Monday, February 15, 2010

NBC Messes Up at Speed Skating

I can't blame them for the ice problems that delayed the competition, that is another matter. The real problem was that they didn't seem to realize they were covering a competition that was the combined total time of two races. As the pairs approached the line to begin the race, the graphics simply displayed the athletes' names, with no indication of the times from the first race. When the skaters crossed the finish line, the time for the second 500 meter race was posted, without a graphic showing the combined time. I had a very difficult time figuring out who was in the lead and where the skaters stood in the final standings.

No comments:

Post a Comment