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Originally Posted by FurnaceFace
The CBC commentators frankly piss me off. They consistently hype up the athlete only to have the athlete turn in a different performance. Just now the commentator says about Hayden "he shouldn't have a problem qualifying for the final" and he ends up in 11th.
WDF?
Perhaps Hayden screwed up the start however shouldn't the commentators NOT hype someone? It's expectation setting and they are setting it awfully high for me.
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He had finished first in the World Championships and swam under 48 seconds in the qualifier which was all he needed to do to qualify for the finals.
That had everything to do with Hayden screwing the pooch, not the commentator overhyping him.
CBC can be guilty of that but there was no reason, other than the fact he is a Canadian in the Olympics, to think that Hayden would not be able to make the final based on past performance.