FIS worldcup. Women’s slalom event.
Big Croatian girl back from a 2 year absence because of knee surgery is on her first run. Todd Brooker is reporting:
TB: “… you can see she’s really digging her edges in and fighting hard to stay close to each gate… she’s really not smooth on her edges… really fighting for control each turn… it’s really going to slow her down…”
<mid time is posted as being 1.5 seconds ahead of current leader>
TB: “… she must be really accelerating out of those turns… giving all she’s got… she’s a strong and powerful competitor… that time off has really done her some good…”
For Fuck Sakes Todd (and the rest of your ilk - I’m talking to you, Bob Role!), shut the fuck up!!!
Don’t get me wrong… I like Todd as an athlete. He was the last of the Crazy Canucks and though he wasn’t as successful as Ken Read or Steve Podborsky, he was still one of the greats of Canadian downhill skiing.
But god, if I had a dollar for every talking-out-their-ass comment from a sports commentator trying to predict what a given athlete is doing/thinking during the event…