Occassional thoughts about orienteering
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Saturday, June 19, 2004 O' as a spectator sportIt seems to me that there are two ways to make O' a spectator sport (and I used the term spectator loosely).The first approach is to cover an event start to finish, using split times and announcers to try to keep the crowd informed about what is going on. It works best with relay or other mass start races. The advantage to this sort of coverage is you get a good sense of how long the events are. You also get the sense of a live event -- you wonder what is going on out in the forest between radio reports. But, if you aren't an orienteer (and even if you are) it isn't necessarily exciting. This weekend's Jukola coverage on the internet was a good example of the approach. The second approach is the "Sportcenter" approach. Film the runners at the start, at a control or two in the forest, then at the finish. Film a few interviews, before and after the race. Then edit the whole thing together to tell a story. Essentially, you're treating O' like a the Sportcenter report of a football game. You get the highlights, you get the story, and if you're lucky you get some nice pictures. It might make orienteering interesting (for a few minutes) for a non-orienteer. Swedish TV is doing a decent job of this approach. Go to SVT's sports and look for the link to "13/6 OL eliteseriefinalen" on the left side of the page. (The start of the long O' race where the runners run right through the announcer is amusing). posted by Michael | 7:10 PM 
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