief 536 00:28:46,850 --> 00:28:49,644 that, you know, God does things for a purpose and a reason. 537 00:28:49,728 --> 00:28:52,731 I have been sick before. I've foughten through sickness. 538 00:28:53,440 --> 00:28:56,151 I'd be very upset with myself 539 00:28:56,234 --> 00:29:01,364 if I didn't at least take the first chance of saying, "Maybe I can run through this." 540 00:29:08,163 --> 00:29:08,997 [boom] 541 00:29:09,080 --> 00:29:10,498 [energetic music playing] 542 00:29:15,462 --> 00:29:16,463 I'm freaking out. 543 00:29:17,505 --> 00:29:19,466 I'm freaking out right now. I… 544 00:29:22,177 --> 00:29:24,596 Oh my God. This doesn't feel real. [chuckles] 545 00:29:24,679 --> 00:29:28,558 I know that I'm capable, and I know what I can do. 546 00:29:29,768 --> 00:29:33,229 'Cause I know that I can win. I'm gonna be mentally strong. 547 00:29:33,313 --> 00:29:35,774 I'm gonna go out there and compete hard, 548 00:29:35,857 --> 00:29:37,650 and whatever happens, happens. 549 00:29:41,404 --> 00:29:43,698 -[woman] Good luck, Gabby! -[Gabby] Thank you. 550 00:29:47,118 --> 00:29:49,913 [Julien] I definitely feel hungry for another medal. 551 00:29:50,497 --> 00:29:52,624 It would mean a lot to win the double. 552 00:29:54,501 --> 00:29:55,627 How your body feel? 553 00:29:56,211 --> 00:29:58,755 -[Julien] It feels good. -[Flo] Okay, yeah. Ready? 554 00:29:59,255 --> 00:30:01,382 -Yeah. -[Flo] You said you wanted to make me cry. 555 00:30:01,466 --> 00:30:02,801 No… [chuckles] 556 00:30:02,884 --> 00:30:05,512 -I'm gonna try today. -[Flo] Yeah, you'll try. 557 00:30:05,595 --> 00:30:08,389 I feel like I'm doing it for myself. I'm also doing it for my coach, 558 00:30:08,473 --> 00:30:11,601 who has sacrificed so much for me to get to this level. 559 00:30:11,684 --> 00:30:14,479 -I wanna see me cry. -[Julien] You wanna see you cry? 560 00:30:14,562 --> 00:30:16,481 -[chuckles] -[Flo] You need that 200. 561 00:30:16,564 --> 00:30:18,399 It's not gonna come easy, 562 00:30:18,483 --> 00:30:20,360 but I'm ready for the challenge. 563 00:30:21,569 --> 00:30:24,364 -Let's see if you listened to your coach. -[Julien] Okay. 564 00:30:25,240 --> 00:30:26,407 [Flo speak indistinctly] 565 00:30:26,491 --> 00:30:29,953 -[Julien] Yeah. -Let's finish this. I want this one, okay? 566 00:30:32,872 --> 00:30:34,874 [cheering and applause] 567 00:30:35,875 --> 00:30:39,587 [commentator] the climax of the evening, 568 00:30:39,671 --> 00:30:42,924 and what a climax this is going to be. 569 00:30:43,007 --> 00:30:43,842 [boom] 570 00:30:45,009 --> 00:30:48,137 [commentator 2] Julien Alfred and Gabby Thomas. 571 00:30:51,349 --> 00:30:54,185 [Gabby] Anyone is capable of winning any race at any given time. 572 00:30:57,522 --> 00:30:59,440 It comes down to the mentality of it. 573 00:31:01,651 --> 00:31:02,944 I'm really hungry. 574 00:31:03,570 --> 00:31:05,113 I want my gold medal now. 575 00:31:10,201 --> 00:31:14,789 [Julien] As long as I do the exact same thing that I just did, 576 00:31:15,290 --> 00:31:16,624 nobody can stop me. 577 00:31:19,460 --> 00:31:21,170 [cheering] 578 00:31:21,254 --> 00:31:24,591 [announcer] in 2021 for USA, 579 00:31:24,674 --> 00:31:26,134 Gabby Thomas! 580 00:31:30,346 --> 00:31:31,180 Whoo! 581 00:31:31,264 --> 00:31:34,851 [announcer] Julien Alfred! 582 00:31:34,934 --> 00:31:36,436 [cheering] 583 00:31:36,519 --> 00:31:39,522 [commentator 2] in the world. 584 00:31:39,606 --> 00:31:43,318 [commentator] can she beat Gabby Thomas? 585 00:31:43,401 --> 00:31:45,403 [mysterious music playing] 586 00:31:49,115 --> 00:31:51,868 [Gabby] When I am actually at the line, 587 00:31:53,286 --> 00:31:55,246 nothing else exists to me… 588 00:31:57,415 --> 00:31:59,709 except for my lane on that track. 589 00:32:01,711 --> 00:32:03,296 [announcer 2] On your marks. 590 00:32:03,379 --> 00:32:05,006 [Julien] My hands are shaking. 591 00:32:08,092 --> 00:32:09,761 There's a medal on the line. 592 00:32:14,265 --> 00:32:17,268 Focus on just my lane. Focus on what I have to do, 593 00:32:17,352 --> 00:32:19,103 and think about execution. 594 00:32:23,816 --> 00:32:24,776 [announcer 2] Set. 595 00:32:25,610 --> 00:32:27,487 Come on, y'all. Come on, girl. 596 00:32:28,488 --> 00:32:29,530 [gunshot] 597 00:32:30,073 --> 00:32:31,950 [commentator 2] with the gun, 598 00:32:32,033 --> 00:32:33,743 as they explode out of the blocks. 599 00:32:33,826 --> 00:32:36,913 She looks great. That's right where we want it. 600 00:32:37,705 --> 00:32:39,916 [commentator 2] big on the curve. 