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Nor mine. Sigh. I don't have the Olympic Channel so was hoping to see the delayed broadcasts on NBCSN tonight.No skating on my NBCSN channel.
ETA: Start time for FD is now 7:34 pm Eastern time.
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Nor mine. Sigh. I don't have the Olympic Channel so was hoping to see the delayed broadcasts on NBCSN tonight.No skating on my NBCSN channel.
I've had tons of Europeans on NBCSN. It wasn't US skating but it is figure skating.No skating on my NBCSN channel.
I've had tons of Europeans on NBCSN. It wasn't US skating but it is figure skating.
Hereinafter to be called Mr. Ben.and Chris Vosters, a figure skating commentating rookie, according to Ben's tweet last night
Commentators are Ben Agosto, Charlie White (filling in for Ryan Bradley who is coaching Angela Wang in Taipei) and Chris Vosters, a figure skating commentating rookie, according to Ben's tweet last night.
Hereinafter to be called Mr. Ben.
Commentators are Ben Agosto, Charlie White (filling in for Ryan Bradley who is coaching Angela Wang in Taipei) and Chris Vosters, a figure skating commentating rookie, according to Ben's tweet last night.
The main networks just don't have the sheer number of on air people needed to cover everything in this age of live streaming. Just looking at a typical day, they need a minimum of 7-10 pairs of sports commentators (announcer/color or PBP/color for hockey) in addition to the anchor booth, interviews, and "soft" reporting people. IIRC, some of the minor networks sent people to Sochi and those people have since moved on to network jobs. From what I've heard this weekend, Chris V seems to be a quick study.All of the regular NBCSN/Olympic Channel hosts must be unavailable preparing for Pyeongchang, as Chris Vosters is normally on Big Ten Network (owned by FOX) covering women's college games.
Vosters and Charlie White will be doing the 4K coverage for the Olympics. This was a good rehearsal for them. Vosters needs to learn more about skating. Charlie needs to talk less during the programs - he also has a bit of a hard edge to his voice that could be softened.All of the regular NBCSN/Olympic Channel hosts must be unavailable preparing for Pyeongchang, as Chris Vosters is normally on Big Ten Network (owned by FOX) covering women's college games.
The only time Vosters tripped up on the music was when he said the soundtrack of The Piano was written for Jason Brown. He obviously wasn't informed that Jason had gone back to an old program.
Between now and the Olympics I'd like to see Charlie study more Ben commentary and less Ryan commentary. He has some of the Bradley disease of telling us things we can see with our own eyes.
I just heard Vosters' intro of Miyahara's FS and he didn't sound like "a moron" at all, just someone reading off his notes that "she skates to a composition by Italian opera composer, Giacomo Puccini." For a figure skating "rookie" I think Vosters has been fine in his announcer role from what I've heard so far.Not just that instance. Vosters showed what a moron he is about music many times, e.g., “...and she will skate to musical selections by one Giaccomo Puccini...(spoken haltingly)...” LOL!
I do remember that one now that you mention it. It was so damn late my brain did a slight and moved on.Ben has been tweeting all kinds of good things about him, so let's hope he stays normal. I liked him overall.The only time Vosters tripped up on the music was when he said the soundtrack of The Piano was written for Jason Brown. He obviously wasn't informed that Jason had gone back to an old program.
Between now and the Olympics I'd like to see Charlie study more Ben commentary and less Ryan commentary. He has some of the Bradley disease of telling us things we can see with our own eyes.
Commentary is all from the studio, not in Milan.Steve Schlanger calls the 2018 World Figure Skating Championships joined by 2011 U.S. champion Ryan Bradley for the ladies’ pairs’ and men’s competitions, and by 2006 ice dance silver medalist Tanith White for the ice dance competition.
White will call the recap show on NBC, joined by 1998 Olympic gold medalist Tara Lipinski, and three-time U.S. figure skating champion Johnny Weir.