Brigitte Foster-Hylton inconsolable

[mountaingal]

she hit a hurdle in her heat, and ended up third from last. threw herself on the ground crying, and fling off someone who was trying to console her.



wasnt a pretty sight, but i guess she was devastated at missing the chance to advance.

[Blackstar*]

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I missed that race - flipping work.

Harper, Jones, Pearson advance in Olympic hurdles
By MARK LONG, AP Sports Writer – 8 minutes ago
LONDON (AP) — Defending world champion Dawn Harper, fellow American Lolo Jones and world champion Sally Pearson cruised into the semifinals of the women's 100-meter hurdles Monday, then found themselves trying to console a longtime rival.

Jones and Pearson won their respective heats, while Harper eased up near the line and finished second in hers. Pearson had the quickest time in the six heats, covering the distance in 12.57 seconds — the fastest first-round time in Olympic history.

Jamaica's Brigitte Foster-Hylton, who had the second-fastest time in the world in women's hurdles this season, failed to advance. She hit the fifth hurdle in her heat, veered toward the inside lane, got off stride and never recovered. She threw herself to the ground after crossing the finish line, slapped the track surface, let out a loud scream, started crying and then brushed aside Jones' attempt to console her.

"The emotions were just outpouring from her," said Jones, who was in the same heat as Foster-Hylton. "Even if she would have punched me, I totally would have understood."

Pearson wrapped her arm around Foster-Hylton as she left the track, but that did little to stop the tears.

London was Foster-Hylton's fourth Olympics, and the best female hurdler in Jamaica was hoping to end up on the podium for the first time. She finished eighth in Sydney and sixth in Beijing. Seeing her Olympic quest end like that was difficult for fellow competitors who expected her to make the final.

"It was really hard," Pearson said. "She's trained with me for a long time. Rough sport."

Foster-Hylton's mistake was a rare one for Jamaican sprinters, who have done little wrong in London. Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake swept the top two spots in the men's 100-meter final Sunday night. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce took gold in the women's 100, while Veronica Campbell-Brown got bronze.

Even without Foster-Hylton and Britain's Jessica Ennis — who pulled out of the hurdles after winning gold in the grueling, two-day heptathlon — the field remains strong.

"I know it's going to come down to a lean," Harper said. "No one's going to run away with it. It's going to be good. I want the competition."

Britain's Tiffany Porter and American rival Kellie Wells also advanced. Wells beat Pearson early this season.
"I'm feeling great," Wells said. "Training has been good, life has been good. I have no stress, no drama, just hit 30. I'm feeling great, so everything's good."

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[Blackstar*]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: MGee</div><div class="ubbcode-body">she hit a hurdle in her heat, and ended up third from last. threw herself on the ground crying, and fling off someone who was trying to console her.



wasnt a pretty sight, but i guess she was devastated at missing the chance to advance.

</div></div>Brigitte is 38 so it must be her last chance.

[mountaingal]

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i guess so blackstar. a st elizabeth she come from too, a so we get extravagant sometime in our reactions. i was slightly appalled tho.

[Blackstar*]

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Poor lass - in all her misery and disappointment I can't help but notice how beautiful she is.

I hope we get some in depth &amp; behind the scenes television interviews with the Jamaican athletes soon (and not just from Usain). I feel like we should get to &quot;know&quot; them more.

[Skelly]

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I'm surprised she even still a compete....poor ting..love yu sed way Brij!

[SmoothOperator]

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I woke up late so I missed the race but it was the first thing I checked as soon as I got online. You do understand that the Olympics is a once every four years event and that she has been competing for a long, long time and that she planned to retire after London. Brigitte does not have an Olympic medal so I was really rooting for her. She has been training really hard for this and running well so to go out in the first round and not even make the final is devastating.She is a classy lady and I hope not too much is made of her post race meltdown.

[Wahalla]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BlackStar</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Poor lass - in all her misery and disappointment I can't help but notice how beautiful she is.

I hope we get some in depth &amp; behind the scenes television interviews with the Jamaican athletes soon (and not just from Usain). I feel like we should get to &quot;know&quot; them more. </div></div>

Her tears shows her investment and commitment... But I will show her tears to my children as a reinforcement of what I tell them not to be ashamed to cry...

Mi feel it fi ar..

[Gen]

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dang girlllllll. compose yuhself.

when Bolt got the false start that time he was pretty emotional too but that happened mostly in the tunnell from what I have seen. him did tear off him shirt and look like him mouth the eff word on the track, but most of his cussing look like it happen off the track.

po ting. hush. a suh it guh.

[Blackstar*]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Wahalla</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="font-style: italic">Her tears shows her investment and commitment... But I will show her tears to my children as a reinforcement of what I tell them not to be ashamed to cry...

<span style="font-weight: bold">Mi feel it fi ar..</span></span> </div></div> Me too, Wahalla. I saw an interview on youtube and she talked about how she gets to the training field before the coaches and the other athletes and how she has no life. She might could win a world championship but the Olympics is definitely out for her. What a shame.

[mountaingal]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Gen</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
when Bolt got the false start that time he was pretty emotional too but that happened mostly in the tunnell from what I have seen. him did tear off him shirt and look like him mouth the eff word on the track, but most of his cussing look like it happen off the track.
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i saw that footage for the first time last night too, and was astounded at how emotional bolt was. i guess his easy-going caricature (yes, a dat it a comeen to me like) masks his emotional investment in his sport. it was like it hit him he false started and instantly his shirt was off - and he was striding to the back of the starting line to bury his face in the wall.

[mountaingal]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BlackStar</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Me too, Wahalla. I saw an interview on youtube and she talked about how she gets to the training field before the coaches and the other athletes and how she has no life. She might could win a world championship but the Olympics is definitely out for her. What a shame. </div></div>

okay, i understand better now.

[Blackstar*]

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Here's the interview MGee: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3pXas8G6sg

It's not recent but I think is indicative of Foster-Hylton's mindset and approach to athletics.

[Pepper]

Re: Brigitte Foster-Hylton inconsolable

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: MGee</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BlackStar</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Me too, Wahalla. I saw an interview on youtube and she talked about how she gets to the training field before the coaches and the other athletes and how she has no life. She might could win a world championship but the Olympics is definitely out for her. What a shame. </div></div>

okay, i understand better now. </div></div>

I didn't wake to watch her live, but from the looks of the replay, she was either leading or in second place when she hit the hurdle.

She worked hard, she wanted it, it was in her grasp....I can see why she became so emotional.