Why the 2012 Olympic USA Relay team was a DISASTER 💀😭 | Justin Gatlin | Ready Set Go

[@Jay-yl6nd]

That is my favorite relay of all time!!! London 2012 Carmelita, Tianna, Felix & Knight! Carmelita put the final mail stamp of victory pointing to the clock. That relay is exciting to watch even today. That was special.

[@MsRQD]

Just spent about 30 mins failing to find the time of the split Felix ran. She took 5 meters out of one of the fastest women of all time.

[@BdCgWgLover313]

Omg please get one of those ladies to relive that moment. One of my favorite relay races. Felix screaming go to Knight after the hand off gives me absolute chills. Then Jeter bringing it home was simply amazing.

[@Naeem_El]

@@aodoemelawhy what’s wrong with her?

[@everythingtv2325]

@@aodoemela Team Jamaica, but you're gonna leave Bianca alone, for real. Let me tell you, she's one of the nicest, fairest, and most understanding person in the track world, for real. Y'all don't realize that most athletes aren't coming on these podcasts; many think they're too big to give their fellow athletes an interview. But time and time again, Bianca shows up and shows out for her friends and fellow athletes. Not many athletes, past or present, give interviews on platforms like this, so take it and appreciate it while it lasts. You rarely see top athletes going on a KZbin/podcast interview; most think they're too big for the program, lol. 😂

[@everythingtv2325]

Knowing ShellyAnn and people who interviewed her for 10 minutes of her time can cost $40k USD and up. I'm assuming that Bianca does these for free as a favor to her fellow track friends. Based on her personality, she seems really cool and supportive to the people she calls friends. Allyson and Shelly don’t give platforms like this energy if you're not paying them a high amount or if the viewership isn’t at a certain level. Not to say that they've never or they’ll never do it, but if so, it’s rare that they'd come on an up-and-coming platform.

[@everythingtv2325]

I love ShellyAnn, but she did something I don’t really like one year in Jamaica after a meet. If I’m not mistaken, it was the Racers Grand Prix. Jamaican journalists wanted an interview, but ShellyAnn told them she was tired and wanting to go home. She then proceeded to walk away, and not even 10 meters away, she stopped for overseas journalists. All of a sudden, she wasn’t tired anymore. I lost some respect for her after that, but I can’t deny she’s the best to ever grace the tracks. I say that to say this, People stop for you based off the eyes and readability of your platform and or the amount you can pay them.

[@johnnystormy6078]

Man we need more videos like this! Athletes reminiscing about memorable track moments

[@cosmicwisdom999]

There are many on the channel

[@DancehallReggaeHub]

wow ! its always nice to hear the story and get more context ... That was a great race !

[@pannonianfit1582]

2012 was a peak of sprinting competition

[@66fredo99]

Gatlin's being kind..Blake smoked Tyson Gay on 3rd leg. Whatever lead Gatlin gave the USA quickly evaporated and Bailey and Bolt were seemingly even at the hand off zone except it's deceptive b/c Jamaica has the inside lane a slightly shorter distance that can't be detected until the curve ends. I still say if Tyson had been fully healthy the US runs a 37-flat or better.

[@stevenr5682]

They got dq’ed cuz Tyson was supposedly on some substances. I don’t know what to say but Tyson was not at his best.

[@mssha1980]

Blake ran the inside of 3rd and they handed off same time

[@dohcsmr1175]

No matter how you justify, twist, B.S. or flat lie the ONLY reason Jamaica won was P.ED.s. PERIOD!!! Every world champion or Gold medal winner was suspended at least once for P.ED.s except UB. He had missed so many urinalysis by 2017 he had to retire or face suspension. Stop the gaslighting and ignorance.

[@RunForPeace-hk1cu]

@@dohcsmr1175but I thought everyone is on PEDs 😂😂😂

[@dohcsmr1175]

@@RunForPeace-hk1cu Don’t think. Does not fit you. Your post is self evident.

[@everythingsports1638]

If Asafa Powell never got injured in the 100 m finals that relay time would’ve been way faster

[@etrin160]

fr, Powell was a beast in the relays

[@Vigilance1213]

Powell on 2nd leg 👀

[@yennox5338]

36.7

[@richmuscle8316]

Big facts!

[@richmuscle8316]

​@@yennox533836.4 or 5

[@kbundy7749]

The US ladies smashed that relay one of the biggest reasons I fell in love with track!! Then seeing you and the other guys run Gatlin was fuckin epic!! Its crazy how yall broke the record but placed 2nd smh hope that didn't bring up any bad thoughts but yall still did yall thing!!

