NHpowderhound
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After spending several days up at Jay Peak and watching the Canadian coverage of the Olympics on TV I couldnt belive the completely different styles of coverage. The Canadian stations would show events in thier near entierty while US networks show Olympics for people with ADD, showing 5 minutes of luge followed by a 1/2 hour of skating then 15 minutes of skiing. All broken up by 5 minute commercial breaks.Rinse and repeat.
When it came to stories the Canadian channels would focus on who won the race rather than who dropped out or hooked a gate.
Our network coverage could be covered by Jerry Springer, baiting Bode into attacking Ted with his chair!
I watched an interview with Ted the day after he won the Combined and he made a reference that he wasnt feeling well. The lady interviewing him immediately assumed he meant that he had been out drinking and thats why he felt poorly. After a couple references to partying he very coolly said what was making him sick needed antibiotics, not sleep and Tylenol. You could see the look of
on the reporters face.
It just seems that our coverage is closer to a soap opera than a sporting event.
My 2cents.
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When it came to stories the Canadian channels would focus on who won the race rather than who dropped out or hooked a gate.
Our network coverage could be covered by Jerry Springer, baiting Bode into attacking Ted with his chair!
I watched an interview with Ted the day after he won the Combined and he made a reference that he wasnt feeling well. The lady interviewing him immediately assumed he meant that he had been out drinking and thats why he felt poorly. After a couple references to partying he very coolly said what was making him sick needed antibiotics, not sleep and Tylenol. You could see the look of
on the reporters face.It just seems that our coverage is closer to a soap opera than a sporting event.
My 2cents.
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