It’s been Bode, Bode, Bode for sixteen years or something. Did anyone notice a young man from Lake Placid, NY won the silver, dropping Bode to share the bronze?
That could have been a story, but it wasn’t part of the narrative. His NBC newschick sneered that he only produces in the Olympics (this was his second silver), but is nowhereville otherwise. He’s already down the memory hole. He never met the criteria to have an adoring advance “package,” with a suitably tragic story line.
Silver Man is probably normal.
Good point.
Same with Mrs Bode Miller. She was miked up and offering constant commentary. I haven’t seen that with the spouse of any other athlete.