Sydney McLaughlin VS. Abby Steiner! || Women's 200 Meters - 2024 L.A Grand Prix 

LETS PRAY they ALL stay healthy for one of the best races we’ll ever witness! ! !

Sydney is a once in a generation elite runner. Paris is going to be NUTS!

I’m so freaking excited for this race! Three of my favorite athletes competing in one of my favorite events. Let’s go!!!

Going to be a great race! All three of these young ladies are remarkable.

I truly pray they all stay HEALTHY!! LOVE each one of those athletes and even tho I give Gabby the advantage in this meet, I believe às the season progresses Abby will come back to her sub 22 form and challenge for a medal. We're not forgetting about Sherika or Mboma, they too will be factors no doubt. Elaine is still a wildcard IMO, if she can return to her ridiculous form.... lol, that will be some kind of Final. 🔥🔥🔥🔥

This is going to be great! Personally I think she’s running the 200m here because she wants to set a PB and didn’t do so at the Occidental meet (wind aided), aside from doing speed work. Abby ran wind aided 22.6 something in the Bermudas. Gabby obviously went faster but if not all 3 of them set new 2024 bests for themselves I would be very surprised.

She ran the flat 400m last season and broke 50s and then broke 49s. I bet she's doing it again this season over the 200m trying to break 22s. I hope she does

In total awe of all three of these amazing talented beautiful women.

I can't wait to see this. What a great time to be alive.

So much talented athletes

Hopefully no one scratches from this race as I really wanna see how Syd measures up in the 200m vs Gabby & Abby. She should be able to break her 22.39 (+1.5) PB if the conditions are good as Gabby most likely runs a new WL. Would be great if all 3 could race each other at least once in the 400m as well 🤞 All 3 plus Athing, Britton & Alexis will likely be the W4x4 Pool in Paris.

Three of my favorites competing against each other. Wow!!!!!!!

Please , please Lord don't have any of these 3 women withdraw from this race !!! If you can't get excited about seeing these 3 women in the starting blocks in the same race then your simply dead and someone has forgotten to push you over and throw dirt on you !!! 😆 Lol It will be very , very , interesting to see how quick Sydney can cover this distance. I love the fact that Syd competes at distances that are not her bread and butter events. Having said all that, my greatest hope is that my favorite girl Abby really rises to the occasion here ! Though it is very early in the season I think , Abby in particular , needs as many of these types of competitions as she and her coaching staff feel good about getting her in. Can't help but think with these three in the same race that motivation is through the roof and that there will be no holding back on anyone's part to post the absolute fastest performance their currently capable of !!! I will be nothing less than shocked if Gabby doesn't go under 22 sec in LA. And who better to push each other than these 3 s.azi g women !!!!!!!! Yea baby , let the games begin !!😅

I think the 200 is part of the plan for getting the 400 flat world record. She needs to be under 22 in the 200, if she is ever going to challenge that 400 flat world record. She needs to be able to run a 22 mid over the first 200 of the flat 400 to be in shouting distance of that world record, and the only way to do that and be able to maintain speed over the final 200 is upping her short distance top speed. There's a bunch of research about this that I've read through, basically no woman who has a 200 PB above 22 has a hope in hell of even coming close to the 400 flat WR. If you look at all the women in the books with 48 low times, they all have 200's under 22.

I've seen many athletes run the combos of the 100/200, 200/400, 800/1600, 1600/3200 etc etc. Why does the 400/800 combo have so many less athletes doing it?

I might have to order pizza and have a party for this race.

This is going to be an awesome 200 m run.

Holy moly can’t wait for this one. I have Thomas going sub-22 and winning. Both Steiner and McLaughlin close in around 22.1

Damn! A dream come true to have my 3 favourite female track stars in one race! Steiner, McLaughlin, and Thomas. I agree with you that Gabby should be the favourite. Also favourite to win the gold in Paris as well!

Oh my word.... this will be insane😂😂😂😂

Iron sharpens Iron

It's gonna be EPIC! (great video)

Crazy skilled young lady!!

Looks like she’s working on her closing time, gearing up for the hurdles and 400m flat battles in the Olympics.

The Women's 200 M at the Olympic Trials next month is going to be lit!

This is going to be a very fun very competitive race but anytime McLaughlin is competing im picking her to win she's Super woman

I wanna see all 3 of them on the 4x4

Shericka, Gabby, and Elaine are going to be tough to beat.

I think Syd is one of those generational athletes that competes against history…not her peers. I just have a feeling that if/when Syd enters a race, she isn’t planning on losing…

Omg! Epic news ! Can’t wait to see this! Can you imagine this in the finals in Paris

This will be epic... a 3-way photo finish? Now Noah Lyles has to commit to an open 400m to one-up the event juggling that these three women are capable of!

I can always count on you to provide 45 minutes of historical information....

Hopefully everyone is there, at full health, strength and power, and nobody drops out for “professional reasons”. This could be an awesome showdown.

Her name is Shericka Jackson. Say it with me...😌🥇👑🇯🇲

Sydney is in a class of her own never seen before and never to be repeated again.! Winning is in her DNA. Its a habit bred into her. Futile to think anybody can beat her on 200m, 400m flat or 400 hurdles. Its history in the making.!

Sydney McLaughlin is looking great, and so are the other athletes. An athlete I'm excited to see this season is also Marileidy Paulino in the 400m.

This is going to be a great race!!

I have to vote for the Irish Girl in the race, but I love❤ all three!

Man I'm hoping Sydney goes for double gold at the Olympics 😊(400m&400h)

We coming out the blocks fast with this one!

