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nineveh_uk ([personal profile] nineveh_uk) wrote2010-02-15 09:11 pm

Oh BBC!

Can't you give the commentators crib sheets for pronouncing the sportpeoples' names? Who on earth is Thomas Malliche (Adam MaƂysz, Poland, looks like a WWI flying ace)? And how is it possible for a professional to mangle Vincent Vittoz so badly (clue: French, should not rhyme with the country Dorothy Gale travels to)? I don't expect them to be perfect, but recognizable would be nice.

Most amusing moment of the men's downhill: the cameraman strategically positioning his shot with a white box in the way in an attempt to protent the modesty of a rather tight-suited Bode Miller in the start gate. Mind you, the "spiderman" element of the US men's suits is always entertaining. Someone needs to tell them that a Superman costume doesn't actually give one the power of flight.
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[personal profile] tree_and_leaf 2010-02-16 01:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Mind you, given the number of journalists who struggled with Menzies Campbell, I suppose we shouldn't be surprised...

[identity profile] nineveh-uk.livejournal.com 2010-02-16 03:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Good point!