Author Topic: Non-USA Citizens, How are the Olympics Covered in Your Country? (Read 648 times)

eskimo2 · « **on:** February 11, 2002, 08:38:46 PM »

I have always wondered. Television in the U.S. generally covers Olympic sports that U.S. athletes do well in, and sports that we traditionally suck in are for the most part ignored. (With the exception of figure skating, they'll show ice skaters warming up before they'll waste air time showing XC skiing) Is this true everywhere? Does Finish TV seriously recognize Winter Olympic sports other than skiing? Are Dutch TV viewers made aware that there is more to the Winter Olympics than speed skating? Or, is this kind of arrogance limited to the U.S.?

Thanks for your replies,

eskimo

gavor · « **Reply #1 on:** February 11, 2002, 09:24:25 PM »

What winter olympics? Sorry, we suck so bad in the winter games here in Aust that we get no coverage. HOWEVER, during the summer games the priority was given to the events our athletes were in. Generally speaking it wasnt too bad although the swimming, horses and womens 400m were flogged.

I'd say every country does it to some degree.

Tac · « **Reply #2 on:** February 11, 2002, 09:54:07 PM »

with dignity.

Just looking at all these analysis of how certain athlete got here and analysis of the analysis of the analysists...

and more arguing and arguing and arguing..

good grief.

Its like CNN took over hehe.

funkedup · « **Reply #3 on:** February 11, 2002, 10:10:40 PM »

Man the US is pathetic now. The only events we win are "halfpipe". Basically we are only good at stoner sports anymore. So they keep adding them to the Olympics so we can win something. What's next, hackeysack? Magic the Gathering?

Fatty · « **Reply #4 on:** February 11, 2002, 10:16:24 PM »

The X-Games have taken over. I've tried to watch for 3 days now and I've yet to see what I would call a sport, aside from a first round hockey game.

eskimo2 · « **Reply #5 on:** February 11, 2002, 10:51:04 PM »

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Originally posted by funkedup
Man the US is pathetic now. The only events we win are "halfpipe". Basically we are only good at stoner sports anymore. So they keep adding them to the Olympics so we can win something. What's next, hackeysack? Magic the Gathering?

ROTFLMAO!!!

eskimo

fd ski · « **Reply #6 on:** February 11, 2002, 11:04:48 PM »

In Poland all the sports are usually showed in its entirety if possible.
Since we suck at everything, there isn't much to cherrypick ( with exception of Ski jumps which 33% of the nation watched last sunday )

As for the US coverage, i must say that it is indeed distasteful.
I turned on the ESPN to find "women farmer's walk" and some other "tractor pulling" type of events.

One word: pathetic.

Where are all the hockey games ? Skiiing events ?

Half pipe ? I thought you smoke those ...

pimpjoe · « **Reply #7 on:** February 11, 2002, 11:17:12 PM »

whats a stoner sport?

is it that one where you throw them 10 pound rocks and see how far they go?

-raxx- · « **Reply #8 on:** February 11, 2002, 11:29:46 PM »

3-4 hours a night of highlights and some extended coverage each night depending on which of the 4 main stations you watch, (there is sattelite coverage as well if you can afford it).
So the coverage isn't too bad.

The 5000m mens and womens ice skating was brilliant and the Ski Jumping has been excellent too.
I'm looking forward the Biathlon and Luge tonight, (New Zealand has a woman in the luge who has an outside chance at a medal).

capt. apathy · « **Reply #9 on:** February 11, 2002, 11:41:04 PM »

anybody catch the interview (fox i think) with the nigerian cross country skier? it was very funny. he was a marathon runner who was talked into trying cross-country. i think they said he's on ly been on ski's for a couple months.

it was great 'cuz ussually they all talk about how great it is to be at the olympics and how glad they are to be there, all i heard this guy say was that he was freezing, that it's very cold, ect.

-tronski- · « **Reply #10 on:** February 12, 2002, 02:04:17 AM »

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Originally posted by gavor
What winter olympics? Sorry, we suck so bad in the winter games here in Aust that we get no coverage. HOWEVER, during the summer games the priority was given to the events our athletes were in. Generally speaking it wasnt too bad although the swimming, horses and womens 400m were flogged.

I'd say every country does it to some degree.

No swimming there, it seems no interest here...which is a little stupid I would think.

theres like an hours or two of highlights, most of it's on cable...

HOWEVER the best part of the sydney olympics (apart from being there) is being repeated with The Ice Dream with Roy and H.G

Tronsky

funkedup · « **Reply #11 on:** February 12, 2002, 03:00:47 AM »

Stoner sports would be anything that is based around a piece of equipment, is decided by "style points" and doesn't involve teamwork or endurance. They aren't competitions in the true sense. Basically for people who are too stoned to handle real competition. Skateboarding, any kind of jumping of any vehicle, etc. Anything on the X-games.

funkedup · « **Reply #12 on:** February 12, 2002, 03:04:42 AM »

Fd - The Olympics are on NBC. They have exclusive rights to broadcast the games in the US. If you send a check for a few billion to ESPN I'm sure they could put it on for you.

straffo · « **Reply #13 on:** February 12, 2002, 03:13:36 AM »

in France they try to balance each competition ....

So you have about ten 6 secondes sequences per minutes ...
so I'm allways lost

Gh0stFT · « **Reply #14 on:** February 12, 2002, 04:55:30 AM »

we have a very good coverage here in germany. We have some
main channels who constantly report live.
I only like to watch downhill, ski jumping and ice hockey, tho.
Not much interest in the rest

btw. i like the landscape of Salt Lake city, looks like a nice
place for living. Anyone from there ?