You're not going to get away with this, IOC. (Mark Davis/Getty Images) Earlier this month, NBC sportscaster Bob Costas vowed to browbeat the Olympic committee over what he called a "baffling" decision not to include a moment of silence at the opening ceremony for the 11 Israeli athletes murdered at the Munich Olympics exactly 40 years ago. "I intend to note that the IOC denied the request," he told the Hollywood Reporter. "Many people find that denial more than puzzling but insensitive." Well, yesterday, during the live broadcast, Costas kept true to his word. As the Israeli delegation of athletes entered the London arena, following the super-fun opening ceremony, he held his own on-air memorial service.
Costas then went quiet for about 12 seconds — "an eternity in TV time," THR reminds us — before going back to NBC's regular coverage of the country-by-country parade of questionable outfit choices.
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