Japan + China Olympics gold, silver, and bronze → U.S. "It's really boring."" Shocking speech... "Clearly ignoring Asia" to the max [Milan Olympics]

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U.S. broadcasters made remarks that ignored the propaganda of Asian athletes immediately after the Olympic Games, causing international repercussions. With Japan and China monopolizing the podium, local media in Japan were angered by an expert's remarks that he was "boring."

According to US media "USA Today" and Britain's "Daily Mail" on the 8th (Korea Standard Time), Todd Richards (56), a commentator for NBC, a US broadcaster, thought the microphone was turned off after the game and said, "It was really boring." It was so boring. The preliminary round was much more exciting," he said.

The remark went viral. Countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan, have focused on Richaz's rash attitude.

In particular, Japan was furious at Richaz's commentary. "I'm bored" is because Japan's Kira Kimura and Ryoma Kimata swept the gold and silver medals, respectively, and China's Sui Ming took the bronze medal, making Asian countries sweep medals.

On the other hand, American rookie Olly Martin failed to win a medal, finishing fourth. In other words, as soon as their own athletes missed the medal and Asian athletes occupied the podium, they made a mistake.

Japanese media 'The Answer' reported on the 8th, "Is Japan's gold and silver medal 'really terrible' or 'boring'?" and "The U.S. broadcaster sent a slip of the tongue on the air." In addition, the media pointed out, "This remark, which came at a time when the Japanese archipelago is delighted with its first-ever Big Air gold medal, is a behavior that ignores the spirit of the Olympics."

The reaction of Japanese netizens was even more heated. A netizen of "Yahoo Japan" said, "Do you mean that the U.S. or Europe is boring if they don't become champions?" and added, "In the past, there have been many cases of changing the rules of the sport to maintain the strength of the Western world, but Japanese players are crossing the wall with their skills."

In addition, he raised the level of criticism, saying, "As Asia monopolized the medal, the U.S. broadcaster's true intentions came out," and "A commentator who has no respect for other players does not deserve to hold a microphone." Some pointed out, "Volleyball and basketball, which have favorable physical conditions, are left alone, and only apply a harsh standard to sports that Asians are good at."

As the repercussions grew, Richards immediately explained through personal social networking services (SNS). "I was just saying a subjective appreciation that the technical excitement of the final was lower than that of the qualifying round," Riccaj said. "It was something I could say in private and I did not intend to criticize a specific player. All the players were excellent," he stressed.

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