Everyone is complaining about how annoying NBC’s tape-delay coverage is. Well, tonight, NBC showed some snowboarding while it was actually happening . Bad idea: Shaun White ‘s coach said “fucking” on live TV. And also: “shit.” Shaun White knew he had won the gold medal even before he started his last run. While at the top of the half-pipe before his victory run, he and his coach, Bud Keane , started bro-ing down in an obscene way. Referring to Shaun White’s trademark trick—the double-McTwist-1260—Keane said: “You freaking send that thing. And make sure you stomp the shit out of it.” (Translation: “Do the trick, but don’t fall.”) And then, even more egregiously: ” Way to fucking go , man.” (Translation: “Way to go.”) As the announcers hastily explained by way of apology, the two were “coursing with emotions.” And they were coarse emotions! So now we know the real reason why NBC relies so heavily on lame tape-delayed coverage. They must spend hours purging the footage of any obscenity-laden emotion. And we also now know why the tape-delayed coverage is so dull. As for Shaun White? He stomped the shit out of it. Way to fucking go, man. Way to fucking go.
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Why NBC Really Hates Live Olympics Coverage: Shaun White’s Coach Drops F-Bomb
