and karma steps in to make the world right again… and Vick is back in the NFL… and I’m off topic again…
Okay putting this aside…
Sven’s coach told him to switch tracks and got him disqualified, even though he was on a great run and was probably gonna break records and be sure of a gold medal.
10 bucks says the coach is gonna be shot by a dutch ice skating fanatic within the next 7 days.
At that level you need to know what lane to be in. I don’t care what the coach said.
edit for those who are unaware:
[quote]PaddyM wrote:
At that level you need to know what lane to be in. I don’t care what the coach said.[/quote]
Yup. It’s not that hard to remember when to switch lanes.
Why do people have an opinion on this kid based on just ONE interview?? He was probably still full of adrenaline from his race…
Regarding to his wrong switch, he was probably in a state of trance (he was destroying an Olympic record with seemingly minimal effort.)
Yes Im Dutch and biased. (He is kind of cocky btw.)
[quote]Snaty wrote:
Why do people have an opinion on this kid based on just ONE interview?? He was probably still full of adrenaline from his race…
Regarding to his wrong switch, he was probably in a state of trance (he was destroying an Olympic record with seemingly minimal effort.)
Yes Im Dutch and biased. (He is kind of cocky btw.)[/quote]
Gee, we aren’t judging by one interview. If he was sorry for how he acted, there would be no discussion. He was clearly NOT sorry and was still making fun of the woman at his NEXT interview. You missed this?
It is that hard following the discussion?
First of Im not saying that his response was correct, I think it was rude and inappropriate myself. I just don’t know him personally, perhaps he feels bad about his reaction and it just doesnt show.
[quote]Snaty wrote:
First of Im not saying that his response was correct, I think it was rude and inappropriate myself. I just don’t know him personally, perhaps he feels bad about his reaction and it just doesnt show. [/quote]
These types of responses looking for any reason in the world to excuse this jackass are why there is even a discussion.
The second interview was NOT in the heat of the moment.
If fucking Kanye West’s crazy ass can say, “I’m sorry” for acting like a douche on tv, why can’t this guy?
Aaah you meant the interview I posted before, youre right about that he should have made some sort of apology. The translation isnt really accurate though…
If he were American he would have been crucified.
I wish that reporter had been there to interview him after this last race and asked him if he was stupid. But she would probably have been too professional seeing how she went along with his insulting behavior the first time.
Sucker!
Wow you guys really have a grudge against this guy huh. I don’t get it, Americans can act all arrogant whenever they want because they ARE the world. When some Dutch athlete is not amused by this chick reporter not having her facts straight suddenly it’s the end of the world. Why is that? Because it was a US reporter? GTFO.
Anyone thinking it’s funny this guy missed out on the gold in his last race is a real asshole. These athletes work years towards this point and then it gets fucked up. That is nothing short of a true drama.
Also, people saying “it’s just switching lanes, it’s not rocket science”, this guy is so used to doing this he’s on an automatic pilot. For him it’s like locking your door when you go out, turning off the gas when you’re done cooking. What if you go out, you lock the door and all and a few mins later someone asks you “hey dude, did you lock your door?”. You don’t remember, because it’s such an automatic thing to do, you doubt yourself, you go check. That’s exactly what he did here.
[quote]WormwoodTheory wrote:
alternate responses:
“I don’t know, I wasn’t paying attention.”
“What the hell is an Olympic?”
holds up medal “This thing, I guess…”
“Misogyny.” [/quote]
another:
“You DO know I’m an Olympic champion, right?”
I’ve taken to answering various people asking for stuff at work with an accent “Are you stupid? No. No. I’m not gonna do that.”
[quote]debraD wrote:
I’ve taken to answering various people asking for stuff at work with an accent “Are you stupid? No. No. I’m not gonna do that.”[/quote]
How have the Olympic games you’ve been to? Weren’t you at that race? What else did you go to?
[quote]pradaboy wrote:
Wow you guys really have a grudge against this guy huh. I don’t get it, Americans can act all arrogant whenever they want because they ARE the world. When some Dutch athlete is not amused by this chick reporter not having her facts straight suddenly it’s the end of the world. Why is that? Because it was a US reporter? GTFO.
Anyone thinking it’s funny this guy missed out on the gold in his last race is a real asshole. These athletes work years towards this point and then it gets fucked up. That is nothing short of a true drama.
Also, people saying “it’s just switching lanes, it’s not rocket science”, this guy is so used to doing this he’s on an automatic pilot. For him it’s like locking your door when you go out, turning off the gas when you’re done cooking. What if you go out, you lock the door and all and a few mins later someone asks you “hey dude, did you lock your door?”. You don’t remember, because it’s such an automatic thing to do, you doubt yourself, you go check. That’s exactly what he did here.[/quote]
boo fucking hooo
this thread was started to pat the asshole on the back. Too bad the comments didn’t go the way you wanted them to go. You bashed Americans when they weren’t even the assholes in that interview. Thank goodness Karma happens.
Even SVEN the wunderkind said he should have known what lane.
stupid is as stupid does
Karma doesn’t exist.
Its funny how we are holding an athlete from an obscure sport to the same standards as North American sports heros when it comes to interviewing skills. Top north american athletes are coached in interviewing, hell look at Sidney Crosby. The kid was as articulate in an interview as an enlish prof before he was drafted. I dont know much about other countries but I doubt they put as much time/money into something so trivial as an interview.
I imagine they even have a hard time getting funding together for training for their actual event. Its not like this is a soccer player (whom our overseas cousins seem to be so fond of), hes a speed skater. The big north american leagues are businesses, the athletes are just as much the product as the on field play is. Fuck, look what the NBA did to AI and the likes with their dress codes. This guy is a pure athlete, not someone who is concerned about his public imagine. Olympics are full of athletes, not everyone is a professional in their sport.
Some barely make ends meet. Regardless of the reason for her asking the questions she asked, it was an emotional, raw response, not like the trained and practiced responses we are used to hearing from North American athletes such as “Well we trained really hard all year, I’d like to thank my coaches, family, god…etc etc”.