CBC announcer Elliotte Friedman says Ryan Lochte beat Michael Phelps in massive screwup

August 11, 2016

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CBC announcer Elliotte Friedman committed a broadcaster’s worst nightmare when he completely botched his call of the men’s 200m individual medley on Thursday at the Summer Olympics in Rio.

Friedman confused Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte because the two were next to each other in their lanes in the pool, and he ended up saying that Lochte was upsetting Phelps and had won the race:

Lololol, CBC commentators mixed up their USA lanes and were SCREAMING about Lochte winning #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/7N2ccxMMMB

— Bryan (@NachoHelmet) August 12, 2016

It was actually Phelps who dusted the competition while Lochte faded and didn’t even medal.

Friedman had nothing left to do but issue this apology:

I'm sorry everyone. I blew it. No excuses

— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) August 12, 2016

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