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Sha’Carri Richardson cruised to victory in her first-round heat at the Paris Olympics on Friday ― and we mean cruised.

The American sprint champ casually crushed the field in the 100-meter dash despite a slow conservative start and essentially cutting her power with 20 meters left in the race.

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She still clocked 10.94 seconds ― a world-class time ― to advance to the semifinals.

Welcome to the Olympic Games, Sha’Carri Richardson! #ParisOlympics

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— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 2, 2024

It has been a long wait for Richardson to make her Olympics debut, so she took her time to enjoy it.

Fans on X, formerly Twitter, noticed her leisurely pace ― for her anyway.

Sha'Carri is didn’t even put her foot on the gas yet

— Yahonsa (@Yahonsa6) August 2, 2024

That was too easy for Sha'Carri, love her

— DuchessIkharo?? (@Kuddyy__) August 2, 2024

Sha Carri jogged that 10.94 .... with a bad start...

I wouldn't count her out at all...

at all.

— SMPink ? (@ShortStuffMPink) August 2, 2024

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