I know. That just shows how unprofessional some of the commentators out there are, and the fact that they don't have the slightest idea of what they're saying. :no:
It was terrible indeed. It was like one of the commentators had a personal antipathy towards Daisuke because as they were talking about how Yuzuru's gold would be a first for Japan, this particular commentator felt the need to add the fact that Daisuke had "barely managed to get on the lowest position of the podium in 2010". I found this very disrespectful to the point of offensive, but I was aware they were mostly talking from their personal point of views rather than an objective and professional opinion as it should have been. In the end I'm sure Daisuke's skating itself made more impact on the viewers rather than what a couple of unprofessional commentators had to say.
I wouldn't expect anything less from Kurt Browning, he is always providing insightful, professional comments and I'm sure he knows better than everyone else the things Daisuke had to go through to deliver those programs.
That certainly was extremely unprofessional of the commentator to make such negative remarks. I'm glad that you were able to brush it off as being a "personal point of view" but as a professional on live TV this commentator was not really doing his/her job. They are supposed to keep personal opinions to themselves and do what they are paid to do.
As for Kurt Browning he always does a great job with his commentary, no matter who the skater is, and I think he's a big fan of Daisuke's which doesn't surprise me because they are both so artistic. Knowing that you are a big Daisuke fan (and our resident Daisuke historian) I wish you had been able to watch the CBC broadcast instead of the one you were subjected to. As disappointed as I was when Daisuke received his scores I found that the CBC commentators combined glowing remarks gave me a bit of comfort.