NBC Erroneously Declared Olympic Winner in Women’s Super-G Before Finals Ended (tr)

Vulture ^ | February 17, 2018 | Devon Ivie

[llevrok]

I think 99% of the time, they would have been OK.

Where in the heck that snow boarder turned speed events skier came from surprised me too.

[DOC44]

““NBC had another “Heidi Game” moment”

I remember watching that game and suddenly there was Heidi. I was in grad school... getting old.

[headstamp 2]

They can’t help it. They default to fake news.

[DownInFlames]

Johnny weirdo

[Daniel Ramsey]

NBC hates showing the underdog, they often don’t even show the lesser athletes. Just the primadonnas for the most part.

[Bob]

It could have been worse — Had she been disqualified, she’d be a cancelled Czech.

[Jane Long]

Was the announcer this guy????

[Enchante]

re: " I hate to see a Czech bounce."

Well, it all depends upon which Czech......

I'm just here for the hot Czechs, er, chicks....

[dfwgator]

Say what you will, but that actually generated more interest in the Miss Universe pageant than they could have ever hoped for.

Steve owned up to it, and took responsibility, he’s alright in my book.

[Jane Long]

Yes. He played it out responsibly...to his and MU’s benefit :-)

[Moorings]

They have been so busy promoting sodomy, that they have not been able to pay a lot of attention to anything else.

It is so bad,I just have to turn off the TV.

NBC's main focus is to promote homosexuality, and other social engineering topics.

[Moorings]

NBC was in a big rush to get back to a certain gay figure skater

LOL, Sadly that is what they are focused on. Promotion of homosexual behaviour. The olympics is just a side show.

[hoagy62]

The announcer (not Bode Miller, the other guy) said that those who came in the back half generally had no chance to win at all. That this girl, who's main event is snowboarding of all things, did so....shocker.

in borrowed skies from US gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin, no less

Mikaela needs to use THOSE skis for the Ladies Downhill.

[Tallguy]

If there is ONE lesson to be learned about competitive skiing, it is that literally anybody can win. This is why we constantly see a dominant World Cup skier beaten by a veritable nobody in at least one event in each Olympic year. It should be enough to give any real sports commentator pause before prematurely declaring some favorite the ‘winner’.

Does anybody remember Bill Johnson? Surely Bodie Miller does. Bill Johnson upset a field full of superior skiers on a downhill course that was made for his skill on THAT day. Bodie on the other hand was one of the best skiers year in and year out in the World Cup, but could never quite get his sh*t together in the moments that counted in Olympic competition. So I’m wondering Bodie? What’s your excuse for blowing it this time?

[EdnaMode]

LOL. That would have been hilarious. :D

[Sir_Ed]

Isn’t it sad the way Bill Johnson’s life turned out?

[Tallguy]

Brutal way to go out.