Winter Olympics 2018
Discussion
Lynchie999 said:
I guess this comment belongs here but...
WHY do we always have to have Balding and a full female pundit line up every day ? - i'm all for equality and all, but it seems a bit... odd ??
I think you're reading in something that isn't there, to be honest. The main studio pundits I've seen have been:WHY do we always have to have Balding and a full female pundit line up every day ? - i'm all for equality and all, but it seems a bit... odd ??
Amy Williams on the sliding events (the only other British Gold Medallist you could've got to do that has been a little bit busy for the last week, and is also female).
Rhona Martin on the curling. Yes, you could've chosen male curling medallists if you'd wanted to, but not a Gold medallist.
Jenny Jones on snowboarding. First Brit to win an Olympic medal on snow, never mind just in snowboarding. Can't help being female.
Christopher Dean on skating events. Male. They could've presumably gone for Jane Torvil if they'd wanted a clean sweep!
Chemmy Alcott. She's in the studio doing the punditry stuff, whilst Graham Bell is, I believe, doing race commentary. If Bell is better at the latter, and they can't both do both, why worry about it? I suspect the only other British skier most people could even name is Martin Bell, and whatever he's doing now, it doesn't seem to be anything to do with the media.
Rather than criticising the number of women on the BBC coverage, can you name any men you think should be providing coverage who aren't?
There are male pundits (Christopher Dean was in most of this weekend, and there has been at least one other) but the balance is pro-female.
Much like the winter medals we've won over the last 20 years, I suppose. It is probably a small but worthwhile thing that might encourage girls who are watching to get into winter sports.
Much like the winter medals we've won over the last 20 years, I suppose. It is probably a small but worthwhile thing that might encourage girls who are watching to get into winter sports.
Kermit power said:
Lynchie999 said:
I guess this comment belongs here but...
WHY do we always have to have Balding and a full female pundit line up every day ? - i'm all for equality and all, but it seems a bit... odd ??
I think you're reading in something that isn't there, to be honest. The main studio pundits I've seen have been:WHY do we always have to have Balding and a full female pundit line up every day ? - i'm all for equality and all, but it seems a bit... odd ??
Amy Williams on the sliding events (the only other British Gold Medallist you could've got to do that has been a little bit busy for the last week, and is also female).
Rhona Martin on the curling. Yes, you could've chosen male curling medallists if you'd wanted to, but not a Gold medallist.
Jenny Jones on snowboarding. First Brit to win an Olympic medal on snow, never mind just in snowboarding. Can't help being female.
Christopher Dean on skating events. Male. They could've presumably gone for Jane Torvil if they'd wanted a clean sweep!
Chemmy Alcott. She's in the studio doing the punditry stuff, whilst Graham Bell is, I believe, doing race commentary. If Bell is better at the latter, and they can't both do both, why worry about it? I suspect the only other British skier most people could even name is Martin Bell, and whatever he's doing now, it doesn't seem to be anything to do with the media.
Rather than criticising the number of women on the BBC coverage, can you name any men you think should be providing coverage who aren't?
Lynchie999 said:
yeh, I had thought of that... just annoying to switch on to see the same people every day! maybe women are just better at Winter sports.... I thought they could at least call in Eddie the Eagle! (is he still around?)
Yup, I know what you mean, but afaik BBC don't have full rights for it this time around. I was really annoyed to find I couldn't watch anything back from the BBC sport schedule calendar like you can on the regular Olympics (and Sochi if I recall correctly), until I realised I could get it all on Eurosport which I subbed to on Prime, it's only 5 quid.I've only really have BBCs coverage on half watching in the background, its not too bad all things considered, but I'm sticking to Eurosport to watch anything purposefully.
Anyone know where the Women's Super G is on Eurosport? It isn't anywhere under Alpine. Wanted to see that, think its awesome Ledecka could win in boarding too. VoDs are up for yesterdays events so it doesn't seem to be a delay.
Edited by mizx on Monday 19th February 11:31
LosingGrip said:
Miocene said:
Funny way to spell 'Eve Muirhead'
She is rather pleasant on the eye...How on earth do taking drugs help with curling though?! Or have I missed something?
If I was him, my biggest concern right now would be my gorgeous wife and team mate deciding, upon being stripped of her medal, that he won't see her stripped of anything else for a very long time to come!
Why would doping help curling? I was watching it today and it seemed like a low endurance, low hr sport. What possible gain could be had.
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetorch/2018/02/19/5...
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetorch/2018/02/19/5...
knight said:
One of the few bonuses of watching these games whilst at work, was a flash of French female nipple during the ice dance
Funny comment tonight on the summary programme. According to the rules, even if they have a complete wardrobe failure, they should skate on. This was supported by a gesture from the bobsleigh lady, as in, what if they both flopped out.Lynchie999 said:
I guess this comment belongs here but...
WHY do we always have to have Balding and a full female pundit line up every day ? - i'm all for equality and all, but it seems a bit... odd ??
It seems odd to have women presenting sport? WHY do we always have to have Balding and a full female pundit line up every day ? - i'm all for equality and all, but it seems a bit... odd ??
Did it seem odd to have all men presenting tonight's football?
AndStilliRise said:
Why would doping help curling? I was watching it today and it seemed like a low endurance, low hr sport. What possible gain could be had.
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetorch/2018/02/19/5...
Was he the bloke who was curling over-arm? Thought he looked like he had been on the disco-biscuits..https://www.npr.org/sections/thetorch/2018/02/19/5...
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