Snowboarding Commentators Receive Criticism
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 02/11/2014 - 01:48The BBC welcomed 22-year-old British snowboarder Aimee Fuller into the announcing booth for the women’s snowboarding slopestyle on Sunday.
Broadcasters Ed Leigh and Tom Warwood joined Fuller, commentating the event.
The network faced criticism after Fuller and the commentators cheered when fellow-British snowboarder’s competitor fell.
While Fuller didn’t make the finals as a competitor, she rooted for teammate Jenny Jones to take home the gold. Austria’s Anna Gasser fell during her turn, resulting in Fuller’s controversial cheers.