601 00:32:39,999 --> 00:32:42,627 Gabby Thomas is going to have to chase her down. 602 00:32:42,710 --> 00:32:44,462 Come on, baby! Come on, baby! 603 00:32:47,006 --> 00:32:51,010 [Gabby] Every hardship, every practice, 604 00:32:51,094 --> 00:32:53,096 every race and competition 605 00:32:53,179 --> 00:32:55,431 all was leading up to this. 606 00:32:56,015 --> 00:32:57,183 Yes, Gabby! 607 00:32:57,725 --> 00:33:00,520 [commentator 2] to the final 100 ahead. 608 00:33:00,603 --> 00:33:02,146 [Julien] You don't just get here. 609 00:33:02,230 --> 00:33:06,234 You have to make sacrifices. You never know what's gonna happen. 610 00:33:06,317 --> 00:33:07,485 [cheering] 611 00:33:07,568 --> 00:33:08,861 [dramatic music playing] 612 00:33:23,626 --> 00:33:26,921 [Gabby] Oh my gosh. I… I cannot believe that this happened. 613 00:33:28,381 --> 00:33:30,008 [cheering] 614 00:33:30,091 --> 00:33:31,676 [uplifting music playing] 615 00:33:31,759 --> 00:33:36,222 [Gabby] That's when it clicks that I did it. I'm an Olympic champion. 616 00:33:37,724 --> 00:33:41,686 [commentator 2] a second medal for Saint Lucia. 617 00:33:42,311 --> 00:33:45,273 Brittany Brown, the American, across in third. 618 00:33:45,356 --> 00:33:48,234 But the glory and the gold go to that woman, 619 00:33:48,860 --> 00:33:49,986 Gabby Thomas. 620 00:33:50,069 --> 00:33:52,280 [dramatic music playing] 621 00:33:56,075 --> 00:33:58,536 [cheering] 622 00:33:59,579 --> 00:34:01,330 [Gabby squeals] 623 00:34:05,084 --> 00:34:06,335 [Spencer] Congratulations. 624 00:34:06,419 --> 00:34:08,254 You fucking did it. Gold medal. 625 00:34:08,337 --> 00:34:09,172 Good job, baby. 626 00:34:09,255 --> 00:34:10,173 I'm so proud of you. 627 00:34:10,256 --> 00:34:11,299 Good job, baby. 628 00:34:11,382 --> 00:34:13,676 [Gabby] It's something that I wanted so badly. 629 00:34:14,343 --> 00:34:16,345 And it just happened. 630 00:34:17,180 --> 00:34:19,098 It's the best moment of my life. 631 00:34:22,351 --> 00:34:23,978 [bell ringing] 632 00:34:24,062 --> 00:34:26,314 [laughing] 633 00:34:26,397 --> 00:34:27,231 You show 'em. 634 00:34:28,608 --> 00:34:29,650 [Gabby] I can't believe it. 635 00:34:29,734 --> 00:34:31,235 -What it feel like? -Doesn't feel real. 636 00:34:31,319 --> 00:34:33,196 It feels like a dream. It… it really does. 637 00:34:33,279 --> 00:34:35,406 I know, like, I earned it. 638 00:34:35,490 --> 00:34:36,949 I know that, but… 639 00:34:37,533 --> 00:34:39,285 I feel great, actually. 640 00:34:39,786 --> 00:34:43,706 The goal was to come out with two gold, but, you know, I'm still happy. 641 00:34:43,790 --> 00:34:45,792 Um, happy for my coach. 642 00:34:46,375 --> 00:34:50,171 I finished strong, my first Olympic Games, and gave my country two medals. 643 00:34:50,254 --> 00:34:52,131 Uh, made my country's name known. 644 00:34:52,215 --> 00:34:56,761 I got to put them, like, on the map and give them, um, Olympic recognition. 645 00:34:56,844 --> 00:34:57,845 I'm done. 646 00:34:59,013 --> 00:35:01,015 [poignant music playing] 647 00:35:04,685 --> 00:35:05,853 She can hear you. 648 00:35:07,021 --> 00:35:07,855 [Gabby] Hello? 649 00:35:07,939 --> 00:35:11,526 Gabby, this is one of your big fans, Snoop Dogg. Congratulations. 650 00:35:11,609 --> 00:35:13,528 Oh my God! [laughs] 651 00:35:14,153 --> 00:35:15,363 Thank you, Snoop. 652 00:35:15,446 --> 00:35:17,406 You got all three of the 200 ladies here. 653 00:35:17,490 --> 00:35:18,407 Who is this? 654 00:35:18,491 --> 00:35:19,826 [chuckles] She said, "Who's this?" 655 00:35:19,909 --> 00:35:21,869 [Snoop] Great job. Way to go. 656 00:35:21,953 --> 00:35:22,995 Thank you. 657 00:35:23,079 --> 00:35:24,872 -Snoop Dogg? -Snoop Dogg! 658 00:35:24,956 --> 00:35:26,541 [Snoop] 659 00:35:26,624 --> 00:35:27,917 -Thank you. -Thanks, Snoop. 660 00:35:28,000 --> 00:35:29,627 -Thanks, Snoop. -[laughing] 661 00:35:29,710 --> 00:35:31,379 They gotta go to drug testing. 662 00:35:31,879 --> 00:35:33,631 Girl, you're so funny. 663 00:35:44,433 --> 00:35:47,436 -I really wanted to make you proud-- -I'm proud. 664 00:35:47,520 --> 00:35:50,106 -You spent so long away from my family. -No, girl. 665 00:35:50,189 --> 00:35:52,066 Winning doesn't make me proud. 666 00:35:52,150 --> 00:35:53,192 It's just you. 667 00:35:53,276 --> 00:35:55,069 You could've quit. You wanted to several times. 668 00:35:55,153 --> 00:35:57,613 -Especially this year. -You would've never got to this moment. 669 00:35:57,697 --> 00:35:59,073 -Yeah. -You know what I mean? 670 00:35:59,157 --> 00:36:01,909 And all the doubters, and all the shit that happened. 671 00:36:01,993 --> 00:36:03,286 -Yeah. -So, no. 672 00:36:03,369 --> 00:36:05,288 You don't have to win to make me proud. 673 00:36:05,788 --> 00:36:09,375 -I'm just glad you've taken me along. -[Julien] Thank you so much. 674 00:36:09,458 --> 00:36:13,671 Now we get a day to chill. You think you'll have a glass of wine? 675 00:36:13,754 --> 00:36:15,840 Yeah, okay. [chuckles] 676 00:36:15,923 --> 00:36:17,133 Glass of champagne! 