2016 Rio: Opening ceremonies
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Per NBC
:"Lipinski and Weir will work together on NBC’s coverage of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, as they explore the rich culture, sights, sounds and, of course, fashion, of Rio."
http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2...the-xxxi-olympiad-from-rio-de-janeiro-brazil/
http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2...the-xxxi-olympiad-from-rio-de-janeiro-brazil/
You are among those who are completely missing the point of their role for NBC in Rio.
They are figure skating analysts because they have expertise in figure skating.
In Rio, they will not be analysts of any summer sports. I myself do not plan to go out of my way to see content from Tara and Johnny, but there is no reason to complain about their lack of expertise in summer sports.
BTW, for anyone wondering about Tanith White:
For Rio coverage, she will be based in Stamford, Conn., as a host for NBC Sports Digital.
ETA:
"Tracy Wilson returns to NBC Sports Group’s Olympic coverage as a rugby and sportsdesk reporter for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games."
http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/bio/tracy-wilson-2/ (Yes, the ice dancer Tracy Wilson.)
[Her role for rugby is reporter -- not to be confused with play-by-play or analyst.]
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Argentina got some booing as always. I'd wish we give them a break.
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i missed the argentinian booing... CBC went on break right before...
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It was a discreet booing, followed by applause. The same happened with Russia. By coincidence Argentina and Russia's flag bearers were very tall dudes and both olympic champions - basketball player Luis Scola and volleyball player Sergey Tetyukhin.
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i heard the russian one but i am so tired of talking about it that i omitted it ... the big one was from Temer, the interim president... that was awkward....
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What, no comment about Tonga's flagbearer in this thread?
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I liked this Ceremony. For once it was not about the power, the grandeur of the hosting country but it was about something belonging to all of us: the defence of the Earth, the nature. A simple message but so much inspiring. And the Olympic cauldron is a spectacular reminder of the sun. Truly beautiful!
On a more frivolous note, I liked traditional/exotic dresses like Cameroon, Burundi, Cook Islands and many Oceanian countries have worn! Aww and Ghana!! All those beautiful fabrics *__* LOVE LOVE
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I liked the ceremonies a lot. A good mix between history, culture and politics presented in a clever way. Both fun and thought-provoking. And what a nice way to present the national anthem: a man with a guitar and a chorus of all ages. Lovely song.
Good idea to draw attention to global warming. Frightening maps showing how coasts and cities are threatened by melting ice. Rio among the cities.
Colorful tricycles and children with plants as a nice start to each nation. 206 nations + one independent group with 10 refugees from South Sudan, Syria, Kongo-Kinshasa and Ethiopia, representing 65 million escaping humans. 11 000 athletes participating in the games. Each one planting a seed. 207 sorts of seeds to grow in 'the athletes forrest’ in Deodoro
Of course you are right. Would just have been so cool.
ETA WOW and there she was carrying the olympic flag :hap85: Marta :luv17:
LOL, and the Russian athletes wearing the US flag’s stripes
Good idea to draw attention to global warming. Frightening maps showing how coasts and cities are threatened by melting ice. Rio among the cities.
Colorful tricycles and children with plants as a nice start to each nation. 206 nations + one independent group with 10 refugees from South Sudan, Syria, Kongo-Kinshasa and Ethiopia, representing 65 million escaping humans. 11 000 athletes participating in the games. Each one planting a seed. 207 sorts of seeds to grow in 'the athletes forrest’ in Deodoro
What, no comment about Tonga's flagbearer in this thread?
Of course you are right. Would just have been so cool.
ETA WOW and there she was carrying the olympic flag :hap85: Marta :luv17:
LOL, and the Russian athletes wearing the US flag’s stripes
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Always loved the Brazilian anthem and this version is so classy!!
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Very well said and I couldn't agree more.
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Per NBC
"Lipinski and Weir will work together on NBC’s coverage of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, as they explore the rich culture, sights, sounds and, of course, fashion, of Rio."
http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2...the-xxxi-olympiad-from-rio-de-janeiro-brazil/
You are among those who are completely missing the point of their role for NBC in Rio.