[@easylogistics7414]

Great races I get hyped watching it .. I still say Carmelita won the 100m it was a difference in the leans of her and Frazier price

[@shelly3120]

​@@easylogistics7414they didn't ran the same time,so why are you talking about lean,she beat her without a doubt 😂

[@charmsly9506]

Thats amazing everything you guys went through and still pulled through

[@smoothnubian]

Tiana gave shelly the business on that first leg!

[@Mr100kaday]

But shelly gave usa business in open 100

[@smoothnubian]

@@Mr100kaday yea. Steroids

[@KevleeWinter]

​@@smoothnubianyou mean legend

[@Mr100kaday]

@@smoothnubian stop. Who not on them then?

[@kyngnick8723]

She still won.​@@Mr100kaday

[@marcxiong8332]

It didn't matter even if USA threw their all time best 100m in their into one team, they were just not going to beat that Jamaica team.

[@trackuniverse9121]

They did throw their best team and still lost

[@marcxiong8332]

​@@trackuniverse9121I'm talking about every USA ask time best. Including Coleman, Lyles, etc

[@donyutejamaica631]

The Yankee boys had no freaking chance against Jamaica 🇯🇲 in that final! Stevie Wonder has a better chance of getting a drivers license, than the USA beating Jamaica in that men’s 4x100M in 2012! Facts!

[@jomohector5274]

No competition, even without the great sub10 king Jamaica still shattered the record, USA did not stand a chance, keep it real! Now the USA women kudos to them they always seem to outdo the favorite Jamaican women, and Jeter’s anchor leg on the record run was a thing of beauty!

[@austinchang5039]

I remember watching the relays in high school, this time was the apex of sprinting I think. You needed to run sub 9.8 to get a bronze 😂 9.8 today would win you a gold

[@MrDjbuckethead]

Love the stories. Great story teller

[@coolmoe3289]

Dude You Should have been Anker Leg Against Bolt..

[@305Solo]

Both those relays were legendary. Blake on the 3rd leg for the men’s and the way Jeter put it down on that final leg for the women and pointed at the clock just screamed ‘dominance’.

[@pound4pound380]

Honestly that was tough dealing with Blake and Bolt on 3rd and anchor. I honestly think what lost that race looking back was Gay weirdly because don't get me wrong he is tied at 2nd fastest man of all time but maybe it could have had more to do with Blake. Something got into Blake because Gatlin held it down on second leg but you can't honestly assume the Jamaican spinter on 2nd leg who is and all time great. At the end of the day Nester Carter has been great. Y'all had alot against you all in that race and still broke American record twice. Dealing with a guy running 9.6 is not easy for Bailey

[@shelly3120]

Nothing was wrong with Bailey, like Ato said,its unfair to put the fastest man with Bailey 😂

[@newyork2714]

Brother, with those 4 Jamaican on a 4x100 relay team, the best USA 4x100 team is not going to win. There are no excuses here. u guys got dusted in tin air😂😂😂

[@ehyu9168]

And asafa Powell wasn’t even there 😂

[@newyork2714]

@@ehyu9168 he was sick

[@GladwinAbel]

Gatlin always making excuses

[@Robert-qh8os]

Can you rest? Did you stop to think that maybe, just maybe, Gatlin doesn't make his content for people like you? That he has an audience in mind that he's targeting. And before you come for me, think.

[@captbkj]

Keep that same energy Jamaica. See you in Paris😁

[@e.rogers3426]

No disrespect, but I paused the video and watched that 2012 women's relay. Yup, still got chills. 12 years later.

[@MsRQD]

Lol same. That 2nd leg from Felix is just something else.

[@dorothyarrington4345]

This was in 2012....its Done&Over..Cant be redone. But to this Day i still enjoy warching both Relays Men&Women....Those 8 Athletes (Sprinters) were Flying ✈ CONGRATULATIONS 🎊 TO ALL JAMAICA 🇯🇲 GOLD 🥇 USA 🇺🇸 SILVER 🥈 USA 🇺🇸 GOLD 🥇 JAMAICA 🇯🇲 SILVER 🥈

[@pound4pound380]

Ima tell you about the 4×100 m. I've always anchored. I tried second leg and never did 3rd leg. That is something you can't fuck around with from a psychological aspect of each athlete. I was the second fastest runner on my team but didn't want to anchor any more and want thought me applying pressure on 1st leg would be best and putting our fastest runner at anchor. Man you cant switch up like that. The hand of chemistry is extremely important. They need to go buy timing base depending on what you will likely see and practice it. Making a change at the last second can throw it off because at taker is totally different from a giver and a taker and giver a critical. The anchor is only a taker and has no business giving ever if he hasn't done it.

[@okunrin3]

I loved Justin. I felt he was witched hunted. Where can I hear his experience, has he got a podcast?

[@kpat3052]

This is his podcast.

