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I've thought that the figure skating commentary has been pretty solid so far; Button, Bezic and Hamilton actually make a good team because their temperaments blend well.
What I can do with less of are NBC's "Olympic Moments" interludes. They are maudlin at best, but last night the profile of Austrian skier Benjamin Raich was downright insulting. Kudos for highlighting a non-American athelete, but I was frankly insulted at the implication that it was the audience who was obsessed with Bode Miller (NBC: "Believe it or not, Bode Miller is not the only skier at the Olympics").
Miller, for all his talent, is a creation of media hype if there ever was one. I don't need NBC to insult my intelligence and lecture me for not knowing who an Austrian athelete is.
