The Official 2016 Olympics thread: Medals Are For the Elite but Zika is For Everybody
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Tanahashi Coates
Superstar
This Puerto Rico women's volleyball team. Especially Number 9 
Chrishaune
Veteran
Al has those one liners on the today show.....
NBC Sports came under scrutiny again Tuesday after veteran broadcaster Chris Marlowe referred to the spouse of gay beach volleyball Larissa Franca as her “husband.”
Franca and her Brazilian beach volleyball partner Talita Antunes had just swept Team USA’s Lauren Fendrick and Brooke Sweat on Tuesday when NBC’s cameras showed Franca embrace Liliane Maestrini.
"She gives a hug to Lili,” Marlowe said. “That is her husband. She married Lili in 2013."
The reaction was swift as Outsports.com was among the first to report the slight. Former NBA player Jason Collins, the first openly gay player in a major U.S. pro sport to come out during his career, was among those who chimed in on Twitter.
NBC has already been roundly criticized for other statements made during the first few days of the Rio Games.
The network released this statement from Marlowe on Tuesday night: “I’m sorry for the mistake today. Clearly, Liliane is Larissa’s wife.”
Gymnastics announcer Al Trautwig refused to call Simone Biles’ adoptive parents her actual parents. Dan Hicks told viewers that the husband and coach of Hungarian swimmer Katinka Hosszu “the guy responsible” for her success. According to Outsports.com, NBC failed to acknowledge the boyfriend/fiance of British men's synchronized diving competitor Tom Daley during Monday’s broadcast even as cameras focused in on him in the stands.
Marlowe was an elite volleyball player before he became a broadcaster. He was captain of the U.S. men’s volleyball team when it won gold at the 1984 Summer games.
Marlowe is a longtime broadcaster for the Denver Nuggets and the Rio Games are his at least the seventh Olympic Games he has covered as part of NBC’s broadcast crew.
Franca and her Brazilian beach volleyball partner Talita Antunes had just swept Team USA’s Lauren Fendrick and Brooke Sweat on Tuesday when NBC’s cameras showed Franca embrace Liliane Maestrini.
"She gives a hug to Lili,” Marlowe said. “That is her husband. She married Lili in 2013."
The reaction was swift as Outsports.com was among the first to report the slight. Former NBA player Jason Collins, the first openly gay player in a major U.S. pro sport to come out during his career, was among those who chimed in on Twitter.
NBC has already been roundly criticized for other statements made during the first few days of the Rio Games.
The network released this statement from Marlowe on Tuesday night: “I’m sorry for the mistake today. Clearly, Liliane is Larissa’s wife.”
Gymnastics announcer Al Trautwig refused to call Simone Biles’ adoptive parents her actual parents. Dan Hicks told viewers that the husband and coach of Hungarian swimmer Katinka Hosszu “the guy responsible” for her success. According to Outsports.com, NBC failed to acknowledge the boyfriend/fiance of British men's synchronized diving competitor Tom Daley during Monday’s broadcast even as cameras focused in on him in the stands.
Marlowe was an elite volleyball player before he became a broadcaster. He was captain of the U.S. men’s volleyball team when it won gold at the 1984 Summer games.
Marlowe is a longtime broadcaster for the Denver Nuggets and the Rio Games are his at least the seventh Olympic Games he has covered as part of NBC’s broadcast crew.
The Fukin Prophecy
RIP Champ
Somebody was seriously mad about that and perceived it as a slight...NBC Sports came under scrutiny again Tuesday after veteran broadcaster Chris Marlowe referred to the spouse of gay beach volleyball Larissa Franca as her “husband.”
Franca and her Brazilian beach volleyball partner Talita Antunes had just swept Team USA’s Lauren Fendrick and Brooke Sweat on Tuesday when NBC’s cameras showed Franca embrace Liliane Maestrini.
"She gives a hug to Lili,” Marlowe said. “That is her husband. She married Lili in 2013."
The reaction was swift as Outsports.com was among the first to report the slight. Former NBA player Jason Collins, the first openly gay player in a major U.S. pro sport to come out during his career, was among those who chimed in on Twitter.
NBC has already been roundly criticized for other statements made during the first few days of the Rio Games.
The network released this statement from Marlowe on Tuesday night: “I’m sorry for the mistake today. Clearly, Liliane is Larissa’s wife.”
Gymnastics announcer Al Trautwig refused to call Simone Biles’ adoptive parents her actual parents. Dan Hicks told viewers that the husband and coach of Hungarian swimmer Katinka Hosszu “the guy responsible” for her success. According to Outsports.com, NBC failed to acknowledge the boyfriend/fiance of British men's synchronized diving competitor Tom Daley during Monday’s broadcast even as cameras focused in on him in the stands.
Marlowe was an elite volleyball player before he became a broadcaster. He was captain of the U.S. men’s volleyball team when it won gold at the 1984 Summer games.
Marlowe is a longtime broadcaster for the Denver Nuggets and the Rio Games are his at least the seventh Olympic Games he has covered as part of NBC’s broadcast crew.
Fuxking fakkits always gotta blow something trivial out of proportion to bring attention to themselves...
DynamoEAR
All Star
the swimmers and klay right
Aly Raisman in the offseason
Goodness gracious.
DonKnock
KPJ Gonna Save Us
Somebody was seriously mad about that and perceived it as a slight...
Fuxking fakkits always gotta blow something trivial out of proportion to bring attention to themselves...
I'm still waiting on my apology from the LGBTXYZ about Hope Solo blowing the Womens soccer match yesterday though
peyo32
Rookie
France Rugby Team is looking golden
Wonder why Aly she aint featured more in the other Olympics thread 
*internally screams*
*internally screams*
