cheyser wrote:
"If Gomez wins Gold, I'll be surprised if he then goes on to race Kona."
If he wins Gold, wouldn't you expect his sponsors would really want him at Kona ... tremendous exposure for him the week leading up to the race, no?
I do agree it's unlikely he'd make any "noise" if he's focusing on the Olympics (can't have both have to pick one to be at the pointy end). Still the exposure of having a medal might make it financially worth it.
Winning Olympic Gold obviously means a hell of a lot to Gomez, it's something that has been eating away at him, so much so that he's gone against all logic and came back all the way from IM distance to have another crack.
If he was to win that, his career high achievement right there what he's been missing, the come down after that together with media engagements etc.
Alistair and Gwen have both fizzled out towards the end of the year after winning Gold, in the Grand Finals (can't remember what Spirig did off the top of my head) Ali said he just wanted the season over after Rio.
I'm guessing, putting your Gold medal in the cupboard, forgetting about it and getting straight into training and focusing on Kona as soon as he gets back from Tokyo won't happen (no matter what his sponsors want him to do)
(All hypothetical as he probably won't win Gold)
Edit..
I'd actually love him to win Gold then go out and win Kona a couple of months later, it would certainly put to bed all this Frodo is the GOAT talk...set up an epic 2021 Brownlee Vs Gomez Kona showdown for the GOAT title also.