Rogue Invitational - final day

[thespeedboy]

@aaron2025 I don't think there was an asterisk. Beating Tia here doesn't really "prove" anything though and isn't going to change anyone's mind. If anything, it lends more to the idea that she only won because Tia wasn't there because 6 month post-partum Tia almost beat her when you can clearly see Tia isn't back yet.

 

[yjoeyh]

@thespeedboy Totally agree. Huge props to Laura for the weekend, but her comments afterwards were dumb.

 

[faithfullyfit]

@giftsigns So happy Laura won!

Tia is incredible to be pushing it this hard so close to having a baby, it's gonna be a fun season.

Hoping for Pat on men's side let's go!

 

[thespeedboy]

@faithfullyfit I like Laura and Tia. I don't know if Laura can beat Tia come games time, though. This was super impressive for Tia to still almost win.

 

[faithfullyfit]

@thespeedboy Oh absolutely, my bet would still be on Tia at the Games. Her body went through some shit this year and she turned it around quick.

But, I'm glad Laura gets to have 2023 and who knows maybe now Laura will get a boost. Tia seemed to learn a new gear after 2017 maybe Laura can too.

 

[christissovereign]

@giftsigns Laura and Tia are tied at first with 680pts.

Ahhhhhh!

 

[christissovereign]

As can be seen above, I am articulate and have great insight. I should commentate all these events.

 

[forgivenkali]

@christissovereign "It won't be exciting" they said.

 

[kennybest]

@giftsigns Well done Laura

Sadly the online trolls are going at her hard on X, FB and Instagram

 

[daughtermolly]

@kennybest They're just butthurt she called those same fans out who were saying she wouldn't have won the games if Tia was there.

 

[jasonrporter0316]

@kennybest Already? Why?

 

[kennybest]

@jasonrporter0316 Apparently she disrespected Tia and wouldn't have won if Tia was fully fit

 

[aaron2025]

@kennybest And she yelled when she crossed the finish! Someone find some pearls for me to clutch.

 

[jasonrporter0316]

@aaron2025 I mean, you can only beat who's in front of you. Tia IS like 5 months post-baby, but she was still there, and Laura still won it.

 

[zhivko]

@jasonrporter0316 Yeah I think these people are being a bit hyperbolic about her comment. I don’t think she was intending to disrespect Tia but rather say that people should respect her. Would probably have been in better taste to not bring up another athlete during that interview.

 

[jasonrporter0316]

@zhivko Oh, sorry, I didn't catch the interview. What'd she say?

 

[zhivko]

@jasonrporter0316 Basically that she was happy she won because she’s proving all the people who said she only won the games because Tia wasn’t there wrong.

Edit for typo.

 

[jasonrporter0316]

@zhivko Oh yeah. I can see how she just doesn't always interview that well tbh. I remember after the CFG her comment about "I’m not looking at the new ‘Barbie’ movie, [saying] ‘Oh, I want to look like that.’ I want to look like what I look like.” When if you actually take one look at the movie, its central message is about challenging damaging gender roles for both men and women, and being comfortable with who you are.

From that and this, I can see how she has just decided on a narrative for herself and is pushing it, whether it's true or not, as motivation.

 

[dawn16]

@jasonrporter0316 Just chiming in to say she said a lot more than that and it doesn’t make a toooon of sense to make a judgement without the additional context.

 

[forgivenkali]

@kennybest "If ifs and buts were candy and nuts, we'd all have a Merry Christmas"