677 00:36:17,216 --> 00:36:18,259 [laughs] 678 00:36:18,342 --> 00:36:21,220 Glass of champagne to celebrate! 679 00:36:28,352 --> 00:36:29,187 [boom] 680 00:36:29,270 --> 00:36:31,022 [energetic music playing] 681 00:36:32,481 --> 00:36:35,860 [commentator] was exciting? Wait till you see the 200. 682 00:36:35,943 --> 00:36:37,528 It's gonna be electrifying. 683 00:36:37,612 --> 00:36:40,489 We're gonna see some of the greatest human feats we've ever seen. 684 00:36:43,367 --> 00:36:46,996 [commentator 2] but is there a question mark 685 00:36:47,079 --> 00:36:51,626 because Tebogo looked absolutely phenomenal in the semifinal. 686 00:36:53,794 --> 00:36:57,381 [Letsile] Going into that final, I think of my mom. 687 00:36:58,090 --> 00:36:59,967 That feeling of missing her 688 00:37:00,051 --> 00:37:04,513 because there are a lot of hurdles, ups and downs of being an athlete 689 00:37:04,597 --> 00:37:06,641 that we went through together. 690 00:37:06,724 --> 00:37:07,934 EST. 691 00:37:08,768 --> 00:37:10,728 Elizabeth Seratiwa Tebogo. 692 00:37:10,811 --> 00:37:11,938 My mom's names. 693 00:37:15,441 --> 00:37:20,446 But I'm not… I'm not the favorite. The king of 200 meter is Noah Lyles. 694 00:37:20,529 --> 00:37:22,448 [Lance] If we've got time, we'll get one more in. 695 00:37:22,531 --> 00:37:25,785 [Noah] I'm… definitely not 100%. 696 00:37:25,868 --> 00:37:28,120 I have no idea what's gonna happen. 697 00:37:28,204 --> 00:37:30,081 Despite what's going on, 698 00:37:30,164 --> 00:37:31,707 I can still push through. 699 00:37:31,791 --> 00:37:33,125 Despite the challenge. 700 00:37:33,209 --> 00:37:35,044 That just fuels my fire. 701 00:37:35,127 --> 00:37:36,254 Hey, man. 702 00:37:37,338 --> 00:37:40,299 You know we train in Florida, right? We're firemen. 703 00:37:40,841 --> 00:37:43,177 You know that? We ain't scared of the heat. 704 00:37:43,803 --> 00:37:46,472 We ain't scared of nobody making no sparks, no nothing. 705 00:37:46,555 --> 00:37:47,598 Everybody wanna make fire, 706 00:37:47,682 --> 00:37:49,475 but nobody want to put the fire out, you know. 707 00:37:50,142 --> 00:37:53,145 Bro, put the fire out. Control that shit. All right? 708 00:37:53,646 --> 00:37:54,730 Control that shit. 709 00:37:56,607 --> 00:37:58,567 [Kenny] I gotta make sure to stay in my flow state, 710 00:37:58,651 --> 00:37:59,735 and I should be good to go. 711 00:37:59,819 --> 00:38:02,863 All the work has been done, so there's nothing for me to worry about. 712 00:38:02,947 --> 00:38:04,907 I'm just ready to tear up the track. 713 00:38:05,741 --> 00:38:10,329 [in Setswana] It is what it is. I mean, these guys are really fit. 714 00:38:10,413 --> 00:38:12,206 No, we've got this, man. 715 00:38:12,915 --> 00:38:14,125 [in English] Got you, brother. 716 00:38:14,625 --> 00:38:16,419 I'd like to see a double gold. 717 00:38:16,502 --> 00:38:18,170 You hear me? Let's do it. 718 00:38:18,254 --> 00:38:19,755 -Get after it. -[Noah] Oh yeah. 719 00:38:21,507 --> 00:38:23,050 Spirit animal right there. 720 00:38:24,302 --> 00:38:26,554 -It's time to be you, you understand? -Mm-hmm. 721 00:38:26,637 --> 00:38:28,431 No more, no less than you. 722 00:38:28,514 --> 00:38:30,516 -Okay? You're all you need tonight. -Mm-hmm. 723 00:38:30,599 --> 00:38:31,600 -You got me? -Yep. 724 00:38:31,684 --> 00:38:34,770 Go in there, execute your fucking race, and put the pressure on them. 725 00:38:34,854 --> 00:38:36,230 No pressure on you. 726 00:38:36,314 --> 00:38:38,399 You got me? Let's go have some fun. 727 00:38:42,278 --> 00:38:44,864 [Noah] Almost all my life, I've had to fight through asthma. 728 00:38:44,947 --> 00:38:48,159 I had to fight through allergies, sickness. Constantly. 729 00:38:48,993 --> 00:38:53,456 And here I am again, at the highest level, and it was thrown at me again. 730 00:38:54,582 --> 00:38:57,877 If you want to obtain the impossible, the hardest, 731 00:38:57,960 --> 00:39:01,464 you have to believe, no matter what, there's gonna be a will and a way. 732 00:39:03,215 --> 00:39:04,050 [boom] 733 00:39:06,427 --> 00:39:10,306 [commentator] for the men's 200-meter Olympic final. 734 00:39:11,474 --> 00:39:14,018 [announcer] 735 00:39:14,101 --> 00:39:16,479 [cheering] 736 00:39:16,562 --> 00:39:17,730 [woman] Come on, Kenny! 737 00:39:17,813 --> 00:39:21,859 -You got this. You're ready. -You got it. You've worked all year. 738 00:39:21,942 --> 00:39:24,653 [announcer] 739 00:39:24,737 --> 00:39:26,739 [intriguing music playing] 740 00:39:31,285 --> 00:39:34,246 [commentator] have to contend 741 00:39:34,330 --> 00:39:38,334 with the man who makes his entrances like no other. 