And while I'm on a rant about NBC's personality driven coverage... what EXACTLY do they expect Johnny and Tara to bring to their coverage? ...
... Do either of them have some hidden sports insights into summer sports that I don't know about? ...
i watched CBC.... the booing was when the interim president of Brazil spoke.
Argentina got some booing as always. I'd wish we give them a break.
i missed the argentinian booing... CBC went on break right before...
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.
What, no comment about Tonga's flagbearer in this thread?
What, no comment about Tonga's flagbearer in this thread?
Marta would have been a nice choice, as it would have shown how far Women's Football has come on in people's conscious. And would have been a brilliant way of recognising all she has achieved in the sport. But it was never going to happen.
The second match for Brazil's women's footballers is only about 24 hours after the Opening Ceremony. And it's against Sweden. So, they need all their players to be on the ball. In fact, I would say none of the women's footballers (from any team) were even allowed to go to the Opening Ceremony.
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Hmm US athletes look like they're wearing the Russian flag.
And what a nice way to present the national anthem: a man with a guitar and a chorus of all ages. Lovely song.
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!
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. ...
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.
Olympic YT channel has uploaded both Opening Ceremony and Closing Ceremony!