"He's got legs like tree stumps...but he can jump!"

[e_clare]

(Header courtesy of Dick Button, my favorite love-to-hate-him sportscaster of the moment. Scott Hamilton may be my all-time favorite sportscaster, period. He's excited for just about everyone on the ice, and always seems like he's really pulling for them to succeed. But Dick Button is bitchy and fantastic, so they make a good balance.)

This is just to say that I had a lovely evening watching the men's figure skating final with banannagoats, and that I accomplished very little of significance today. Furthermore, I get to stay up and read about documentary films and the New Deal, in preparation for writing a paper tomorrow. And then I get to go into hiding for the rest of the weekend, emerging briefly for Drag Ball on Saturday night, and writewritewrite my thesis like the Stoppard/Wilde fangirl that I am.

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a weirdness of down under

[choosewisely.livejournal.com]

When i watch the olympics down here i expect to hear dick button and Scott Hamilton, but instead i hear aussie commentators that i dont know. its truly bizarre. just thought i'd share. have fun at drag ball!

Re: a weirdness of down under

[e-clare.livejournal.com]

*uses Australian icon just for you*

I remember the same thing about watching the summer Games in the UK -- not only were they not the usual NBC commentators (no Bob Costas, woe!), they spent a lot more time focused on Brits and other EU athletes.

It seems obvious that they wouldn't pay attention to the US athletes as much, but it was still kind of a revelation, being in a country that doesn't expect to dominate every event: watching the Games with an interest in performance of the sports, no matter who's winning.