742 00:39:40,294 --> 00:39:42,296 [cheering] 743 00:39:42,380 --> 00:39:45,383 [Noah] I had to come out running. If I didn't come out running, 744 00:39:45,466 --> 00:39:48,677 I wasn't gonna find the energy that I need 745 00:39:48,761 --> 00:39:51,138 for the biggest fight of my life. 746 00:39:52,723 --> 00:39:53,933 [Kenny] This is my race. 747 00:39:54,475 --> 00:39:56,852 I know what I need to do to get the job done. 748 00:39:57,520 --> 00:39:59,730 I'm just gonna let my feet do the talking. 749 00:40:00,481 --> 00:40:05,194 [Letsile] The sun will rise and give me the blessings to take over the world. 750 00:40:07,696 --> 00:40:10,241 Now is the beginning of a great dance. 751 00:40:17,081 --> 00:40:19,625 [Noah] I remember finally getting on the line 752 00:40:19,708 --> 00:40:21,836 and just saying, "Thank you, God. Thank you, God." 753 00:40:22,920 --> 00:40:24,463 [announcer 2] On your marks. 754 00:40:28,008 --> 00:40:29,677 [Noah] They call "On your marks." 755 00:40:31,137 --> 00:40:32,179 [Noah] To be honest, 756 00:40:32,763 --> 00:40:34,432 my mind kind of just goes blank. 757 00:40:35,182 --> 00:40:36,392 [swoosh] 758 00:40:36,475 --> 00:40:37,435 [announcer 2] Set. 759 00:40:38,477 --> 00:40:39,437 [gunshot] 760 00:40:40,146 --> 00:40:42,148 [crowd roars] 761 00:40:42,231 --> 00:40:44,316 [commentator] What an occasion. 762 00:40:44,817 --> 00:40:46,819 [energetic music playing] 763 00:40:49,363 --> 00:40:52,199 [commentator] is into the lead around that bend. 764 00:40:53,534 --> 00:40:55,995 -Come on, Kenny. You gotta go! -[cheering] 765 00:40:56,078 --> 00:40:58,330 Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! 766 00:41:00,082 --> 00:41:02,168 [commentator] to mount his charge now. 767 00:41:03,544 --> 00:41:04,920 But look at Tebogo! 768 00:41:07,423 --> 00:41:08,299 [Letsile] My mom 769 00:41:09,592 --> 00:41:11,927 is just waiting for me at the finish line. 770 00:41:12,928 --> 00:41:14,763 I'm coming for that gold medal. 771 00:41:17,308 --> 00:41:19,226 [commentator] 772 00:41:22,438 --> 00:41:25,941 The first African man to win this title! 773 00:41:26,025 --> 00:41:28,027 [dramatic music playing] 774 00:41:28,736 --> 00:41:30,738 [cheering] 775 00:41:38,454 --> 00:41:42,458 [commentator] see Lyles lose over 200 meters. 776 00:41:42,541 --> 00:41:45,211 The pressure. The weight of expectation. 777 00:41:45,294 --> 00:41:49,757 Maybe this time, even for him, it was a step too far psychologically. 778 00:41:50,716 --> 00:41:53,636 This time, Lyles had no answer. 779 00:41:53,719 --> 00:41:55,262 [crowd cheering] 780 00:41:55,930 --> 00:41:59,225 [commentator] has done it for Botswana, 781 00:41:59,308 --> 00:42:00,935 and he's done it for his mother. 782 00:42:01,519 --> 00:42:04,230 [Letsile] My mom, she was just there to guide me, 783 00:42:04,313 --> 00:42:06,482 just to show me the right path. 784 00:42:06,565 --> 00:42:10,361 I knew I was carrying, uh, her body on my back, 785 00:42:10,986 --> 00:42:14,198 because she has been carrying me throughout my entire life. 786 00:42:15,032 --> 00:42:19,328 [commentator] his mom, would be so proud. 787 00:42:20,871 --> 00:42:22,540 [Letsile] Against all odds, I did it. 788 00:42:23,374 --> 00:42:27,753 As an Olympic champion, I live with a happy smile, you know. 789 00:42:30,422 --> 00:42:31,298 I did it! 790 00:42:31,382 --> 00:42:33,384 [uplifting music playing] 791 00:42:33,467 --> 00:42:35,302 [commentator] from Bednarek. 792 00:42:35,386 --> 00:42:37,513 A silver here in Paris. 793 00:42:37,596 --> 00:42:39,390 [Sharmila] I'm happy he beat Noah. 794 00:42:39,473 --> 00:42:45,688 I love Noah, but he be trash talking my baby, so, Noah Lyles, sh! 795 00:42:46,397 --> 00:42:47,940 [Kenny] I did beat Noah, 796 00:42:48,023 --> 00:42:51,026 but I still didn't accomplish what I wanted. 797 00:42:51,110 --> 00:42:52,486 I didn't get the gold. 798 00:42:53,320 --> 00:42:55,489 But then my mom was just ecstatic. 799 00:42:55,573 --> 00:42:58,200 She was overwhelmed with happiness. 800 00:42:58,742 --> 00:43:01,453 [Mary Ann laughs] Oh, you don't know how I cried at this. 801 00:43:01,537 --> 00:43:04,039 [kisses] Oh! Yippee! 802 00:43:04,123 --> 00:43:05,374 Oh, God bless. 803 00:43:05,457 --> 00:43:08,460 -And you did great against, you know… -[Kenny] I almost had it. 804 00:43:08,544 --> 00:43:12,006 -You did! You did good! You did good! -[Kenny] That close! 805 00:43:12,089 --> 00:43:13,757 Yes, get it next time. 806 00:43:14,383 --> 00:43:17,511 [Kenny] When I was a kid, I always said I was gonna be an Olympian and then, 807 00:43:18,012 --> 00:43:19,972 you know, the fact that I'm actually an Olympian 808 00:43:20,055 --> 00:43:21,890 and she's actually there to witness it, 809 00:43:21,974 --> 00:43:25,102 I mean, yeah, it's just… it's just an amazing feeling. 