[@okunrin3]

@@kpat3052 yeah. I realised later. Love the podcast

[@Mdksupreme1]

How?, dude literally was on heavy testosterone booster, and we all know that shi lasts for over a decade

[@CherylThompson-g6m]

It would be nice to have all four ladies. As a Jamaican 🇯🇲, I have to say that 2012 USA ladies 4x1 was smoking.

[@patrickmurphy5107]

The men and women's 4x100m is one of my favorite events. I've been watching it since Carl Lewis in '84. First place is the only acceptable option for USA and Jamaica. If you watch any race and USA or Jamaica came in second, look at their places. At the same time look at other countries that are simply happy to place at all and their reactions! That's how competitive track and field is between our two countries! Great entertainment! I'm excited for Paris!

[@beistrong8635]

And then the team was dq'd cause illegal drugs

[@ravynhayward3220]

And a high school team just went 38 😂😂😂

[@Terrelldingo]

Exactly

[@damonhooper9193]

Ok

[@willstuart4504]

I always wished YOU ran the anchor in that race...... just so the fans could get one more chance at watching Gatlin vs Bolt down the finish. I know it's a relay and a 4 man team, but as fans we were just SO spoiled watching this insane rivalry throughout the years that it just left us wanting more. What a career... 👏👏👏👏 And I'm a huge Bolt fan too, like all fans were, but it was the rivalry between you and Bolt, the anticipation all season long... and you guys never disappointed. 🔥🔥

[@AlvanC1]

Bolt would’ve cooked him, he ran 9.63 in the 100m finals that Olympics

[@willstuart4504]

@@AlvanC1 Doesn't change my thoughts here, it was less about who was gonna win, ( with Bolt.... that was a foregone conclusion, ) rather it was wanting to get to see two of the fastest guys of all-time compete one more time head to head as they try to capture relay Gold.

[@Charms4h]

Galtin and Bolt brought excitment to the 100m. Truly. I looked forward to those times. 🇯🇲 . I am still waiting to feel noah.. no hateing.😮

[@shodapad07]

Respect to Justin for the emotional intelligence to let the Female relay topic run over his original story for a while and even putting a shine on it. Respect ❤

[@annettemalaski1967]

I am glad I am in good company with my induring pride in Madisonn, Felix, Knight and Jeter!

[@Meechooilka]

No word on what happened next and why team USA was stripped of the medal?

[@everythingtv2325]

Tyson was juicing unfortunately 🤦‍♂️

[@Mr100kaday]

Tyson snitched

[@everythingtv2325]

@@Mr100kaday Snitched? Hmm 🤔 he got caught.

[@Mr100kaday]

@@everythingtv2325 he snitched after he was caught. Thats why jon Drummond got 8 years

[@Meechooilka]

@@everythingtv2325 yes, I know this. I wanted Justin to talk about it as well, to hear his perspective. The video makes no mention at all about the subsequent DQ.

[@zitmo1]

Basically Gatlin is trying to say that the 2012 US 4x100 relay team should have ran 34sec

[@kpat3052]

Really? I didn't hear that at all.

[@dannymorgan7252]

Carmelita the jet Jetter 2:57

[@jamesshirley9791]

Great stories lads!

[@donyutejamaica631]

Cut the BS! Didn’t matter who the USA put out on the track in the men’s 4x100M final, they had no chance of beating Jamaica! 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🤫

[@barbarathompson9455]

In 2012 and beyond until last Olympic Athletes minds were all banged up: The athletes all looked and acted like they were all in a battle zone: So! GOD had to intervene & reminded everyone that it was a physical fitness sport created to have fun & not war.😮😮😢😢😢😢🎉

[@drboyce]

Mannnn, this interview was beautiful

[@GM-fx2jo]

Incredible times at that olympics.

[@jordanmoore9318]

Blake walked Tyson down in that race

[@g.o.a.t4393]

The US team always had exciting sprinters.

[@mikemichael9269]

Olympic 2012...The best 4x100m ever in history....battle between Jamaica and USA...

[@gpowder911]

What do you think the clock read when Jeter lifted her arm before she crossed the line?

[@FrankNguyen-TTT]

GOT to get Bianca on this!

[@wilroychrist3726]

Nice to see Mr. Gatlin

[@Pinzollo100]

So the USA team was fast in the final, only the other guys were faster. I think Yohan brought them back on third leg

[@marie-rosecousins4275]

Best mens relay yet. Well done Jamaica. They are a very strong team. They are unique in sprinting. When they good they damn good!!!!

