Karma's a bitch, Kramer.
Normally I'd feel terrible for Winter Olympics speedskater Sven Kramer, Netherlands, who seemingly won the 10,000m race (he won gold in the 5,000m days before) but was DQ'd afterwards for an improper lane change - a lane change Kramer's coach told him to make.
The reason I DON'T feel a stitch of empathy for Kramer is because of this NBC interview with Kramer after he had won the 5,000m. Watch the video below - Kramer is speaking with a Dutch journalist, recounting his interview with the NBC reporter.
I actually feel worse for the coach. Kramer's a real douche.
NOTE: The video above has been pulled by NBC. In it, Kramer was talking to a Netherlands reporter about his interview with an NBC reporter. The American reporter asked Kramer to slate his name, country and what race he just finished (this was the 5000m). He said to her, "What, are you stupid? Hell no I’m not going to do that.” The reporter said that they introduce every tape like that. Then he told the Netherlands reporter that the NBC reporter was right there and saw what race he had just finished and that it was dumb for her to ask him that question. Kramer and the Netherlands reporter both agreed, "Well American and Canadians - they don't care about speedskating like we do".
February 25, 2010 12:01 AM
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Kramer calmed down the next day, saying, “I’m not a person that is really mad for a long time,” he said. “It doesn’t help me, it doesn’t help the team. I said to him we have to go forward. We have to go for more victories. That’s important for me and for him.”
first impressions though, are a bitch.
the video (which was accessible via my blog) has been pulled by NBC. in it, Kramer was talking to a Netherlands reporter about his interview with an NBC reporter. the reporter asked him to slate his name, country and what race he just finished (this was the 5000m). he said to her, "what, are you stupid?". she said we introduce every tape like that. then he told the Netherlands reporter that the NBC reporter was right there and how dumb it was for her to ask him that. Kramer and the Netherlands reporter both agreed, "well American and Canadians - they don't care about speedskating like we do".
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