810 00:43:25,185 --> 00:43:26,812 [Mary Ann crying] 811 00:43:27,104 --> 00:43:28,188 [woman] Glasses off. 812 00:43:29,189 --> 00:43:31,692 [Kenny] You know, she was crying, giving me a hug. 813 00:43:31,775 --> 00:43:34,445 So that… that was just a special moment between me and her. 814 00:43:37,364 --> 00:43:39,325 [Dennis] You know, this is the Olympics, man. 815 00:43:39,408 --> 00:43:41,827 This is the best in the world. 816 00:43:41,910 --> 00:43:43,662 Like, planetary. 817 00:43:43,746 --> 00:43:46,457 Not, like, countries. This is the best on the planet. 818 00:43:47,082 --> 00:43:49,877 So if you're going for gold and you get silver or bronze, 819 00:43:49,960 --> 00:43:52,880 you're still in good company, man. Still in good company. 820 00:43:52,963 --> 00:43:54,965 [tense music playing] 821 00:43:58,302 --> 00:44:01,180 [commentator 2] didn't have quite the same pop. 822 00:44:01,764 --> 00:44:05,100 [Junelle] I was sitting there with Ms. Keisha, and we're holding hands. 823 00:44:05,184 --> 00:44:06,769 We were just praying. 824 00:44:08,187 --> 00:44:09,855 We saw him go down, 825 00:44:09,938 --> 00:44:13,776 and that's where, like, all the panicking started. 826 00:44:15,778 --> 00:44:18,697 [Noah] I just get a strong pain in my chest, 827 00:44:18,781 --> 00:44:22,242 and it literally feels like my muscles are ripping. 828 00:44:22,326 --> 00:44:25,954 And I just… I had to go to the ground, 'cause I couldn't breathe. 829 00:44:27,164 --> 00:44:28,957 [commentator 2] 830 00:44:29,041 --> 00:44:32,878 if there's something with him physically here that is not the same. 831 00:44:36,006 --> 00:44:37,049 [man] Is he okay? 832 00:44:37,675 --> 00:44:38,550 He's sick. 833 00:44:38,634 --> 00:44:40,844 Yeah, I mean, he's been sick for two days. 834 00:44:42,346 --> 00:44:43,514 [man speaks indistinctly] 835 00:44:43,597 --> 00:44:44,682 Yeah. 836 00:44:44,765 --> 00:44:46,433 They're just doing the most. 837 00:44:47,559 --> 00:44:49,812 [Noah] So the race didn't go exactly to plan, 838 00:44:50,938 --> 00:44:55,776 but that bronze medal means so much to me because I feel it encapsulates 839 00:44:55,859 --> 00:44:58,278 my childhood… in that one medal. 840 00:44:59,238 --> 00:45:02,533 The fight I had to go through as a young kid 841 00:45:02,616 --> 00:45:06,829 is the same challenge I had to go through at the Olympics as an adult. 842 00:45:07,496 --> 00:45:12,710 And being able to say, "Despite this, I'm still going to go after my dream." 843 00:45:15,379 --> 00:45:16,213 I got third. 844 00:45:17,047 --> 00:45:17,881 Huh. 845 00:45:18,465 --> 00:45:20,926 I got third with Covid. [chuckles] 846 00:45:21,009 --> 00:45:23,137 I'm pretty amazing. [chuckles] 847 00:45:25,264 --> 00:45:28,225 [Junelle] I said he did good, because even 3:00 a.m. last night, 848 00:45:28,308 --> 00:45:31,019 I had to be touching him, the way he was coughing. 849 00:45:32,187 --> 00:45:33,272 [Noah coughs] 850 00:45:33,939 --> 00:45:34,773 Thanks, baby. 851 00:45:42,448 --> 00:45:44,700 ["Bonny and Clyde" by BROLY playing] 852 00:45:46,577 --> 00:45:48,871 [lyrics in French] 853 00:45:54,585 --> 00:45:55,627 Good morning! 854 00:45:55,711 --> 00:45:57,296 4x1! 855 00:46:00,340 --> 00:46:01,175 [Fred yells] 856 00:46:01,258 --> 00:46:04,470 [Allyson] Coming off the drama of the 200 is the relays. 857 00:46:04,553 --> 00:46:06,638 We all get excited for this, you know. 858 00:46:06,722 --> 00:46:10,642 For the athletes who missed out on gold in their individual event, um, 859 00:46:10,726 --> 00:46:11,685 the relay is huge. 860 00:46:11,769 --> 00:46:15,981 You know, it's an opportunity to get that first gold medal ever. 861 00:46:17,191 --> 00:46:19,985 [woman] Be aggressive. Push the stick through the hand from the shoulder 862 00:46:20,068 --> 00:46:21,403 through the elbow. Stable wrist. 863 00:46:21,487 --> 00:46:22,488 Here we go! 864 00:46:23,489 --> 00:46:25,240 Set. Go! 865 00:46:25,324 --> 00:46:26,909 Push! Push! Push! Push! Push! 866 00:46:29,077 --> 00:46:32,790 [Allyson] In the women's 4x1, there's Gabby Thomas, 867 00:46:32,873 --> 00:46:37,211 but also, Dennis Mitchell has three members from his training group. 868 00:46:37,294 --> 00:46:38,462 Here we go! 869 00:46:39,296 --> 00:46:41,006 Come on. Ho! Ho! 870 00:46:41,089 --> 00:46:43,175 Use those arms, Melissa. Use those arms! 871 00:46:43,258 --> 00:46:46,762 He has Sha'Carri Richardson. He has Melissa Jefferson. 872 00:46:46,845 --> 00:46:48,263 And he has TeeTee Terry. 