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Old 07-18-2020, 04:42 AM   #125
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This story has a transcript of the parody video in question: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...an/5370126002/

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In the promotional video for The At-Home Variety Show on the Peacock streaming service, Lipinski and Weir are joined on a video call by “Pitch Perfect” actors Elizabeth Banks and John Michael Higgins.

After Lipinski, the 1998 Olympic gold medalist, introduces footage of Tennell from the Olympics, she says, “Nice camel spin into a toe loop,” even though Tennell does neither a camel spin nor a toe loop in the footage.

Higgins replies: “Yes, the camel toe. Gail’s very familiar with that one.”

Banks, who plays “Pitch Perfect’s” Gail, says, “I am, I am.”

Moments later, Weir jokes, “I’m really hoping we get to see her quads during this program.” Tennell attempted no quadruple jumps at the Olympics.

Banks replies, “Ah, easy, Johnny, your wife’s sitting right there.”

“Gail, we’re co-workers and besties,” Weir says.

“Oh, I see,” Banks says. “Office romance, gotcha.”
If that is the extent of it, it doesn't appear that Lipinski and Weir even said anything inappropriate. It was Banks and Higgins playing clueless hosts who misunderstood and made it inappropriate. Based on that transcript, it seems pretty clear that the figure skating commentary is just a set-up for jokes at the expense of the characters played by Banks and Higgins.

The figure skating video doesn't appear to be online anywhere, but here's a similar one for NASCAR with Dale Earnhardt Jr.




Other than both being lame attempts at humour, there doesn't seem to be any connection between this sketch and Roenick's comments.
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