RIO DE JANEIRO — A stoic and determined Tori Bowie bounced into the interview area at Olympic Stadium on Friday night and barely broke stride, breezing past the assembled media with a quick apology.
Sorry, she said, there is no time to talk. “I’ve got to get ready for tomorrow.”
Minutes later, Tianna Bartoletta did stop for questions, if begrudgingly.
“It’s all business. It has to be,” she said. “Any side distraction, it drains a lot of your energy. Including, for some people, media. They drain your energy.”
For the American women in the 100 meters — Bowie, Bartoletta and English Gardner — there’s no time to waste.