[...Bodie underachieved...] Understatement!
Still I feel sorry for the guy.
This unnatural hero making on the part of the media is insulting to the viewers. It's time to take the
soothsaying out of sports commentary.The MSM act like children who want to always say, "I knew that",
"I told you so". I... I... I... Aye Yi Yi. Can't we just watch and ALL learn the outcome together?
I don't feel sorry for him at all. Have you heard some of his interviews? He is so full of himself, it's pathetic. He is a very talented skiier, but his arrogance overshadows his talent. Maybe this will bring him down a notch or two. He deserves it.
After seeing all the "Be a Bodieist" and "Join Bode.com" commercials, my husband now refers to him as Bode.BOMB... ;-D
It's obvious that NBC decided to build their prime time coverage around Michele Kwan, Bode Miller and Apolo Ohno. They decided to make those three the Olympic stars and their events rated prime time coverage, all else be damned.
Kwan drops out, Ohno has a slow start and Bode bombs. NBC really messed up bigtime. I can't remember an Olymics that didn't have a virtual nobody come out of the games a household name. I for one loved the Japanese figure skater Arakawa and I admit to loving a Canadian! The curling guy Brad Gushue became an Olympic favorite of mine.
NBC tried to force it all on the viewers instead of lettng the events happen.
I don't. Bode Miller is clearly the one of the most talented skiiers that the U.S. has ever had; however, instead of training, he decided to make moronic comments to the media and spend his time at the Olympics partying and chasing ladies. Frankly, he could have skipped the Olympics, partied in Vegas, and saved himself the embarassment. Now perhaps he could just retire and leave us alone.