Winter Olympics No Video Thread

[citruscurtis]

I've actually never seen it. shocking, I know

Thank you for your honesty ...so the dialogue in her routine you probably found annoying

 

[Deb]

Thank you for your honesty ...so the dialogue in her routine you probably found annoying

I know enough about the movie and have seen clips

 

[Gracedis1]

What a day for female athletes! I'm really going to miss the Olympics!

 

[citruscurtis]

What a day for female athletes! I'm really going to miss the Olympics!

The only Olympics I missed after the coverage was the summer 1992 Barcelona and John tesh giving the back stories...I really enjoyed that coverage... unfortunately... I and heard that only 10% of the viewing audience enjoyed that feature and greatly dismissed the concept in further televising ..of course I had the 1988 all day as I didn't have to work but no recollection.....1996 I was teaching summer school and my Olympics curriculum made the newspaper

 

[hardcorestitch]

The only Olympics I missed was the summer 1992 Barcelona and John tesh giving the back stories...I really enjoyed coverage... unfortunately... I and heard that only 10% of the viewing audience enjoyed that feature and greatly dismissed the concept in further televising ..of course I had the 1988 all day as I didn't have to work but no recollection.....1996 I was teaching summer school and my Olympics curriculum made the newspaper

You won’t miss the TAPE DELAY AND ONLY TAPE DELAY practice of NBC and CBS’ respective coverage. Social media has changed the Games. Yes, NBC still has tape delayed prime time games but ALL EVENTS ARE NOW LIVE as opposed to back in the day when live coverage was severely limited.

 

[irlandaise]

You won’t miss the TAPE DELAY AND ONLY TAPE DELAY practice of NBC and CBS’ respective coverage.

I got a Canadian satellite TV system just before the 2000 Olympics. It was heaven. Not only did CBC air events live (yes, at all hours of the night in North America), but the satellite TV company had multiple other channels going simultaneously. I was able to watch Cathy Freeman win the 400m at the same moment that friends of mine and tens of thousands of other wildly cheering Aussies in the stadium saw it happen.

In that and subsequent Summer and Winter Olympics, I was watching events live while my neighbors waited for an American network to show them later. I'm very happy that NBC (OTA, on cable, and on Peacock) is now doing such extensive live coverage.

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

So which was more fun. A 5-0 curb stomping or them getting their hopes up only to have the crushed by a late goal and crushed again in OT?

 

[Dukemayh]

Ooh, I’m excited for the snowboarding events! But honestly, curling always has my attention—there’s something about it that’s oddly satisfying to watch. Can’t wait for the opening ceremonies, though!

 

[Suger Mag]

So after watching the figure skating... which I normally only do at the Olympics, I noticed a trend this year that I had not noticed before... touching the ice during and after their routines

folks reaching down in their routines , putting their hands down onto the ice.... spinning on knees....and then after it ends, flopping down at the end. Is this new or am I just noticing it for the first time? A couple of times I thought folks might be falling but then realized it was part of the routine when they kept doing it.

 

[Kitty 34]

So after watching the figure skating... which I normally only do at the Olympics, I noticed a trend this year that I had not noticed before... touching the ice during and after their routines

folks reaching down in their routines , putting their hands down onto the ice.... spinning on knees....and then after it ends, flopping down at the end. Is this new or am I just noticing it for the first time? A couple of times I thought folks might be falling but then realized it was part of the routine when they kept doing it.

Yes, I really noticed all of that, too. I used to think they weren't allowed to touch the ice like that.

 

[Suger Mag]

Yes, I really noticed all of that, too. I used to think they weren't allowed to touch the ice like that.

Oh good it is not just in my head, glad you noticed it also.

Some of it in the routines I like, not complaining there.... I admit I dont like the flopping down on the ice after finishing, seems sloppy finish to a beautiful routine..... but I am a ballet dance mom so I def. have a performance behavior bias

 

[anniemae]

Oh good it is not just in my head, glad you noticed it also.

Some of it in the routines I like, not complaining there.... I admit I dont like the flopping down on the ice after finishing, seems sloppy finish to a beautiful routine..... but I am a ballet dance mom so I def. have a performance behavior bias

I noticed this too. So much so that I was wondering if it was a required element LOL. One routine, I thought she fell but then she jumped up and I guess it was part of the routine? Then the very next skater did the same thing. I thought it looked sloppy as well since figure skating is all about grace and elegance.

 

[TwoMisfits]

I noticed this too. So much so that I was wondering if it was a required element LOL. One routine, I thought she fell but then she jumped up and I guess it was part of the routine? Then the very next skater did the same thing. I thought it looked sloppy as well since figure skating is all about grace and elegance.

If done in a spin, a knee slide now gets you a level of difficulty. If done in choreo, a knee slide can also elevate the score, since it shows control, grace, and agility in getting up and down.

So, it's a trendy thing to do in programs now, both for extra technical and artistic scoring.

 

[anniemae]

Speaking of ice skating, what do we think of Johnny and Tara commentating? I had heard they could be annoying and talkative/catty towards the skaters. I have found them to be very professional and respectful. Admittedly, I have not heard them commentating before so this is my first impression of them.

 

[elgerber]

Speaking of ice skating, what do we think of Johnny and Tara commentating? I had heard they could be annoying and talkative/catty towards the skaters. I have found them to be very professional and respectful. Admittedly, I have not heard them commentating before so this is my first impression of them.

I love Johnny and Tara, I don't think they are catty at all. And when they are not doing the commentary, they are entertaining as heck.

 

[Marrila]

I love Johnny and Tara, I don't think they are catty at all. And when they are not doing the commentary, they are entertaining as heck.

I'm right there with you. I love listening to their commentary and I think they are great ambassadors for the sport.

 

[hardcorestitch]

“Drama. Draaaama. Draaaaamaaaa! Dramadramadramadramadrama…” -Ponyhead, SVTFOE… we might go OT…

 

[Disneefun]

I love Johnny and Tara, I don't think they are catty at all. And when they are not doing the commentary, they are entertaining as heck.

They've improved and matured over the years. When they first started, yeah, they could be catty. I remember Terry Gannon getting sort of exasperated and trying to rein them in a bit. And they talked all the way through the programs so you couldn't hear the music or just enjoy it. But they've gotten better at shutting up and only talking about important points.

That said, I have Peacock and I have infinitely preferred their venue/world feed which has either no commentary or very limited from some British woman that I don't know. But she's generally very quiet.

 

[hardcorestitch]

One half of the gold medal rerun is in…

 

[citruscurtis]

Speaking of ice skating, what do we think of Johnny and Tara commentating? I had heard they could be annoying and talkative/catty towards the skaters. I have found them to be very professional and respectful. Admittedly, I have not heard them commentating before so this is my first impression of them.

Very quiet. I noticed it right away and the skater routine hasn't changed since we were watching all year.. very chatty at other events... talking over the music... but perhaps to educate us or inspire young folks...whereas if you are watching the Olympics you probably have a handle on the sport and have seen the skater perform long before the Olympics