NBC made a flub reporting a gold medalist on Sunday, Feb. 18, but made it even worse when they tried to issue a correction.
The scene unfolded after Ester Ledecka crossed the finish line in the women’s Super-G a hundredth of a second ahead of Anna Veith, the reigning gold medalist.
Ledecka couldn’t believe that she'd knocked off the Austrian champ.
The broadcaster announced Veith was the gold medalist before the run ended and again after the finish line was crossed.
“Anna Veith still can’t believe it: she’s a gold medalist again,” said one announcer.
There was a promo for an upcoming interview with “Anna Veith, the gold medalist.”
Only about 15 minutes later, when NBC cut back to the podium at the Super-G, was there a highlight showing that Ledecka of the Czech Republic finished first.
However, the blog reported that it was another full hour before NBC confirmed she had indeed upset Veith and gotten the gold medal.
That meant when she finally did her run, the course was quite “chewed up.”
From NTD.tv
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