olympic
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I haven't seen it either. Is it newsworthy to be reported by a journalist. If not, it's yet another example of a journalist blowing something up that is meaningless. It happens all the time in politics but in that realm, it gives an assist to the dark side in election years. Here it would be silly.
BTW, there are plenty of comments re Johnny and Tara. I thought at the beginning in 2014 or so that they could add a youthful element to commentating but they definitely have their drawbacks. I do notice they are willing to criticize US skaters internationally, something that I didn't see much from Scott, Sandra, Dick, Peggy, etc. bu then again they were a different generation and the latter 2 were relics of the Cold War. But, Johnny tries too hard to stand out and that is fine, but if you are a commentator, I think it might distract from skating. Tara's comments miss a lot more than hit, but would there be better commentators in the U.S.?
My fave was Robin Cousins. He always found the right words and as an example, I remember he defined Laura Lepisto as 'robotic' in Vancouver, and it was a word so spot on. Maybe the world could have one commentator and it would be him? An American that did a decent job commentating was ... Debi Thomas! Yes. I liked her no-nonsense straightforward talk the one time I listened to her at the 1990 GWG (?). I liked Dorothy Hamill (?) at the 1997 CSF. She added a layer of emotion and happiness that Peggy missed without yammering away.
BTW, there are plenty of comments re Johnny and Tara. I thought at the beginning in 2014 or so that they could add a youthful element to commentating but they definitely have their drawbacks. I do notice they are willing to criticize US skaters internationally, something that I didn't see much from Scott, Sandra, Dick, Peggy, etc. bu then again they were a different generation and the latter 2 were relics of the Cold War. But, Johnny tries too hard to stand out and that is fine, but if you are a commentator, I think it might distract from skating. Tara's comments miss a lot more than hit, but would there be better commentators in the U.S.?
My fave was Robin Cousins. He always found the right words and as an example, I remember he defined Laura Lepisto as 'robotic' in Vancouver, and it was a word so spot on. Maybe the world could have one commentator and it would be him? An American that did a decent job commentating was ... Debi Thomas! Yes. I liked her no-nonsense straightforward talk the one time I listened to her at the 1990 GWG (?). I liked Dorothy Hamill (?) at the 1997 CSF. She added a layer of emotion and happiness that Peggy missed without yammering away.