Oh BBC!

[nineveh_uk]

Can't you give the commentators crib sheets for pronouncing the sportpeoples' names? Who on earth is Thomas Malliche (Adam Małysz, 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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[grondfic.livejournal.com]

JEEZ! I must be getting old! (or blind).

I missed the whole Bode-bulge-bit (maybe distracted by aforesaid Encourager). This is the second time recently - I also missed Darius's undone-fly in Popstar to Operastar last week (DEFINITELY distracted by Rolando's hair and the general obnoxiousness of the panel).

Something that is disconcerting (since I AM a lycra-clad-form-freak), is seeing these amazing Super-hero-looking forms almost flying; and then when they get to the bottom of the mountain and remove goggles and helmet, they reveal face liek squished tomato.

[nineveh-uk.livejournal.com]

they reveal face liek squished tomato

Oh yes. No one can call Defago gorgeous, and the Frenchman leading one of the biathlon/XC races for a while had a face like the back end of a bus. And all the ski-jumpers look like the spotty teenagers they are.

It'll take a lot to beat the bobsleigh bum flash, though! (Poor girl - and you can't blame the cameras, they are positioned there to show the athletes running.)