Gumbel remarked that he never watches them and pointed out that the ancient Greeks never heard of skating or skiing. "So try not to laugh when someone says these are the world's greatest athletes, despite a paucity of blacks that makes the Winter Games look like a GOP convention," Gumbel commented.

 

http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2006-02-14/tv/2

 

Really Bryant? Wanna tell that to 2005 speed skating world champion Shani Davis?

 

 

Or perhaps he can explain to Sweden's Lina Andersson's gold medal is meaningless because she only had to sprint 1.5 kilometers on nordic skis to win it.

 

 

What a moron.

I can't testify as to whether or not the man is a moron, but couldn't he just be joking?

I can't testify as to whether or not the man is a moron, but couldn't he just be joking?

 

Didn't sound like it, but joking or not, if the role was reversed, white man saying this about another group, the guy would be fired and labeled a racist. I don't think he should be fired, just labeled a moron.

There's just something incredibly hilarious about Bryant Gumble and Winter Olympics in the same sentence.