Let’s do some linkage. Didn’t do any yesterday so it’s time to do some today.
Richard Deitsch of Sports Illustrated has your Olympics Viewing Guide for Sunday.
The Nielsen Wire blog notes that skiing is topping Olympic viewership (not figure skating?) while hockey is the most discussed Olympic sport online.
Nielsen also states that 13% of those viewing the Olympic Opening Ceremony were also surfing the net.
Joanne C. Gerstner of the New York Times says U.S. border towns used to seeing CBC’s coverage of the Olympics find they’re missing out as many viewers don’t have CTV.
Bob Raissman of the New York Daily News says the media with the exception of the Golf Writers Association of America is kowtowing to Tiger Woods.
Phil Mushnick of the New York Post is enjoying Mike Emrick calling the hockey during the Olympics.
Larry Brooks of the Post says hockey is being treated well by the networks of NBC.
Jim Williams of the Washington Examiner talks with gold medal-winning snowboarder Shaun White about how ESPN’s X Games helped to bring his sport into the forefront.
From the Houston Chronicle, David Barron notes that the Tiger Woods apology garnered high ratings locally.
Bob Wolfley of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel says local ratings of the Olympics have now fallen behind Denver for the top spot in the nation watching the Games.
Dusty Saunders of the Denver Post says NBC’s tape delayed coverage of the Olympics continues to draw ratings in the West.
The Los Angeles Daily News’ Tom Hoffarth talks with U.S. women’s hockey star Angela Ruggiero.
In the Marin (CA) Independent Journal, sportscaster Barry Tompkins feels NBC has made the Olympics into reality TV.
Artie Gigantino of the San Francisco Examiner looks at the spring training TV schedules for the A’s and Giants.
David Brenda of the Redding (CA) Record Searchlight says the Giants will be returning to the local airwaves.
Ron Judd of the Seattle Times tried to watch NBC’s Saturday primetime coverage without hurling.
Chris Zelkovich of the Toronto Star notes that the Olympic TV ratings for CTV fell on Friday.
William Houston in Truth & Rumours says CTV did a good job in covering Jon Montgomery’s win in the men’s skeleton on Friday.
The Sports Media Watch has its usual weekend ratings predictions.
SMW notes the 2010 Olympics continue to trend higher than 2006.
That’s going to do it for now.
