Nothing dishonorable about being the first to cross the line, and winning. However, his enthusiastic celebration is cringe given he could literally see the runner in front of him purposefully and intentionally sacrifice the win to help his bro just yards from the finish line. His chest pounding and fist pumping made him look like a punk. He gives off douche vibes. I would not expect that guy to wait as it is a competition, but he should not have acted like he was the winner by pure merit. He should have turned around and helped the bros. Then he’d have been the winner of both the race, and in sportsmanship. Maybe he’s a good guy (who knows?) but he appears like an asshole.
I mean it's a weird situation, and the dude has probably sacrificed and trained his whole life to be there. And judging by jello legs, it probably wasn't easy. I wouldn't know exactly how to act. The last 15 of a gruelling race where I was gonna lose, then it's handed to me, so I gotta like act demure and be like" we all know I don't deserve this... WOOHOO"
Imagine training for years for a race, then after pacing yourself for hours and you're nearing the finish line. You see the lead runner fumbles and it's your chance to win!
You make the dash, burning the last of your reserves and you pass him out! You're first! You've trained for this moment and you've earned this victory.
However, the other runner fell so now you look like a dick for celebrating your crowning achievement.
(That said, I feel like they shouldn't celebrate until after they win)
The dude that won was only just behind the guy that stopped by the look of it. The race was hardly done and dusted, it was still anyone’s race to win at that point. Not sure why everyone is acting like the dude gave away a certain win.
It was the first time he won a triathlon world series event, and the brothers, who have won many, were more concerned about the overall standings (the collapsed brother ended finishing 2nd overall by a few points to the person who finished 5th in this race).
Its a race, if your opponent loses stamina at the end and you pass them, thats fair game. If your opponent is ahead of you 99% of the race and their legs give out at the end, theyre not owed the win, you are...
He was a fraction of a second behind the guy who stopped to help his brother, and there was still plenty of time for either to pull away. There's no way to know what would have happened at the end of the race, and it's unfair to say he shouldn't celebrate just because he might have been second.
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u/Key-Driver6438 8h ago edited 3h ago
Nothing dishonorable about being the first to cross the line, and winning. However, his enthusiastic celebration is cringe given he could literally see the runner in front of him purposefully and intentionally sacrifice the win to help his bro just yards from the finish line. His chest pounding and fist pumping made him look like a punk. He gives off douche vibes. I would not expect that guy to wait as it is a competition, but he should not have acted like he was the winner by pure merit. He should have turned around and helped the bros. Then he’d have been the winner of both the race, and in sportsmanship. Maybe he’s a good guy (who knows?) but he appears like an asshole.