don whitman

I think the CBC coverage of the Beijing Olympics has been the best I’ve ever seen. There are the usual weak spots, but overall the play-by-play and the analysis has been very strong. Scott Russell and Diana Swain have good chemistry. There is no one who can beat Steve Armitage in calling a tight race, be it speed skating (“Stride for stride to the line!”) or swimming (“Stroke for stroke to the wall!”). Anne Montminy has done a much better job at explaining diving than previous analysts they’ve had, and Donovan Bailey and David Moorcroft have been fun and insightful at the track.