diumenge, de febrer 19, 2006
2006 Winter Olympics - The Mixtape
Turin, Italy --- Early winners at this year’s winter Olympics are expressing their
anger over the medals they received. Step on to any flight departing from Turin, Italy and there is no doubt your ears will be overwhelmed from the cacophony of angry athletes. These negative feelings are transcending language barriers as an international committee is already in the works to find a resolution.
The problem is that the gold, silver, and bronze medals do not play on any of the athlete’s CD players. Many of the athletes were thrilled when it was announced that the International Olympic Committee would be handing out medals with a new design. While athletes were focusing on the medals resemblance to a CD and praising the IOC for finally modernizing the award none of them read the fine print that details how the disk would feature no music on it.
The inner circles of winter sports have been debating, for weeks now, exactly what type of music would featured on the disk, and if it would be different for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place each. Many feared that the music on the silver and bronze discs would make them regret placing at all.
“I was just hoping to come home with a good mix CD, you know.” says U.S. athlete Joey Cheek who has earned multiple medals. “I didn’t find out that it wasn’t really CD until after I got my 2nd medal. I think I would have prepared a little different if I would have known that it wasn’t a CD. I feel hosed!”
The olympic village, which houses the athletes, could be best described as a sprinkler party with how many other athletes are sharing Mr. Cheek’s “hosed” feeling.
The Recording Industry Association of America has also joined the picture with concerns over piracy. The RIAA wants the IOC to guarantee that athletes will not go home and share their Medals over the internet.
The IOC has issued a statement explaining the situation and lack of music on the medals to all parties concerned. The furor has yet be calmed b/c the statement was issued in the IOC’s standard language - French. The lack of athletes from France who have any chance of competing for a medal in a sport that has more than 50 fans has kept word from trickling down to more relevant athletes.
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anger over the medals they received. Step on to any flight departing from Turin, Italy and there is no doubt your ears will be overwhelmed from the cacophony of angry athletes. These negative feelings are transcending language barriers as an international committee is already in the works to find a resolution.The problem is that the gold, silver, and bronze medals do not play on any of the athlete’s CD players. Many of the athletes were thrilled when it was announced that the International Olympic Committee would be handing out medals with a new design. While athletes were focusing on the medals resemblance to a CD and praising the IOC for finally modernizing the award none of them read the fine print that details how the disk would feature no music on it.
The inner circles of winter sports have been debating, for weeks now, exactly what type of music would featured on the disk, and if it would be different for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place each. Many feared that the music on the silver and bronze discs would make them regret placing at all.
“I was just hoping to come home with a good mix CD, you know.” says U.S. athlete Joey Cheek who has earned multiple medals. “I didn’t find out that it wasn’t really CD until after I got my 2nd medal. I think I would have prepared a little different if I would have known that it wasn’t a CD. I feel hosed!”
The olympic village, which houses the athletes, could be best described as a sprinkler party with how many other athletes are sharing Mr. Cheek’s “hosed” feeling.
The Recording Industry Association of America has also joined the picture with concerns over piracy. The RIAA wants the IOC to guarantee that athletes will not go home and share their Medals over the internet.
The IOC has issued a statement explaining the situation and lack of music on the medals to all parties concerned. The furor has yet be calmed b/c the statement was issued in the IOC’s standard language - French. The lack of athletes from France who have any chance of competing for a medal in a sport that has more than 50 fans has kept word from trickling down to more relevant athletes.
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