Winter Olympic Games 2018 Scandals and Controversies

[bestmen 2,831]

it's always like that when Korea hosts ,you have never noticed that ?

 

[thepharoah 2,405]

  On 2/10/2018 at 4:05 PM, heywoodu said:

And not to mention the first two men's luge runs + a whole curling session + heats in two other short track events all in that same period 

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+ Biathlon , u need 4 computers and a TV to follow them at the same time 

[mrv86 3,173]

  On 2/10/2018 at 3:44 PM, heywoodu said:

The scheduling. Two hours with only one ice hockey group match, followed by two hours with 3 medal events going on. 

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That is what happens when you get too greedy and sell your soul to US broadcasters to become rich without sweating.

I really hate that spectators from other parts of the world, and mostly the competitors themselves, have to endure this just so the IOC and NBC can get tons of money

[dcro 10,210]

  On 2/10/2018 at 5:17 PM, mrv86 said:

That is what happens when you get too greedy and sell your soul to US broadcasters to become rich without sweating.

I really hate that spectators from other parts of the world, and mostly the competitors themselves, have to endure this just so the IOC and NBC can get tons of money

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To be honest it's the European broadcasters that made a bigger mess...

[mrv86 3,173]

  On 2/10/2018 at 5:20 PM, dcro said:

 

To be honest it's the European broadcasters that made a bigger mess...

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Well, then I'll add Euro broadcasters to my black list

But for sure, this schedule is ridiculous; I understand that many finals overlap in the Summer Games because there's 3 times the number of events, but in the Winter ones they should put more attention.

[phelps 7,792]

scheduling...scheduling...scheduling...

 

the worst ever...and by far...

 

p.s. here in Italy also the broadcasting question is a real scandal...but I think that this would have some more to be written in the next future...

[Gianlu33 4,715]

  On 2/10/2018 at 6:05 PM, phelps said:

scheduling...scheduling...scheduling...

 

the worst ever...and by far...

 

p.s. here in Italy also the broadcasting question is a real scandal...but I think that this would have some more to be written in the next future...

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Scandal? If RAI decided to doesn't pay a single euro... the only sad question is that no anyone say it before the Games... The real scandal in Italy (RAI) is that the biathlon was commented by Luca Di Bella and the luge by Pescante  

[hckošice 15,079]

Our lugers said to our TV that only after todays second run the organizers announced to the participants that they changed for some reason the format and only the top 20 after tomorrows Run 3 will qualify for the last 4th run.

[phelps 7,792]

  On 2/10/2018 at 8:49 PM, hckosice said:

Our lugers said to our TV that only after todays second run the organizers announced to the participants that they changed for some reason the format and only the top 20 after tomorrows Run 3 will qualify for the last 4th run.

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normally is the top 25 only making the 4th run at the Olympics...

but also the top 20 is OK to me...it doesn't change that much...

[phelps 7,792]

  On 2/10/2018 at 8:39 PM, Gianlu33 said:

Scandal? If RAI decided to doesn't pay a single euro... the only sad question is that no anyone say it before the Games... The real scandal in Italy (RAI) is that the biathlon was commented by Luca Di Bella and the luge by Pescante  

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I was referring to the Sky vs Eurosport controversy...

rai doesn't even exist for me...I'd rather watch Swiss, French, German, British, Czech and Slovak TV (and any other I can find on the Clarke belt)...

and I also use the Eurosport Player, if I can't find a TV network showing what I want to watch...