[@cadenlewis213]

is football speed differnt then track speed because the football players be winning track races

[@buffboi7977]

track is very simple, raw-talent athletes can come out and win races against guys who train hard but don't have the natural ability that some of these football freaks have

[@thunderousbandit6679]

@@buffboi7977that’s not true pass probably 15 lol it is very hard to run sub 11 no matter how talented you are

[@aroncampos5720]

Yes. Ive seen plenty of guys go D1 and cannot break 11 in the 100m

[@dwayneoukid]

So ya’ll not gone respect the Texas High school public schools and talk about Atascocita running a 38.8 in the 4x1 and five teams running below 40??? So like you said a high school team did run a 38

[@kpat3052]

What does that have to do with this clip talking about the 2012 Olympics? Stay on topic. Not the place or time.

[@RandalCampbell-h6o]

It still give u the chill because American won it

[@dhaliabraham8185]

🇯🇲 Jamaica was hard to beat. 😂😂

[@AveryB.0]

I thought you always want your fastest person on the anchor leg?

[@msDryful]

It's not that simple - the anchor can be the shortest leg.

[@paulearle3780]

An American record is a disaster?

[@hopebobhartley3812]

You guys great

[@khwezi_bass]

Excuses Excuses Excuses 🥱

[@cosmicwisdom999]

Both teams did well. He was not making excuses. Both ran a new team record

[@markpeter4304]

no matter what you guys tried or did, it would not have make a difference.

[@cosmicwisdom999]

He was not trying to say that....stop being emotional and listen. First, watch the entire video, not a clip

[@zahir612]

It’s amazing they broke the WR and lost

[@boogieakaboogie]

sub 36.5 wit asafa

[@dorothyarrington4345]

All the ppl on here saying this&that...Y'ALLLLLLLL couldn't even attempt what any of these sprinters Do...so sthu 😂😂😂😂 If they werent Good, they wouldnt have been there. None of them!! No matter where they were from!!! Y'ALLLLLLLL Tripping Hard!!🗣🗣 🤦🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️🥴

[@clivewalcott8121]

The most famous 4x4 ja-usa

[@Hichemst]

Come on men say jamaica was on fire men usain and yohan was like a rocket 🚀

[@D-KingMaker]

What Jamaica and USA did was unfair to rest of the world 😂😂😂😂😂

[@newyork2714]

VCB and Shelley were sick at the time, and that was the reason for the loss in 2012.

[@Robert-qh8os]

Oh, were they? That explains Shelly's gold and silver medal in the 100 and 200m respectively.😭🤣 It even better explains why the record is still not broken. Shelly and Veronica are busy treating that sickness. I trust you can see how ridiculous your comment is.

[@dorothyarrington4345]

WHATEVER, IF SO, WELL THEY COULD HAVE PUT SOMEONE ELSE ON THE TEAM...GOH🥴😳🤣🤣🤣 ALWAYS GOING TO BE AN EXCUSE WHEN JAMAICA LOOSES!!! THATS LIKE SAYING IF AMERICAN MEN CAN GET THEIR BATON EXCHANGES DOWN PACK, WE WOULD WIN MORE RELAYS....SO IT IS WHAT IT IS!!!! YOU CAN HAVE THE FASTEST 4 ON A RELAY& LOSE!!! THAT'S THAT!!!! BUT HAVING EXCUSES ALL THE TIME...THAT'S LAME AF!!!! ✌🏾

[@dorothyarrington4345]

​@@Robert-qh8osokkkkkkk, 😂😂😂😂

[@mssha1980]

They lost many other relays to the us team as well

[@newyork2714]

@@mssha1980 only when the walking pharmacies reloaded 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Sherrill-nd3hl]

Jamaica female athletes had bad bottom exchange

[@distanceman8147]

My most memorable moment of the 2012 Olympics was Madison Mouthing and signaling 41.3 prior to the race!

[@bisoafuayaa74]

40.82 is the best relay ever run! Period!

[@yellowlac]

🚀🚀🚀

[@whysaywhyx7100]

Many of us fans thought that last leg was a miscalculation for the US team. It's in the history books now. Great job nonetheless🫡

[@amooolusina6978]

You ran a 37:04. It was never a disaster The American record is impressive too

[@sherrillrobinson8722]

That race never stood out

[@thunderousbandit6679]

Huh?

[@whxxp2x]

I’m a Black American, not an American that is Black. US, Jamaica, Italy… if they’re Black, WE won. I cheer for Black Brazilians, Dutch, Americsns, Chinese: be Black, I support (most of, but not the Clarence Thomas types of) us.

[@philipbelgrave1160]

But what happened to drugs and being stripped of your medal 😂😅😢

[@ThebigIndian]

💉💉💉💉and still lost!

[@leedza]

He was out of his ban by that time. Don't forget that there was also a known dopper on that Jamaican team. Nesta is the reason why Bolt doesn't have a clean sweep of Gold medals.

[@mteokay1246]

2012 is LONG GONE. WE DONT NEED TO RELIVE THE PAST. BYE PAST !!!!!