Instead of a race, endless interviews were shown. No one understood that Nepryaeva did not win.

Yugorsk marathon turned out to be chic. But his display is a complete disgrace

The organizers of the Yugra Marathon make the competition more comfortable and convenient from race to race. The number of tents and changing rooms is growing, and this year an open bathhouse has appeared. The beauty! The number of participants is also increasing – this time there were more than 3,000 of them. And Sergey Kryanin is sure that this is only the beginning, and in the coming years, under 20 thousand people will be able to go to the start. Like the most famous ski marathons in the world.

Talk Marathon

The advantage this time was the sharpest fight. About a dozen athletes simultaneously jumped to the finish line of fifty dollars – these are biathletes Eduard Latypov, Nikita Porshnev and Anton Babikov, and sprinter Gleb Retivykh, and marathon specialist Raul Shakirzyanov, and Alexander Legkov, who retired a long time ago, but continues to train. One of the heroes of Beijing 2022, Ivan Yakimushkin, won. In terms of the sports component, this race has become an ornament of the Russian season. But none of the viewers really understood anything.

The reason is the worst display. To the one who took on the guarantees for the picture, there are big questions. The cameras showed only general views, there were practically no cut-offs. That is, almost no one had an understanding of what was happening in the race. “Match TV”, which broadcasted live, did not show the race for most of the marathon, but took endless interviews in which famous veterans or those who ran 5 and 25 km alternately talked about the incredible atmosphere.

About the events on the news track was at a minimum.

Mission Impossible

The apotheosis was the denouement in the women's tournament. Both the commentators and the correspondent who met everyone after the finish were sure that Natalya Nepryaeva won another victory. Although she with a smile handed out fives to everyone, while Anastasia Kuleshova was the first to finish the distance. The Olympic champion even said in a flash interview that she did not win, but they stubbornly refused to hear her. And only when Kuleshova, shocked by the question “Are you satisfied with the result?”, noticed that it was difficult to be dissatisfied with the first place, the puzzle for the main sports channel of the country took shape.

Naturally, this should not be. To provide a show at a normal level for the region where the Biathlon World Cup finals were held is not such an impossible mission. Moreover, there is something to show. And broadcasting in this form is disrespectful to sports fans. The presenters tried to save the picture with their knowledge and eloquence, but if you want to watch the race, and you are fed endless interviews for several hours, then next time you will think a hundred times whether it is worth turning on the TV or is it a senseless waste of time and it is enough to study the final protocols.