Video summary
The video highlights several intense moments from the 2026 European Athletics U18 Championship women's steeplechase final, where German runner Franziska Greter and Irish competitor Lucy Cali engage in a fierce physical battle down the home straight. As they approach the finish line after clearing hurdles and jumping into water pits, both athletes make aggressive moves to gain an advantage, resulting in significant elbow contact that draws questions about officiating rules regarding illegal hits versus competitive jockeying for position. Despite Greter's controversial tactics involving pulling on her opponent, she crosses first to claim victory while Cali sets a new Irish record but finishes second; the race concludes with all three finalists completely exhausted and collapsing into a pile at the finish line before a photo finish determines that Lutsiarkova from Czechia took third place.
The narrative then shifts to baseball highlights featuring Justin Gonzalez, a top prospect for the Red Sox who delivers an impressive home run but immediately follows it up by playfully slapping his catcher in the face and knocking off both teammates' helmets with one hand gesture. Although commentators note that while some of his actions might seem excessive or awkward given he is wearing jersey number 34 to honor "Big Papi," Gonzalez eventually gets ejected from the game for these antics, only to return after a three-game suspension by hitting another home run in his comeback appearance. This segment underscores the unpredictable nature of sports entertainment where player personalities often clash with official rules, leading to humorous yet controversial moments that fans find entertaining despite the disciplinary consequences faced by the athletes involved.
Further athletic feats are showcased through speed climbing events held in Poland under a new format allowing four climbers on identical walls simultaneously, where American climber Emma Hunt breaks records by clocking an incredible time of 5.99 seconds to become the fastest woman alive in this discipline. The analysis reveals that while all competitors face the same obstacles including boulders and small black footholds, Hunt's victory stems from superior starting speed, her taller stature allowing better leverage, and a crucial strategic difference where she ignores certain grip points used by others to push straight up rather than sideways for maximum efficiency. These technical nuances demonstrate how slight variations in approach can determine the outcome of high-stakes competitions where human potential is pushed beyond previous limits.
The video also covers other sports moments including soccer goalkeeper Rocco Rios Novo missing a clear save during his first match back from World Cup duty without Messi, yet still leading his team to victory through strong teammate support after he laughs off the error; and an unexpected upset in table tennis semi-finals where unranked independent player Vladimir Sidorenko defeats top-ranked Truls Möregårdh with powerful shots that knock the opponent's hand against the table. These stories collectively illustrate themes of resilience, camaraderie among teammates regardless of individual mistakes, and the thrill of underdog victories that occur spontaneously in various global sporting events ranging from professional leagues to international championships watched by millions around the world.
Read the full video transcript
On the left is Franziska Greter from
Germany and on the right is Lucy Cali
from Ireland and they're running in the
steeplechase, the women's 200 meter
steeplechase final at the 2026 European
Athletics U18 Championship and they're
going to get physical. Today's episode
is brought to you by SeatGeek. Now,
Ireland's Lucy Cali is in the lead at
the front, up and over into the drink
and out and they are off and some are
falling and some aren't. And now you see
Greter make her move. She's getting to
the front. You've got yellow, you've got
green, you've got Germany, you've got
Ireland, you've got a guy ringing a bell
and you've got a bunch of teenage girls
racing and running in the steeplechase.
I can't do it. I am not in shape. Here
they are. We've all got a little peek
back from Cali there, checking on her
and here comes Germany, the last hurdle
and now it's just a dead sprint and
they're going to be bumping elbows down
the finish line and I don't know the
rules on all of this contact, but
Germany comes back to win it. Now, Lucy
Cali did set her own record. She broke a
record, she set a Irish record, so she's
happy. The third place finish, I don't
know if you saw that. Watch this. Watch
the third The third place they had to go
to a photo finish to decide who won and
it was Lutsiarkova
from Czech. And then they all die and
they all are just laying on the ground,
can't get up, absolutely drained. Wait
till they switch, someone else on the
ground. Now they're all going down, it's
a slumber party at the finish line.
Greter down. Look at this contact.
What's the ruling here? Now they're
jockeying for space and it's going to be
Ireland's Cali who makes contact first
with an elbow right to the chest. See?
Elbow
Bam, right to the chest. Driller feels
that and yanks her. And that really
helped her win, but
Ireland made contact first. So, what's
the ruling there? You guys tell me
because I'm uncertain of the ruling.
Here it is again, right to the chest and
then a little pull. It seems like that
pull really helped, but she initiated
the contact, so I don't know and
understand the ruling there and I lean
on you guys for help. Everybody's happy
but that man folded his arms cuz he
feels awkward and doesn't want to dance.
You know who's not going to be happy?
Some of these players in a little bit
cuz two of them get hit in the face.
Now, up to bat is 6'5" 220-lb
19-year-old
Justin Gonzalez and he quickly goes down
0-2 and he's just I'm swinging. I'm
going to foul everything off until you
give me that breaking ball over the dish
and I send it over the monster. That's
right, he's a top 100 prospect for the
Red Sox climbing up the ranks.
Absolutely monster shot. They're up
four, now they're up seven and he
admired it. Why not? It's a beautiful
shot. Number 34, Big Papi. He says, "I
am the new Big Papi." Catcher is like,
"Come on, dude. That was a little much,
right? That was a little much. Why don't
you just be cool about it?" And he's
like, "Be cool about it? Why don't you
be cool about it? Why don't you take
that" bam, slaps him in the face. Also
knocked his own teammate's helmet off
his face and now it's a big ordeal. I
mean, that guy is a big guy. And we got
a big homer, he watches it, looks at it,
hops, hops, hop Nothing crazy. Agree,
just turns, lets them know, "I'm number
34 and this is my jersey. I'm wearing
the correct clothes." And then goes on
his way. I don't think that was that
egregious at all unless there's more
context to the story. And then everyone
gets between them and this is where you
get bam, right in the face. Look.
