Phelpsi võiduujumine mõrtsukhaiga suutis fännid marru ajada

Michael Phelps pärast 100 meetri liblikaujumise finaali. Foto: SCANPIX

Maailma ajaloo parim ujuja Michael Phelps võitis karjääri jooksul olümpiamängudelt kokku 28 medalit. Möödunud nädalavahetusel ootasid fännid pikisilmi imeujuja uut väljakutset – Phelps pidi võidu ujuma mõrtsukhaiga. Tegelikkuses oli tegu aga Discovery Channeli osava reklaamiga, sest ameeriklane ujus võidu hoopis mõrtsukhai hologrammiga. 

Võiduujumise hologrammiga Phelps igatahes kaotas. 100 meetri distantsi läbis ameeriklane ajaga 38,1,hai ajaks märgiti 36,1. Fännidele jättis suurejooneliselt välja reklaamitud vastasseis mageda mulje ning sellest anti sotsiaalmeedias ka valjusti teada.

Advantage: shark pic.twitter.com/mwaPRGFhHH

— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) July 24, 2017

ABC News saates «Good Morning America» tunnistas Phelps, et tema ja hai ei ujunud julgeoleku kaalutlustel samal ajal kõrvuti. «Tuli lähtuda turvalisusreeglitest. Ujusin ajal, mil haisid läheduses ei olnud ja mind turvas teekonnal 12–14 sukeldujat,» teatas ujumisstaar.

Siin on mõned väljavõtted vihaste fännide Twitterist:

Michael Phelps not racing a real shark is like being sold Kanye tickets and then watching a Kanye hologram perform

— Kenny Ducey (@KennyDucey) July 24, 2017

When you find out Phelps not racing a real shark. #SharkWeek pic.twitter.com/COeF8G7ZL7

— DKT (@darleneturner53) July 24, 2017

Me pretending to be ok with Michael Phelps not racing a real shark pic.twitter.com/QnCF98NfBB

— Gabi Palamone (@Yo_Gabi_Gabi__) July 24, 2017

WE WANTED TO SEE PHELPS RACING NEXT TO A REAL SHARK. WE WERE ALL TRICKED. #SharkWeek pic.twitter.com/CrNKk0x49I

— Brittany (@KickinitwithB) July 24, 2017

So it turns out Michael Phelps is only racing a simulation of a shark. If he wins, next week he goes up against Mario Kart. #SharkWeek

— T.R. Morley (@TheRealMorley) July 24, 2017

Me after finding out that Phelps is racing a cgi shark instead of a real one pic.twitter.com/KGo0D1TN9u

— danny phantom (@teainmyeye) July 24, 2017

The entire world thought it was going to be a real shark. I feel robbed. #SharkWeek pic.twitter.com/iwtSGCBybd

— Dana Cat (@DanaCatM) July 24, 2017

Whoa. Whoa. Whoa.

So Michael Phelps didn't actually even race a real shark. He raced a simulated one. One hour of life gone just like that.

— Jamie McCracken (@jamieamccracken) July 24, 2017

Phelps not actually physically racing a real shark should have been what we all expected. That's an hour I'll never get back.#SharkWeek

— Paul S. (@pauly_sly) July 24, 2017