They are figure skating analysts because they have expertise in figure skating.
In Rio, they will not be analysts of any summer sports. I myself do not plan to go out of my way to see content from Tara and Johnny, but there is no reason to complain about their lack of expertise in summer sports.
BTW, for anyone wondering about Tanith White:
For Rio coverage, she will be based in Stamford, Conn., as a host for NBC Sports Digital.
ETA:
"Tracy Wilson returns to NBC Sports Group’s Olympic coverage as a rugby and sportsdesk reporter for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games."
http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/bio/tracy-wilson-2/ (Yes, the ice dancer Tracy Wilson.)[Her role for rugby is reporter -- not to be confused with play-by-play or analyst.]
I have plenty of reason to complain. Every second of television coverage wasted on Johnny and Tara will be time not spent covering the actual Olympic Games.
NBC really sucks. However, the good news is that I think I've learned how to get BBC coverage, and my understanding is that they don't do nearly as much fluff. NBC is essentially non-stop fluff with a little bit of sports tossed in for flavor.
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If of any interest/"consolation"
, NBC is live streaming "all competition sessions across all 34 sports — for authenticated pay TV subscribers via TV Everywhere." A total of 4,500 streaming hours."For the first time, NBC Olympics will stream the coverage of all nine NBCUniversal Olympic networks ....
If a competition event is not televised by one of the nine networks, every second of competition will once again be streamed online through NBC Olympics’ utilization of the feeds provided by the host broadcaster, Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS). Many of the feeds will include both English- and Spanish-language commentary."
http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2...io-2016-with-record-setting-digital-coverage/ (emphasis added)
Not every person in the U.S. is a pay TV subscriber. I am not.
But I give NBC credit that its streaming is exhaustive for the vast numbers who are.
BTW, more about Tanith's role in NBC's digital programming:
Gold Zone, which returns for its third Olympics, will again deliver the ultimate lean-back experience. Hosts Andrew Siciliano, host of NFL Red Zone, and Tanith White, a 2006 Olympic silver medalist in Ice Dancing, will guide viewers to the best live action happening at a given moment, from a U.S. judoka fighting for gold to an overtime thriller in basketball, and all venues in between.
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Its was late to broadcast somewhere.
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If of any interest/"consolation"
"For the first time, NBC Olympics will stream the coverage of all nine NBCUniversal Olympic networks ....
If a competition event is not televised by one of the nine networks, every second of competition will once again be streamed online through NBC Olympics’ utilization of the feeds provided by the host broadcaster, Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS). Many of the feeds will include both English- and Spanish-language commentary."
http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2...io-2016-with-record-setting-digital-coverage/ (emphasis added)
Not every person in the U.S. is a pay TV subscriber. I am not.
But I give NBC credit that its streaming is exhaustive for the vast numbers who are.
BTW, more about Tanith's role in NBC's digital programming:
Gold Zone, which returns for its third Olympics, will again deliver the ultimate lean-back experience. Hosts Andrew Siciliano, host of NFL Red Zone, and Tanith White, a 2006 Olympic silver medalist in Ice Dancing, will guide viewers to the best live action happening at a given moment, from a U.S. judoka fighting for gold to an overtime thriller in basketball, and all venues in between.
That was a tremendous help! My ability to stream BBC is limited. However, the NBC sports app is on my Roku, and I got it set up this morning.
I can now livestream events, go back to events I've missed, look ahead to upcoming events... all without the fluff. I watched the US Men's gymnastics qualfication, and it was excellent. Interrupted only briefly every now and then with a Coke commercial, and then right back to knowledgeable commentary and viewing. The commentators were three people who knew what they were talking about.
If you're a fluff fan, they also have the fluff provided, and you can click it to your heart's desire.
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The flame being extinguished, much like Sochi, brought a tear to my eye.
https://youtu.be/ssc5eLjLoMQ?t=2h22m38s
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