I mean, he's a big kid.
Bam! Slaps that catcher's mask just
sideways. Twists the catcher's mask. His
forearm hits his teammate and that
helmet goes flying in the air. And then
everyone's like, "Whoa! He got two
helmets dislodged in one slap." A
twofer. That's pretty good. He also got
ejected from the game, suspended for
three games, and then when he came back
from his suspension, immediately hit a
home run. So, he leaves. This episode is
brought to you by SeatGeek. We're
getting ready for fall, which means
football, post-season baseball. They are
almost here. With over 35 million
downloads and more than 70,000
listed events, including concerts,
sports, festivals, and more, it's no
surprise SeatGeek is the number
one-rated ticketing app, and you can get
10% off your next set of tickets at
SeatGeek. That's 10% off any tickets
with promo code Jomboy10. Thank you very
much to SeatGeek, and thank you very
much to you. Let's keep going. Speed
climbing has a new format and has a new
fastest woman alive. This was in Poland,
and they expanded the wall so four
climbers can go at once, and the bracket
of 32. And Emma Hunt from America sets
the new record.
Watch this. You want to see humans look
like bugs?
Look like spiders? This is the sport for
you. Now, they all have identical walls,
but they don't have identical bodies and
identical muscles and identical minds.
That's the beauty of the competition.
Here we go, and we're just
>> [laughter]
>> Boom! Bam! 5.99. No one had ever ever
gotten under 6 seconds, and she did it
just in time. She Her fastest was 6.07.
She can't believe it. She is in awe that
she just did that. I was in awe of just
the different strategies
that could be happening amongst the
climbers here. So, what I did for me and
then for you guys is we're going to look
at just the two on the left cuz that's
first place and second place. Same
track.
I was so curious. What did they do
different? Same starting point. Now,
Emma gets off to a quicker start and I
think she's a little taller. And they've
got the boulders. They also have the
little black things. I'm sure they have
a name.
On the right, she uses those little
black things right there and then she
really that that's the last one. She
never uses them again. There's one place
where they really go about it
differently. Not yet. This is all the
same, but right here. Now, look where on
the right Emma puts her foot on that red
one. She puts it on that top left cross
so she can push up. On the left, she
hits it on the bottom and she pushes
sideways and third place did the same
thing. And on the left, she does a
double foot grab on those two blacks and
our record holder, Emma, she doesn't
give a crap about those little black
circles anymore. She pushes there and
straight up and that's the difference in
their time. And the better start and
just being taller, but the rest is kind
of the same
a little bit. There's difference again
cuz like I said, on the left there,
you're still using those black circles,
but on the right, she's just flying up.
Just flying up. So, that's the biggest
difference. That one section they
attacked differently
helped her.
World Cup fever ended and immediately
afterwards, and listen, I know that this
is on delay, but I'm on vacation for the
summer so I pre-recorded this and it's
all fun and good. You still might have
missed this. If you didn't watch the
World Cup, if you didn't tune in, if you
don't watch MLS, and you're like,
"What's going on over there?" Well, the
goalie, the keeper, he's like, "Give me
the ball. Give me the ball. GIVE ME THE
BALL." BOOM! BOING! Misses it. Now, this
is your championship-winning keeper,
Rocco Rios Novo, and
it's just an off day. It's his first
game back from the big break for the
World Cup. They're playing without
Messi. They're playing out their stars.
He's like, "I'll step up. I'll score
from back here." Oh, crap. I tried to
look like Did it take a bad hop? Did he
take his eyes off the ball? Did he
miscalculate his steps? Nothing. It's
just straight-up a whiff. But, I will
say his teammates showed great support.
I mean, they all went up to him right
away and were just like, "It's okay,
dude." Look at this. And they did have
it. They end up winning. Teammates,
support each other. We had an underdog
take down a power player in the world
table tennis men's semi-finals. And
Vladimir Sidorenko on the left, playing
as an independent, not ranked in the top
30. Now, Vladimir won the first set,
lost the second set. He won the third,
and Truls Möregårdh just scraped his
knuckles on the table. And he's like,
"Oh, that hurts." He hit his hand on the
table. He's down 10-8.
Now, he wins back a point. 10-9. He's
still got to serve. He's got to win this
set, and he gets it again. 10-10. But,
Vladimir's got the serve. He's got a
backhand with topspin. Now, for the
match, he's bringing out the forehand
backhand. Wow, all of it. An unknown to
a known in the table tennis world. Truls
Möregårdh's like, "Oh my god. Good job,
but I can't believe it, and I'm upset."
Forehand, bam! Forehand, bam! Backhand,
boom! Hits the table. Celebrates. That's
something you missed that you never
planned on watching. It was all stuff
you missed that you never planned on
watching. Maybe. I know there's a lot of
MLS fans in the world now. Thank you
very much for tuning in. Appreciate you
guys as always. We'll see you next time.
Choose a fan of the week. Share it with
a friend. Share it with a relative, you
know? Your grandma enjoys this. She
doesn't know it yet, but neither did you
until you started watching.
Appreciate you guys. Goodbye.