NBC Accidentally Aired Vulgar Language Overheard by Millions from Shaun White's Olympic Gold Winning Moment

Vulgar statements were captured on NBC's 2010 Olympics coverage when Shaun White celebrated with his coach after the halfpipe finals. Coach Bud Keene might of thought he was whispering or that noone was able to hear what he was saying to Shaun White before his final run on the halfpipe, but the comments were heard by the millions watching the live broadcast.

Shaun White already knew before he had to make his final run that nobody had beat his score from the first round. He was fully aware that the gold was all his and he was going to win automatically. Coach Bud Keene celebrated with Shaun at the top of the final run and they were in their own zone. Some of the comments during their celebration were picked up by NBC's microphones and aired by mistake.

The comments heard were these:

Bud Keene: "What do you want to do?"

Shaun White: "I don't know man, ride down the middle"

Bud Keene: "No, have some fun!"

Shaun White: "Drop a double mick?"

Bud Keene: "Yeah , drop a double mick at the end. Do what ever you want and (vulgar language) send that thing." "Make sure you stomp the (vulgar language) out of that thing."

The NBC announcers apologized for the comments that were said by coach Bud Keene and Shaun White. They should not of been aired though. Where was the censor beeper guy? There are people that actually get paid to sit there and watch the event in a nice comfy chair with some hot chocolate and they can't even hit the censor button?

These two athletes have freedom of speech. If they want to swear during their celebration, then let them enjoy the (vulgar language) moment how they like to. People work so hard for many years to get to the Olympics. They train for hours daily, dedicating the majority of each and every day to their sport. It really is NBC's responsibility to make sure they have all aspects of the audio broadcast covered in the event of an athlete's remarks getting out of control.

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