The Olympics Rage-o-Meter
NBC makes Bode Miller cry, then presses on (and on and on) to make him cry some more.
On Sunday in Sochi, one of NBC’s preordained Winter Olympics stars finally came through with a medal, as Bode Miller tied for bronze in the men’s super-G. Prior to Miller’s run, the Peacock screened a weepy feature on the death of Miller’s snowboarder brother Chelone. After he skied down the mountain, NBC’s cameras zoomed in on Miller and his wife Morgan for a solid hour as they watched other skiers challenge his time. When Miller hung on to his podium position, NBC’s Christin Cooper asked him about his “extraordinary accomplishment” and what this particular medal—his sixth in Olympic competition—meant to him. Miller mentioned his brother’s death, and how he wanted to honor his memory.
So does the insensitive reporter get scolded or praised? After all, this morning she was the most reviled 'journalist' in the world. How dare she push this obviously distraught young man to the brink!