873 00:46:48,847 --> 00:46:50,766 [TeeTee] To leave Paris with a gold medal 874 00:46:50,849 --> 00:46:53,101 and be able to call myself an Olympic gold medalist, 875 00:46:53,185 --> 00:46:54,603 it would definitely mean a lot. 876 00:46:54,686 --> 00:46:55,896 [panting] 877 00:46:55,979 --> 00:46:57,314 [Allyson] But it is not easy. 878 00:46:58,524 --> 00:47:01,693 You go from being fierce competitors with someone. 879 00:47:01,777 --> 00:47:04,446 You have to now come together and be teammates. 880 00:47:04,530 --> 00:47:06,990 -[Gabby] That was so good. -[Mechelle] It was good. Yeah. 881 00:47:07,074 --> 00:47:08,742 TeeTee, I like how you kept running. 882 00:47:08,826 --> 00:47:09,910 Whoo! 883 00:47:09,993 --> 00:47:12,329 [Mechelle] Yeah, that's what I'm talking about. 884 00:47:12,412 --> 00:47:15,791 Gabby, that was all you needed to do, was fix that damn stance. 885 00:47:15,874 --> 00:47:18,210 It's honestly kind of weird just the way we compete 886 00:47:18,293 --> 00:47:19,837 against each other all season 887 00:47:19,920 --> 00:47:22,881 and then have to come together and be a team. 888 00:47:22,965 --> 00:47:24,633 [Mechelle] Push! Push! Push! Push! Push! 889 00:47:24,716 --> 00:47:26,885 [Gabby] The other three girls train together in Florida, 890 00:47:26,969 --> 00:47:29,471 so they kind of had that… that chemistry. 891 00:47:29,555 --> 00:47:33,100 [Mechelle] Okay, so two things on that. Gabby, you just literally missed her hand. 892 00:47:33,684 --> 00:47:34,726 So, Sha'Carri, don't move. 893 00:47:34,810 --> 00:47:36,228 [Sha'Carri] Don't move, okay. 894 00:47:36,311 --> 00:47:38,313 -I started feeling for it. -[Mechelle] Don't move. 895 00:47:38,397 --> 00:47:39,773 -[Sha'Carri] Okay. -[Mechelle] Okay? 896 00:47:40,858 --> 00:47:44,778 [Ato] In recent memory, the US relay has been plagued at times 897 00:47:45,529 --> 00:47:47,531 by some big blunders. 898 00:47:51,493 --> 00:47:53,996 They've dropped the baton in the Olympics in 2008. 899 00:47:54,079 --> 00:47:56,498 [commentator] for the USA. 900 00:47:56,582 --> 00:47:58,876 [Ato] When both teams did not make the final. 901 00:47:58,959 --> 00:48:00,961 Hugely disappointing there. 902 00:48:03,881 --> 00:48:04,840 And this year, 903 00:48:04,923 --> 00:48:07,926 we all know how the US men 4x1 turned out. 904 00:48:08,510 --> 00:48:11,722 [commentator 2] exchange between Coleman and Bednarek, 905 00:48:11,805 --> 00:48:13,599 and their aspirations are over. 906 00:48:14,308 --> 00:48:16,810 [Ato] It's one of the beautiful things about the relay. 907 00:48:16,894 --> 00:48:22,065 You can have the four fastest men or women on the planet. 908 00:48:22,149 --> 00:48:25,402 If you do not properly pass that baton, 909 00:48:25,485 --> 00:48:26,361 you will lose. 910 00:48:32,993 --> 00:48:37,039 [commentator] a grandstand finish at the 33rd Olympiad. 911 00:48:37,122 --> 00:48:39,833 You can tell we're getting to the end 'cause we've got the relays. 912 00:48:39,917 --> 00:48:40,876 [yells] 913 00:48:40,959 --> 00:48:42,252 -[woman yells] -[woman 2 yells] 914 00:48:42,836 --> 00:48:45,422 [Mechelle] Pressure's here. You wanna win, you know? 915 00:48:45,505 --> 00:48:48,133 You want it to go right. You want the zones to go well. 916 00:48:48,216 --> 00:48:52,512 Athletes are used to thinking about what works for them, 917 00:48:52,596 --> 00:48:56,683 and the relay is just that one time that you have to change that mindset 918 00:48:56,767 --> 00:49:00,020 and bring everybody to what works best for the team. 919 00:49:00,103 --> 00:49:03,815 And if we just come together, we can do what we came here to do. 920 00:49:03,899 --> 00:49:06,652 -[Gabby] 3 to 4, you wanna do tape? -[Mechelle] All right, let's go. 921 00:49:06,735 --> 00:49:09,947 TeeTee, we gotta be in the call room. You got your water? 922 00:49:10,656 --> 00:49:12,699 [Sha'Carri] I know what we're capable of. 923 00:49:12,783 --> 00:49:14,368 It's just a matter of trusting each other 924 00:49:14,451 --> 00:49:16,662 and getting clean exchanges around the track. 925 00:49:18,538 --> 00:49:20,123 [Melissa] You focusing on your job, 926 00:49:20,207 --> 00:49:23,710 you have to also trust that everyone else is gonna do their job as well. 927 00:49:25,921 --> 00:49:29,341 [Gabby] Everybody is very determined to get a gold medal. 928 00:49:29,424 --> 00:49:31,927 Sha'Carri Richardson, especially after that 100. 929 00:49:32,010 --> 00:49:34,972 I mean, a gold medal would probably mean everything to her. 930 00:49:35,055 --> 00:49:36,682 [Mechelle] All right, real quick. 931 00:49:37,265 --> 00:49:39,226 Be the best first leg out there, 932 00:49:39,309 --> 00:49:41,895 be the best second in the world, be the best third leg in the world, 933 00:49:41,979 --> 00:49:45,107 be the best fourth leg in the world, and we'll be the best 4x1 in the world. 