Catching up from last night…
- US Speed Skaters are making a lot of excuses for their poor performance so far, mostly accusing the new suits they unveiled at QISE—to the point they went back to their older suits last night. Not the best advertisement for Under Armour, the creator of the new suits.
- Vieira interviewed former QISE skaters Tara Lipinski and Johhny Weir—most of the talk was about fashion—hmmm...
- Finally, in late night coverage—CURLING!! Woo-hoo!
Onto Sunday’s coverage…
- NBC is desperately trying to turn yesterday’s hockey match into “Miracle on Ice II—Electric Bugaloo”. I don’t think so. A bunch of NHL players on the US team took on another bunch of NHL players on the Russian team—that’s it. DO YOU BELIEVE IN A THINLY VEILED ALL-STAR GAME??—YES!!
- Uh-oh…another Tom Brokaw piece. At least this one is related to QISE—Louis Zamparini, 1936 QISE runner and war hero. However, it looks more like an ad for upcoming film “Unbroken”, which just happens to be produced by Universal—got a little synergy going on, NBC?
- As we go into prime time, Lauer’s back at the Fortress. I guess NBC could only stand so much Meredith.
- Snowboardcross is the NASCAR of snow events—it’s a good idea to be in front to avoid crashes.
- Mindy and I have been taking ballroom dancing lessons for a while—so this is the first time I’m really paying attention to Ice Dancing.
- We saw an actual, unrehearsed moment from Bode Miller tonight as he broke down after getting the bronze.
More to come.