Disappointment in the 4x1 relay is a familiar feeling for Team USA ... an illegal handoff in the final at 2015 Worlds and an illegal handoff in the final at 2016 Olympics. Baton handoffs were only ...

The U.S. had baton issues while finishing sixth in a preliminary heat in the 2021 Games and didn’t make the final. In 2016 they were plagued by an illegal handoff. In 2008 they dropped the baton ...