934 00:49:45,190 --> 00:49:46,817 -In the world. -[Mechelle] All right? Here. 935 00:49:46,900 --> 00:49:49,987 Execute on three. Here we go. Execute on three. Execute on me. 936 00:49:50,070 --> 00:49:51,905 -One, two, three. Execute! -Execute! 937 00:49:53,573 --> 00:49:57,035 [Dennis] We're prepared, and we're ready for this Olympic final. 938 00:49:57,703 --> 00:50:00,747 The disappointment of losing a race that you wanted 939 00:50:00,831 --> 00:50:03,500 would be a tough pill to swallow. 940 00:50:03,583 --> 00:50:06,128 And I think the toughest thing about the Olympics 941 00:50:06,211 --> 00:50:08,880 is you gotta wait four years to do it again. 942 00:50:08,964 --> 00:50:13,552 All of our marbles are in the relay. So they gotta get that medal. 943 00:50:13,635 --> 00:50:15,887 You know, they… they gotta get that medal. 944 00:50:17,139 --> 00:50:20,434 [commentator] to this incredible showdown. 945 00:50:20,517 --> 00:50:25,272 Olympic drama like we have never seen before. 946 00:50:25,355 --> 00:50:28,859 Everybody cannot wait to begin. 947 00:50:28,942 --> 00:50:31,153 [commentator 2] it will be. 948 00:50:31,236 --> 00:50:35,157 It's exciting. There are thrills. There are spills. 949 00:50:35,240 --> 00:50:37,868 And there's a little baton that you gotta get around there. 950 00:50:37,951 --> 00:50:40,162 It's the women's 4x1. 951 00:50:40,245 --> 00:50:41,246 [boom] 952 00:50:43,373 --> 00:50:45,125 [energetic music playing] 953 00:50:45,208 --> 00:50:47,669 [Melissa] This is a chance to take the gold medal home. 954 00:50:47,753 --> 00:50:50,714 Best believe I'm there. I'm gonna step up and get the job done. 955 00:50:51,214 --> 00:50:52,591 [commentator 2] 956 00:50:53,091 --> 00:50:56,303 [TeeTee] Standing on the line, I'm not gonna let the baton fall. 957 00:50:57,262 --> 00:50:58,305 I don't want to be the one 958 00:50:58,388 --> 00:51:01,266 that's responsible for messing up our chances of a gold medal. 959 00:51:02,559 --> 00:51:05,145 [commentator 2] Gabby Thomas. You see her there. 960 00:51:05,228 --> 00:51:08,607 It is Sha'Carri Richardson that will get the stick last, 961 00:51:08,690 --> 00:51:11,234 provided the other three do their job to get there. 962 00:51:11,818 --> 00:51:13,487 [Dennis] Give all you got, ladies. 963 00:51:14,279 --> 00:51:16,406 [commentator 3] It is just pouring, 964 00:51:16,490 --> 00:51:18,825 so they are gonna have to be a little bit careful. 965 00:51:18,909 --> 00:51:21,328 You can see on the baton, there is water, 966 00:51:21,411 --> 00:51:24,247 so they've gotta figure out how to keep it dry. 967 00:51:24,331 --> 00:51:25,957 And hopefully it stays dry. 968 00:51:29,294 --> 00:51:30,128 [announcer] Set. 969 00:51:36,259 --> 00:51:37,177 [gunshot] 970 00:51:37,260 --> 00:51:38,762 [crowd roars] 971 00:51:38,845 --> 00:51:40,680 [commentator 2] That's the easy part. 972 00:51:40,764 --> 00:51:42,349 Now comes the handoff. 973 00:51:44,184 --> 00:51:48,063 Good pass by the Americans as they go down the backstretch. 974 00:51:48,146 --> 00:51:51,691 Gabby Thomas will take the third leg for the Americans. 975 00:51:52,859 --> 00:51:56,863 Still very close, the Americans. Can they give it to Sha'Carri Richardson? 976 00:51:59,825 --> 00:52:01,409 [Gabby] It's pouring rain. 977 00:52:01,493 --> 00:52:04,121 [commentator 3] from Gabby to Sha'Carri. 978 00:52:04,704 --> 00:52:06,414 [Gabby] Her hand is moving around. 979 00:52:07,415 --> 00:52:08,959 And I'm like, "Oh gosh." 980 00:52:11,211 --> 00:52:14,047 [TeeTee] Watching the screen when Sha'Carri took the baton, 981 00:52:14,756 --> 00:52:16,758 I did wonder how we was behind. 982 00:52:20,512 --> 00:52:21,888 Come on, girl. Gotta run! 983 00:52:21,972 --> 00:52:23,348 [TeeTee] But when things go wrong, 984 00:52:25,267 --> 00:52:27,269 her top-end speed is unmatched. 985 00:52:28,436 --> 00:52:30,730 [commentator 2] have to come from behind. 986 00:52:32,607 --> 00:52:35,569 [Dennis] They always say the definition of a champion 987 00:52:36,153 --> 00:52:38,738 is how do you deal with adversity. 988 00:52:39,823 --> 00:52:41,199 Come on, girl. Come on. 989 00:52:41,741 --> 00:52:44,035 -Come on, girl! -[commentator 2] 990 00:52:44,870 --> 00:52:46,121 [Dennis] And as a coach, 991 00:52:46,955 --> 00:52:49,207 that kind of stuff is what I live for. 992 00:52:50,834 --> 00:52:53,086 [commentator 2] It's gonna be Richardson. 993 00:52:54,296 --> 00:52:55,547 [cheers] 994 00:52:57,799 --> 00:52:58,967 -Come on! -[man] Yes! 995 00:53:00,552 --> 00:53:02,012 [yells] 996 00:53:02,095 --> 00:53:03,763 [cheering and applause] 997 00:53:03,847 --> 00:53:04,973 What? 998 00:53:05,932 --> 00:53:07,184 [Dennis] Way to go, ladies! 