NBC must be trying to eek every last penny out of their $4.38 billion contract with the IOC, because (for the first time ever, that i know of) they’ve decided to air bits of the paralympics this year. all the same great sports as the “other” oympics, just commentary that’s even worse.
| 15 Mar 14 | … #sparklet is visibly upset that a girl “has” to ski down the mountain with only one leg. #Paralympics |
| 15 Mar 14 | … if there is anything more awesome that a snowboarder going down the slope with two prosthetic legs, I don’t want to know. #Paralympics |
| 9 Mar 14 | … wicked impressed by #Paralympics downhill seated monoskiers. #damn |
| 8 Mar 14 | … fwiw, a guide goes down 20 feet in front of the blind skier, and barks out instructions. #EPIC #ParalympicsVirgin (2/2) |
| 8 Mar 14 | … I’m quite literally watching “visually impaired” downhill alpine skiing. #OMG #ParalympicsVirgin |
| 8 Mar 14 | … this POV Of A Guy On Gymnastic Rings Is Better Than The Whole #Olympics, via @digg http://t.co/2WCaT4BiWw |
| 8 Mar 14 | … am I the only one who associates Russian folk music with @billyjoel? #yeah #sorry #nevermind #ParalympicsWinterGames |
| 8 Mar 14 | … the #Olympics wouldn’t license the #Paralympics their five rings? seriously?!? #ParalympicsVirgin |
| 8 Mar 14 | … I love how Russians will applaud wildly for anybody who speaks their language without butchering it. #ParalympicsWinterGames |
| 8 Mar 14 | … I seriously can’t imagine what is running through #Putin’s head right now. #ParalympicsWinterGames #Ukraine |
| 8 Mar 14 | … turns out the #Paralympics involves athletes w/ a range of disabilities, including mobility, amputations, blindness, and cerebral palsy. |
| 8 Mar 14 | … #Ukraine just got a standing ovation at the #ParalympicsWinterGames. I honestly don’t know what that means. |
| 8 Mar 14 | … oy, #teamUSA for the #Paralympics still has to wear those horrible Polo christmas sweaters. #ParalympicsWinterGames |
| 8 Mar 14 | … cynicism aside, this is actually pretty awesome. #ParalympicsWinterGames |
| 8 Mar 14 | … sled hockey? #awesome #ParalympicsWinterGames |
| 8 Mar 14 | … not sure how to say this, but there are more people walking during the parade of nations than I would have thought. #ParalympicsVirgin |
| 8 Mar 14 | … #fyi, the commercials aren’t any better during the #ParalympicsWinterGames. |
| 8 Mar 14 | … “In Russia, it’s not typically a part of their culture to express joyousness.” #ParalympicsWinterGames #NBCFail #commentatingexcellence |
| 8 Mar 14 | … wonder if the rings will open. #ParalympicsWinterGames |
| 8 Mar 14 | … Putin looks a little stressed. Wonder if everything is okay at home. #ParalympicsWinterGames #Ukraine |
| 8 Mar 14 | … hmmm, making people stand for the national anthem has a different context at the #ParalympicsWinterGames. #ParalympicsVirgin |
| 8 Mar 14 | … if @NBCOlympics brought the “B” team to the #Sochi2014 closing ceremonies, who did they bring to the #Paralympics? #nottheAteam |
| 8 Mar 14 | … “Sports and politics do not mix.” #paralleluniverse #iwanttolivethere #ParalympicsWinterGames |
| 8 Mar 14 | … interesting. The talking head on the #ParalympicsWinterGames says there is tension between #Ukraine and Russia. #whoknew? |
| 8 Mar 14 | … am I the only one watching the Paralympic opening ceremony? #yeah #okay #thatsfine #bastards #ParalympicsWinterGames |
