Meaning, NBC will concentrate on the performance of American athletes and ignore all other stories, no matter how good.
Case in point, last night we were watching the 5000m speedskating finals. In the third to last match-up (they can only run two guys at a time, so they just go by who has the fastest time to determine the winners) the American skater posted the best time.
Great story, former inline skater who saw a former colleague who'd switched to speedskating medal in Salt Lake City and thus decided to give speedskating a try himself.
But not the only great story.
In the last match-up came an Italian skater with a chance to win Italy's first medal, of any color, in long distance speedskating.
Halfway through the race it was obvious the American had locked in the Gold Medal. The only question left, would Frabris, the Italian, medal too? He did, grabbing the Bronze and celebrating like it was Gold.
Unfortunately, we never got to see any of his celebrations. The second he crossed the finish line the cameras switched to a sportscaster standing with the American medalist for an interview.
Not that I didn't want to hear what he had to say but I'd also have liked to see (and maybe even hear from) the Italian skater too. His celebration of a Bronze medal is what the Olympics is really all about, IMHO.
America-centric.
Nimitz' Lady
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