999 00:53:07,267 --> 00:53:09,311 [laughs] 1000 00:53:09,394 --> 00:53:11,688 [commentator 2] batons dropped from the Americans 1001 00:53:11,771 --> 00:53:14,608 over the last couple decades, especially the men. 1002 00:53:14,691 --> 00:53:16,109 But that's an achievement. 1003 00:53:17,110 --> 00:53:19,362 [Gabby] We all came together, despite everything, 1004 00:53:19,446 --> 00:53:21,406 and got an Olympic gold medal. 1005 00:53:22,157 --> 00:53:26,536 I thought it was an incredible display of hard work and trust. 1006 00:53:27,162 --> 00:53:31,124 [crowd chanting] USA! USA! USA! 1007 00:53:32,125 --> 00:53:34,628 -[woman] Congratulations! -Yes, again! 1008 00:53:34,711 --> 00:53:37,464 -We got three! -Yes. 1009 00:53:37,547 --> 00:53:38,506 [laughs] 1010 00:53:38,590 --> 00:53:41,092 Gold medal. Oh my goodness. Sha'Carri, how you feeling right now? 1011 00:53:41,176 --> 00:53:44,512 I'm feeling blessed. I'm honored to be standing here with these ladies. 1012 00:53:45,013 --> 00:53:48,058 Anything is possible, as long as we believe in ourselves, 1013 00:53:48,642 --> 00:53:50,477 believe in the work when we all come together, 1014 00:53:50,560 --> 00:53:55,023 and know that confidence, faith, is all that we need when we come on the track. 1015 00:53:56,024 --> 00:53:58,443 [announcer] and Olympic champions, 1016 00:53:58,526 --> 00:54:00,612 the United States of America. 1017 00:54:01,279 --> 00:54:03,865 [cheering] 1018 00:54:03,949 --> 00:54:07,077 [Sha'Carri] There is so much that comes with getting a gold medal, 1019 00:54:07,160 --> 00:54:11,081 so just being able to be a part of that is such an amazing feeling. 1020 00:54:14,084 --> 00:54:17,045 [Melissa] I came to my first Olympics, and I left with two medals, 1021 00:54:17,128 --> 00:54:19,506 and I couldn't be more proud of myself. 1022 00:54:20,382 --> 00:54:21,925 [announcer] 1023 00:54:22,425 --> 00:54:23,802 [cheering] 1024 00:54:24,469 --> 00:54:27,639 [Dennis] I'm always proud of my athletes. 1025 00:54:27,722 --> 00:54:30,100 You know, I've been there, and I've done that, 1026 00:54:30,183 --> 00:54:33,853 so I can just imagine how they feel at that moment. 1027 00:54:35,563 --> 00:54:39,693 I'm just so very proud of the things that my athletes did. 1028 00:54:41,528 --> 00:54:42,779 It is emotional. 1029 00:54:42,862 --> 00:54:44,739 You sit back and you say, 1030 00:54:44,823 --> 00:54:46,825 "Damn, did we just do that?" 1031 00:54:49,577 --> 00:54:53,081 [announcer] the pinnacle of your journey. 1032 00:54:53,581 --> 00:54:55,583 [cheering] 1033 00:54:55,667 --> 00:54:57,377 [upbeat music playing] 1034 00:54:57,460 --> 00:55:00,839 [Ato] You're forever Olympic champion, uh, when you win the Olympics. 1035 00:55:04,884 --> 00:55:07,637 Going back home. It's gonna be a big celebration. 1036 00:55:14,728 --> 00:55:17,230 [Julien] I'm just thinking of how my life is about to change. 1037 00:55:17,314 --> 00:55:20,859 [crowd chanting] Juju! Juju! Juju! 1038 00:55:21,609 --> 00:55:24,321 [Gabby] Coming away from this Olympics with three gold medals. 1039 00:55:24,404 --> 00:55:26,948 [announcer] 1040 00:55:27,032 --> 00:55:29,576 I'm just hoping my life doesn't change too much. 1041 00:55:29,659 --> 00:55:33,705 We have your three gold medals with us right now! 1042 00:55:33,788 --> 00:55:36,249 -[laughs] -[cheering] 1043 00:55:37,125 --> 00:55:40,503 [announcer] as athletes. 1044 00:55:41,338 --> 00:55:43,757 Now you're Olympians. 1045 00:55:45,467 --> 00:55:49,054 [Noah] Now I go into a room, "Oh, that's the fastest man in the world." 1046 00:55:51,514 --> 00:55:52,932 [laughing] 1047 00:55:53,016 --> 00:55:53,892 Whoo! 1048 00:55:53,975 --> 00:55:55,602 Next season starts already. 1049 00:55:56,144 --> 00:55:57,854 [laughs] 1050 00:55:58,521 --> 00:56:00,690 We gotta get ready for next season, baby. 1051 00:56:00,774 --> 00:56:01,649 [boom] 1052 00:56:01,733 --> 00:56:02,776 ♪ Yeah ♪ 1053 00:56:03,568 --> 00:56:05,111 ♪ Can't stop, won't stop ♪ 1054 00:56:07,906 --> 00:56:09,157 ♪ Won't settle for less ♪ 1055 00:56:09,908 --> 00:56:10,909 -♪ Hey ♪ -♪ Let's get it ♪ 1056 00:56:10,992 --> 00:56:12,202 ♪ All in, yeah ♪ 1057 00:56:12,285 --> 00:56:13,453 ♪ Don't hold me back ♪ 1058 00:56:13,536 --> 00:56:15,789 ♪ It's all or nothing We gotta get to the battle ♪ 1059 00:56:15,872 --> 00:56:17,374 ♪ All in ♪ 1060 00:56:17,457 --> 00:56:18,500 ♪ Check stats ♪ 1061 00:56:18,583 --> 00:56:20,627 ♪ Swinging for fans They yelling, "It's back, back!" ♪ 1062 00:56:20,710 --> 00:56:22,462 ♪ Hey, all in ♪ 1063 00:56:22,545 --> 00:56:23,380 ♪ Nothing less ♪ 1064 00:56:23,463 --> 00:56:25,673 ♪ Gotta get to it They gotta know you the best ♪ 1065 00:56:25,757 --> 00:56:26,716 ♪ Yo ♪ 1066 00:56:26,800 --> 00:56:28,134 ♪ We all in ♪ 1067 00:56:28,218 --> 00:56:29,594 ♪ Yeah, all in ♪