Originally Posted by dboy

I doubt the negative Brit press is going to amount to much on the international stage. NBC has been giving outstanding coverage of the games here and they have been largely positive of the games and very positive about Vancouver and are experiencing record viewers.

My brother-in-law to be manages a radio station in Seattle and has close to ties to major outlets in LA (where he owned a radio station) and New York. I toured the media center with him earlier in the week. The media likes Vancouver and while they have been frank about the issues, they haven't blown them out of perspective like the Brits - they are being objective taking the good with the bad.

Cypress was a poor choice, but I don't think there was anywhere else they could have had them. Its not just about where the events are, its about moving people to them. Still they rolled the dice. But beyond all the belly aching and canceled tickets, the Cypress events have been well received and have been the scene of the most exciting neck to neck events with Sean White on the half pipe, and both the woman's and men's moguls were nail bitters.

Even Seb Coe and Richard Branson have commented on the comments made by brit media and can't say enough good things about the games here and Vancouver.

I guess Brit media can't find anything good to say about the Brit winter team, so may as well fling some mud and tease the host country. Now that's good journalism.

GO CANADA GO!

Originally Posted by el_richo

Still don't understand why people would wish this. Is it because of some of the British media's negativity? Do you enjoy others misery to make you feel better? Or is it just because?

Originally Posted by JonboyE

We're off to the figure skating this afternoon. Another tick on Mrs. JonboyE's list of things to do in life.

My task is to monitor the temperature of the beer served by the concessions. I think to do my job properly I will have to test it several times during the event. If the temperature is not perfect I will send a strongly worded letter to the British press.

Originally Posted by JonboyE

I am pleased to report that the beer was consistently cold from several concession stands and tasted consistently like, well, what Molsen Canadian tastes like.

However, one of the Japanese skaters had a lace break in the middle of his routine and this caused the four hour event to overrun by two minutes. You would think that VANOC would have had a plan B. The failure to supply carbon fibre laces is yet another example of incompetent planning. Better keep a lock on the brewery door.

And, BTW, it was fun.

Originally Posted by Elizabeth I

It's probably the old "pride goes before a fall" syndrome. The British media's gloating over Vancouver mishaps (either real or imagined) will not look good for London should they put a foot wrong in 2012, it will be egg on the face time.

I personally want to see a magnificent event in London, but the gloating over Vancouver coming from certain quarters is only taking the shine off themselves, it's not a good look even if they think being a bunch of overly critical and petty pygmies is cool, it really isn't.

But then when have they ever been any different? they call for blood even if one of their own teams fail, so it's probably the same old thing: "negative news sells." But you probably have to love negativity to buy into it....

Originally Posted by Novocastrian

Yea. Typical of VANOC. I bet all the Canadian skaters have carbon fibre laces.

Originally Posted by Auld Yin

The failure to supply carbon fibre laces is yet another example of incompetent planning.

Is this an example of the British sense of humour?

Originally Posted by James Martindale

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/spo...cle7033125.ece

Will Britain soon own the podium?

Originally Posted by JonboyE

You see, just as I said, everything changes as soon as Britain is up for a medal.

The daily IOC briefings here are a hoot as beleaguered officials answer the latest set of problems from journalists who have it in for Canada because they were left at the top of Cypress Mountain for an hour on Saturday night without so much as a filet mignon.

http://timesonline.typepad.com/olymp...no-really.html

Originally Posted by Jingsamichty

Why don't you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don't you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don't you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?

Originally Posted by Novocastrian

Pass that dooby jings.