I personally hate all the “human interest” fluff they put into the broadcasting of olympics on TV. Those stupid little vinettes about how competitor X has some horrible event or whatever obstacle etc... Big whoop, its called LIFE, I just want to see them get out on the field of their chosen sport and perform.
The problem isn’t that they mention these things, but they make that the center of it and just overplay it to rediculousness. Vonn bruised her shin.. ok, so what, BLACK AND BLUE IS THE COLOR OF SPORTS! Several women went down during their runs that day, and every one of them fortunately got up and nearly every one will compete again. I respect these individuals as athletes, and yes I’m sure her shin hurt like hell, but hardly was she the only person showing up or competing hurt, or to have taken bad spills.
More sports, less fluff.
In total agreement. But we do need to remember that figure skating and gymnastics are the ratings drivers for the Olympics, and they drive the rating by bringing in women that normally don’t watch sports. Which is why they go all lifetime network. It would be really nice they just did a guy version of the main broadcast, because when they aren’t showing the annoying lifetime junk there’s often good stuff on the main broadcast, just take that main feed and swap out more speed skating or luge every time the girl feed goes to a sob story or figure skating.