Paralympic Winter Games: Skimpy Media Coverage Sparks Outrage

0:00In Sydney today, March 13th. The Paralympic Winter Games are underway in Milano Cortina, but athletes and fans are upset over the skimpy media coverage. Unlike the recent Winter Olympics, which got wall-to-wall free broadcasts, Paralympians are stuck with short highlights or paid streams in places like Australia and the United States. In Australia, Channel 9 offers just a 90 minute highlights show daily on free TV after lunch, with full events only on their streaming service. 9 now or stand sport. Over in the US, NBC and Peacock face similar gripes for limited access and weak commentary. Gold medalist Hunter Woodhall blasted NBC on social media, calling their effort half-hearted compared to the stellar Paris Summer Paralympics. Other voices like British lifter, the Wii sub-den and Aussie experts agree these elite athletes deserve equal spotlight in celebration. This echoes a long history of spotty Paralympic coverage, especially for winter events, dating

1:00back decades when even summer games got little airtime, until breakthroughs like the United Kingdom's Channel 4 in 2012. Channel 9 defends their setup with free streams and replays, while fans hope for more. Woodhall even offered to commentate, signaling a push for better visibility to inspire young disabled athletes worldwide. A quick thank you to our sponsor of today's episode, Your Pillow, Your Podcast, Your Moment, made for listening in bed, S-O-L-I, solely pillow.com.