How NBC Flubbed Its Coverage, Reported The Wrong Gold Medalist, Then Botched The Correction Of One Of The Most Stunning Upsets In Olympic History

GIF When Ester Ledecká crossed the finish line of this morning’s run of the women’s Super-G a hundredth of a second ahead of reigning gold medalist Anna Veith, the Czech couldn’t believe she’d beaten the Austrian champ. Ledecká, after all, is best known for her achievements in a completely different event: snowboarding, where she’s won…

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Katie Couric Once Said Matt Lauer’s ‘Most Annoying Habit’ Is That He ‘Pinches Me On the Ass a Lot’

Plead the Fifth, the recurring Watch What Happens Live! segment during which host Andy Cohen asks guests to discuss topics they generally avoid, has long been known as a fount of celebrity shade. Over the years we’ve watched Brandi Glanville comment on the alleged odor of Joanna Krupa’s vagina, Charlize Theron address her Soulcycle “feud”…

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Bonfire of the Intelligence Vanities – WSJ

Putin is the winner as Washington melts down over Russian hacking. A part of the declassified version Intelligence Community Assessment on Russia’s efforts to interfere with the U.S. political process is photographed in Washington, Friday, Jan. 6, 2017. PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS Updated Jan. 8, 2017 10:20 p.m. ET 721 COMMENTS What a spectacle. Two weeks before a peaceful…

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