"Absolutely destroyed Quincy Wilson"- Fans react as Andrew Salvodon defeats the 17-year-old Olympic gold medalist with a new National record

Paris Olympcis gold medalist Quincy Wilson faced a massive upset in the 500m at the VA Showcase 2025. Andrew Salvodon dominated the line-up right from the initial moments of the race to set a new U.S. High School National record with a performance of 1:00.49.

Wilson began his 2025 season at the VA Showcase in Virginia, weeks after running the second-fastest 600m U.S. high school history in December. As the Olympic gold medalist geared up for the track season, he was considered to be one of the top prospects to compete in the junior circuit.

However, Quincy Wilson could not continue his win streak at the VA Showcase 2025 in the 500m event, as Salvodon took home the title with a formidable lead and a national record. This race took track fans by surprise and they took to X to express their thoughts about it.

"Absolutely destroyed him, massive upset," a fan wrote.

"Damn, blew him away. I always told my athletes (track) there’s always someone out there. You have to keep training as such," wrote a fan.

"Oh damnnn 😮🫢 i don’t think i’ve seen Quincy lose a race in his college career till this one , gonna have to keep eyes on Salvodon this year for sure," wrote another fan," another fan chimed in.

Here are some more fan reactions:

"The times these young kids are running these days are crazy. Track is so dope! 🔥🔥," wrote another fan.

"This is excellent! Competition brings the best out of you! First kid to break 1:01…perfectly fine for QW, back to the drawing board and see what can be done better. Congrats Andrew!" wrote a fan.

"Quincy ran good. That bump did bother him. But let’s all not forget it’s early and he’s a 11th grader," another fan chimed in

Quincy Wilson on his biggest fear as he gears up for the 2025 track season

Quincy Wilson competes in the 4x400m relay at the Paris Olympics ( Image Source: Getty)

Quincy Wilson spoke about competing in major events alongside some of the fastest athletes in the world in an interview with Citius Mag. The American athlete revealed that being nervous before a race is quite normal for him however, that should not prevent him from putting forward his best performance.

Moreover, Wilson expressed that the nervousness stemmed from the fear of losing.

"I feel like you are always going to get nervous. When you are a competitor, the biggest fear ever is to lose. My biggest fear ever that anybody could ask me 'What's you biggest fear?' is probably to lose. I don't like to lose and so anything that comes in where you could possibly lose I might get a little nervous," the teenager said.

Despite all that, Wilson revealed that he still feels excited to compete in track meets and continue his pursuit of greatness.