So we all agree that week two of the Olympics is never as good as week one, right? It definitely seems like NBC thinks so. That’s why it’s such a hodgepodge of coverage. Continue reading “The Rio Olympics: The ‘N’ In NBC Is Not For Nostradamus”
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The Rio Olympics: Who knew there even was this much beach volleyball?
It’s Day Five of the Olympic events, and Day Three of me of me blogging Olympic events.
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Olympics: Bobby/Therese transcript Thursday!
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So hopefully, you’ve already been reading our snarky look at the Olympic games. Bobby Hankinson and Therese Odell have turned their sharp, reality-TV-addicted criticisms to the Beijing spectacle. But now, an Olympic first, they come together to share with you their gut reactions to the games!
After the jump, check out some of what they had to say while watching. Just be warned, they’ve got very little knowledge about sports and lots of (possibly inappropriate) ill-informed opinions. Also, they’re vehemently against the Chinese women’s gymnastics team winning any medals.
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Olympics: Wishing they’d start the gymnastics just a smidge earlier.
Women’s cycling. This lasts all of about 2 minutes and Kristin Armstrong from U!S!A! wins the gold. And no she’s not related to Lance. DUH. But! She and Lance are both triathletes! So there’s that!
And then we learn that the Women’s Beach Volleyball team REALLY REALLY want to win. NO, REALLY. They’ll shank you if you get in their way.
Question: would Women’s Beach Volleyball get so much primetime play if they weren’t wearing this? Related: Is it sexist?
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