It would be a dream to have Sydney Gabby Steiner and Mu to run this years 4x400 final! Who knows if it could happen but one can dream!

This may be the greatest race of the year. I don’t know who to root for. But whoever wins I’ll be cheering

Facts bro🎉

The pride of NEW JERSEY 🎉🎉🎉🙏

I hope they all win a gold medal is something!

Gabby is the obvious favorite, but I wouldn’t sleep on Abby Steiner in the 200 m possibly passing her up. That lady can compete! She’s one of those athletes that doesn’t slow down towards the end and if anything just keeps accelerating.

I go for the indomitable spirit of Abby to prevail just enough over the competitions.

All three of these women are amazing. McLaughlin seems like the most talented female athlete ever.

It's a great lineup. I think each of them will be careful and try to have a good, smart, safe race. Gabby looking good. I wish them all well.

I wonder who they would get as the 4th to set an absolutely SMOKIN 4x200 relay

Good call. We shall see.

Great video! I'm looking forward to this event!

She is a hometown hero, I have followed her since she was in high school.

Bobby trains you to run…!!

Idk who's the favorite but Gabby is my favorite 😅 haaa... All 3 are gonna do great...

Abby seems to have one of the slower reaction times out of the blocks in most of her races. The relays seem to be a better fit for Abby because she gets a running start which is much more critical in the 4x100 than the 4x400.

I say Steiner hits her turbo boost button and pulls off the upset

I love my Kentucky gals, but Gabby Thomas is the one to beat as her leg turnover is amazing for her stride. Abby would not only need a great start but a lead where she won't get run down. Sydney is the wildcard of the 3, consistant in everything, but can she get out of the blocks as quickly as Steiner, and does she have the top end of Gabby?

......not sure where the drama comes in......Thomas regularly posts 21.6s......Levrone and Steiner have yet to dip under 22

If Abby can get a good start then it will be very interesting. Coming from behind at the very start is a severe handicap when racing against the best.

I hope they are the 4x4 team again at the Olympics

Photo finish with Gabby taking it in sub 22 then Sydney and Abby

I think Gabby Thomas has to be the favorite for the win, but behind her it will probably be close between Steiner and McLaughlin with both running some fast times.

Is Sydney doing the heptathlon!? It wouldn’t surprise me at all.

when is the actual time and date of the race? saturday may17 at 6pm pac time?

not sure why europeans dont count for the yearly rankings in 2018 but the actual rankings for 2018 are different: 1. Asher-Smith 21:81 2. Okakbare 22:04 3. Schippers 22:14 4.Samuel 22:37 5. Thomas and 6. McLaughlin

Go Abby! Go Sydney! May the fastest woman win.

Big Blue Nation showin out!

Pips and Mooms, everyone !!

Hoping our 200m women can rival the tough Jamaican team this year at Paris. It will be a treat to watch.

Would love to see all 3 in the 4x200 and 4x400

This maybe her best event💡🤔

I got Gabby to win this one! It should be a great race. I can't wait to see it.

Looking forward to June 21-30 USA Track & Field Olympic Trials than Onward to 2024 Olympics in Paris 26 July to 11 August. The LA track meet is nice.... The Elite of the Elite will show up for the Olympics to compete for Individual Gold Silver Bronze Medals.

Most relevantly, Sydney is making Track interesting! Which is what the business needs. Making sure to race Femke in Paris. Mixing it up in all these shorter sprints. Not just a top talent, but someone with the vision to know what's important for her AND the sport :)

McLaughlin for the win

For McLaughlin it's mainly speed-work. Then at 400 she'll be able to run more relaxed at the slightly less frenetic pace. Gabby Thomas (and Steiner, for that matter) will push her to the max, much more than a mere workout.

I just love Abby just on a personal note,pray healing and health peace and happiness…❤

Same Kentucky track team

This will be a great race, 🎉🎉, be interesting to see what form Abby is, as she has the slowest time this year.

how can we watch it? stream or TV?

I’m just hoping all 3 actually line up for this one

🎉🎉🎉

How about making a video after they race.

G Thomas best time was in 1996. If she has to do this upcoming race in a wheelchair that is still some kind of record.

When and where?

The real race is Syd vs Paulino in the 400m

I agree with Gabby being the favorite. I think she's peaking just at the right time. But I think Sydney will dominate in the Olympics.

The problem Sydney's competition has, at any distance, is she is always capable of dropping her PB. If Gabby beats her this time, next time, Sydney will go faster, and faster, and faster!

Ya gotta love it. Sydney's doing speed training in other people's main events and yet the video is about HER. We still don't know if she's running the open 400m or 400mH this year, but whichever event she chooses? As Muhammad Ali used to say about his opponents, "I pity the fool!"

Steiner still recovering from foot surgery not at her best yet

Epic

Dominant USA ladies come Paris.

It’s a little disappointing to think having hurdles in front of you is a step down from determining who is the best sprinter. If World athletics figured out how to program the prelims and finals far enough apart for 400m and 400mH I would think athletes like Sydney would try that split

Sydney's checked all the boxes in her key events, so there's nothing more to do. May as well shift over to the 200 and check some more boxes off.

Christmas is coming early to track and field this year. Can you believe it?

When's showtime?

Gabby is also coming back from injury. Came back just before Abby got injured. Hope everyone is all healed up now.

She most certainly will PB. But Gabby is going to win regardless. It will be nice to see everyone do well. Can’t wait see Sydney in the 400mH

Just because an athlete focuses on one event. It doesn’t mean that they only train for that other events all year long.