Kristen Faulkner Talks About Upset Road Race Gold Medal In Paris

very intelligent young woman! and one who deserves all the accolades for her win.

Brilliant ride!

Heart and legs of a winner

Great story of Olympics. Just wow.

This showed that even before she clipped into her pedals, how in control she was of that race.

Good job Kristen. Enjoy

Risk. No guts, no glory. Congrats Kristen!

Dang😮🎉

How about a teammate crashing the bunch behind her just before a big climb at an important moment in the race?
Is that a calculated risk?

She caught up with the leaders then say BYE BYE and never look back. Simply Amazing

As soon as they started looking at each other after she jumped you knew it was a done deal. I don’t get that “well I’m not chasing” mentality, in that situation I don’t think I could live with myself if I didn’t at least try to race it out. Knowing I’d given it a go would make losing a bit easier to swallow.

her sheer watts production/power took it.

The way she calculated the perfect time to sprint ahead of those In front was remarkable.

Maybe because I do ride a bike.this was my favorite gold medal for American was screaming for the last minute

When she was in the second group, I was thinking if they could catch the lead group, I liked her chances in a sprint to the finish. But when they caught up and she just took off, and the others looked like they didn’t want a piece of that, she broke their will — so cool.

She definitely needs to become professional worldtour rider to be honest.

Alaskan pride!😉👍

Her victory is bringing me to the conclusion that this may be the best Olympics ever.

her responses show a maturity and thoughtfulness that's awesome and refreshing...interviews on the men''s side are filled with "so yeah, I just, you know, so yeah" 🤣🤣🤣

Risk vs Reward ratio, a good way to live life in general! Go Kristen!

How about an actual video

Kristen road a Tactical race but, the field will never let her do that again. Congratulations on the win!!!

In running you rarely see a Metric Mile medalist compete & win a Marathon!

you kicked ass woman !!!!! well done 💐💐💐

To finish with the win, with no one else in sight behind her, simply awe inspiring.

Kristen dropped them all like 3rd Period French. A masterful, tactical move that earned her the Gold.

Kristen performed like a rock star in that road race. The way she pulled away from the final challengers was nothing short of incredible and gritty. Way to go, Kristen! 👏👏🥇

Learning and fun anything can be made into this with a great attitude like Kristens.

Anyone have a link of her gold medal presentation. I guess Peacock didn't think it was very important!

Champion's mentality

She may have peaked too early! Hopefully she continues to find the motivation to stay on top of the cycling world.

armstrong taught her well

CONGRATULATIONS, KRISTEN FAULKNER!!!

Wow. Brilliant. So smart. And now, a certified badass

Anything is possible with an attitude like Kristen’s. Good luck in the future.

Starts biking to help with stress, wins a gold medal. Hell of a story!

amazing young and humble woman!

I would imagine the team managers and UCI would like to talk with the three that coudnt agree on who was going to go for it instead they sat back and argued - dumb

Very articulate and VERY talented.

Rock star!

She then went on to win another gold medal on track

Thats it?

Congratulations Kristen! Our family was cheering you on and passed your success on to extended family and friends. You have made us Homerites proud!

Patrick goat nfl player mahomes!

Congratulations Kristen Faulkner!! USA <3

she is a wonderful winner!!🎉🎉🎉Alaska❤❤❤

Good example of mental state directing as physical outcome

Great job, well done

Amazing race. In my view, one of the highlights of the Paris Olympics. A delight to watch it!!

she made it look easy even though we all know its not.

She's a great ambassador for the sport👍
When I was young many years ago, cycling was a true working class sport.
Not so much anymore😊