Charlotte and I have renewed our humorous observation of certain Olympic coverage this summer. It happens with every Olympics. I don't know if the phenomenon is specific to US TV coverage or if other countries have the same issue. You know you've noticed it. But if not, let me elaborate.
Gymnast makes seemingly small mistake like a hop on a landing after doing 300 flips in the air without stopping. What do the commentators say? "Ooooooh, big mistake there!" On and on they go. I don't know how many times I've heard the words, "huge mistake," mistake of epic proportions," "it's over" and on and on it goes. It truly becomes comical the more you take notice of it.
The worst offenders are in gymnastics and diving where so much subjectivity reigns. Charlotte and I often joke that the commentators should just continue with their defeatist, overly pessimistic theme and add on comments like, "might as well go kill themselves now," "somebody give that girl a pistol, her life is over," "somebody give that guy a razor blade so he can put himself out of his misery"
Well, we find it humorous.
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I want to watch the Olympics with YOU!! I know what you mean, I was telling mom those commentators need to remember that most of the athletes are children AND more talented than 99% of the general populous. Then they can rip apart the slight twist as the diver entered the water...or the toe that moved on the beam. Mercy.
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