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Originally Posted by GermanDunk
An US American just finished #2 in the 10000 m competition.
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For the first time in 48 years, and only the 3rd time in 100 years, an American man medals in the 10,000 and the American broadcaster NBC doesn't show the race without interruptions. A 27-minute race, and the network breaks away at least twice for 1.5-2 minutes for commercial advertisements. When the race broadcast resumed, there had been lead changes, but no explanation or context given. Simply astounding.
On the other hand, the network provided nearly a full-hour of uninterrupted action in the riveting semi-final of women's beach volleyball. Doubtless, network executives calculate correctly that sexually repressed men in Middle America would rather see women jiggling around in bikinis than show the beginning of an American resurgence in distance running.
Will be interesting to see if Texan Leo Manzano's amazing, cheat-code-fast silver-medal winning blast down the final 100m of the men's 1500m will get any coverage whatsoever by the network. Right now the big story on NBC appears to be Lolo Jones' 4th place finish in the 100m hurdles (she looks good in shorts), and the fact that Gabby What's-her-name almost fell off the balance beam today in gymnastics.
Leo Who?