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<blockquote data-quote="geezer" data-source="post: 3031795" data-attributes="member: 71765"><p>I was stationed in England for the 1988 Summer (Seoul) and Winter (Calgary) Olympics.</p><p></p><p>This was pre-cable, so the only television source was the BBC.</p><p></p><p>BBC would only do in-depth coverage of events that had a Brit competitor--and it would cease following that event when said Brit competitor was eliminated from the competition. </p><p></p><p>Thus, for the Summer Olympics the only sport televised from start to finish was the Women's Javelin, as Fatima Whitbread proceeded to win the Silver Medal. The Winter Olympics was focused on Michael Edwards aka "Eddie the Eagle"--the ski jumper who finished dead last in every event</p><p></p><p>Other events were covered in a random fashion; medal winners were announced every now and then (and sometimes never).</p><p></p><p>But there were no commercials.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="geezer, post: 3031795, member: 71765"] I was stationed in England for the 1988 Summer (Seoul) and Winter (Calgary) Olympics. This was pre-cable, so the only television source was the BBC. BBC would only do in-depth coverage of events that had a Brit competitor--and it would cease following that event when said Brit competitor was eliminated from the competition. Thus, for the Summer Olympics the only sport televised from start to finish was the Women's Javelin, as Fatima Whitbread proceeded to win the Silver Medal. The Winter Olympics was focused on Michael Edwards aka "Eddie the Eagle"--the ski jumper who finished dead last in every event Other events were covered in a random fashion; medal winners were announced every now and then (and sometimes never). But there were no commercials. [/QUOTE]
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