[Red Gerard]NBC * MOST VIEWERS WATCHING THE OLYMPICS ON NBC ON SATURDAY NIGHT ASSUMED THAT THE EVENTS BEING SHOWN WERE LIVE. * IT TURNED OUT THE MEN'S SLOPESTYLE EVENT WAS ON A 30-MINUTE TAPE-DELAY. * THE USOC CONGRATULATED AMERICAN RED GERARD FOR WINNING THE FIRST GOLD OF THE OLYMPICS FOR THE US, ABOUT 15 MINUTES BEFORE HIS FINAL RUN WAS SHOWN ON NBC AND ABOUT 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE EVENT WAS OVER. * DESPITE THE SIGNIFICANT TAPE-DELAY, NBC STILL WAS UNABLE TO SENSOR MULTIPLE BAD WORDS THAT WERE CLEARLY AUDIBLE DURING GERARD'S CELEBRATION. ------------------------- Another American gold medal performance being shown in primetime on NBC was spoiled for viewers who were also paying attention to social media. It turned out that the men's slopestyle event — that most viewers assumed was being shown live — was actually on tape-delay of about 30 minutes.SEE THE REST OF THE STORY AT BUSINESS INSIDERNOW WATCH: No one wants to host the Olympics anymore — will they go away? SEE ALSO: * The 169-athlete Russian Olympic team walked out in neutral colors holding the Olympic flag at the opening ceremony * Why Greece always leads the parade of athletes at the Olympic opening ceremony and how the rest of the order is determined * WINTER OLYMPICS: Here are the biggest moments from the opening ceremony SEE ALSO: THE BIGGEST STARS TO WATCH AT THE 2018 WINTER OLYMPICS DON'T MISS: THE REST OF OUR WINTER OLYMPICS COVERAGE
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