Assuming the Sochi Olympics take place as planned – lots of infrastructure still under construction with less than 100 days to go – you can take it to the bank that NBC
- Will commit a huge amount of air time to Opening Ceremonies.
- There will be the inevitable commentary about Vladimir Putin’s anti-gay position.
- A large percentage of the coverage will be figure skating.
Outside of the skating arena the peacock channel will concentrate on American stars like Lindsey Vonn and Shaun White.
I can’t argue with those choices.
For the last decade or so, Vonn has been one of the best (and best looking) skiers in the world. Dating Tiger Woods does make me wonder about her intelligence, or possibly her sanity, but it doesn’t detract from her star power.
White is in a class by himself and does things on a snowboard that are beyond amazing. In the looks department, however, he reminds me of a turkey vulture – beautiful to watch soar from a distance, but up close he is one ugly redhead.
What I would like to see is a good looking snowboarder.
Note to NBC – That is possible!
Take a look at Norway’s Silje Norendal, who won X-Games Gold this year at Tignes in the French Alps.
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