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| Kerri Strug Vault |
Abigail and Dolley readers for what it's worth, I don't watch the Olympics. The last time I sat glued to the TV over an Olympic event was the ladies gymnastics thriller in Atlanta. You may recall the 1996 games, where a badly hurt Kerri Strug needed to land a vault to bring home USA Women's Gold. My husband and I sat glued to the TV while the drama played out... well past Midnight on a weekday. I remember being exhausted but exhilarated the next day, only to find out the event was on a tape delay and NBC had played us.
I believe I have over the years tried to watch certain events, only to be turned off by the incessant human interest coverage and very little sports coverage. If the USA did not win an event, it would not be shown. The time delays are another factor, in this digital world to have the news media report the outcome of an event six hours before NBC airs the event is laughable. The melodrama they infuse into every segment in unnecessary. We do not need to be told of the struggle, we don't have to be coaxed into excitement, the athletes do that on their own, it is the nature of sports.
NBC's reality show packaging of one of the purest of human endeavors is insulting. To them I say, you lost me in '96 NBC, you lost me in '96.
