The spotlight turned sharply towards Sha’Carri Richardson last weekend . The reigning 100-meter queen found herself involved in an off-track storm, one centered around her partner, Christian Coleman, triggering concern. Richardson may have faced arrest; however, far from fractured, their bond remains strangely intact.

Now, on Thursday in Eugene, Oregon, Richardson stepped onto the track with poise — not merely to race, but to reclaim her rhythm. She blazed through the opening round of the women’s 100 meters at the U.S. track and field championships like the storm she was born to be. And Sunday, on the final day of the USA Track and Field Outdoor Championship, Coleman addressed reporters and stood firmly in Richardson’s defense. He called it a “sucky situation” all around. “I don’t

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