Some reporters don't know when to quit

[dreamflower]

Olympic spoilerishness behind the cut. If you are planning to watch last night later on, please skip.

The main interest for me in the Olympics is the figure skating. But since NBC cleverly puts most (but not all) of that at the end of the evening, I end up watching some of the other stuff too (which is what they want, isn't it?) The majority of the time I'm reading or computing or knitting or something, and only look up if the figure skating comes on or something catches my interest.

The slalom skiing just happened to catch my attention, and I watched with curiosity as Bode Miller waited to learn if his early lead would still leave him with a medal. It did--he ended up tied for bronze. (Which in a sport where things are counted down to fractions of seconds seems pretty amazing.)

Then as the reporter (who ignored the gold medalist--because, duh! another country, so why bother?) began to interview him, she kept harping on his brother who died and how was he feeling? Well, how do you EXPECT someone to feel when he has suffered a recent bereavement, and must face a special moment without that person? But she kept on and on and on until she brought him to break down in tears!

I guess she learned her interview technique at the Rita Skeeter School of Journalism. I wonder if she has a "Quick Quill"?