NBC and Peacock are taking heat for their broadcasting decision in the wake of Lindsey Vonn's "horrifying" injury on Sunday morning.
Vonn, 41, was airlifted off of the mountain following a devastating crash at the Winter Olympics on Sunday morning. The iconic American skier lost control of her skis while competing in the downhill race. She lost control of her skis, flew through the air and then crashed hard into the icy mountain.
The American skier, who was competing with a torn ACL suffered in a previous race, was strapped to a gurney and flown away. Her condition at this time is unclear.
"She'll be OK, but it's going to be a bit of a process," said Anouk Patty, chief of sport for U.S. Ski and Snowboard. "This sport's brutal and people need to remember when they're watching [that] these athletes are throwing themselves down a mountain and going really, really fast."
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But after Vonn suffered her injury, her screaming pains in agony could be heard on the NBC and Peacock broadcast.
"Oh jeez, Lindsey Vonn suffered a major wipeout very early in the run. Hard to watch. Crowd totally silent on TV while they go attend to her," Mitch Goldich of Sports Illustrated wrote.
"You could hear Vonn screaming in pain on the mountain for a while during the delay here. Tough to watch."
Some fans had issues with NBC airing the screams, calling it 'classless'
Fans debated if those kind of images and audio should be shared.
"Whoever is choosing the images to show at Winter Olympics should hang their head in shame," said a post on X. "Playing Vonn’s horrific crash on repeat, allowing us to hear her sob in pain is unforgivable."
Another wrote: "I don't know why they need to keep replay that crashes of Lindsey Vonn, I think we don't need to watch and hear it over and over again, It's heartbreaking."
"Lindsay Vonn went absolutely full send and you have to respect that but hearing her scream on the mountain is just…gutting," one fan added.
"Classless, in my opinion," another fan wrote.
"Just horrific," one fan added.
What do you make of NBC's decision to air her injury - and screaming agony - in full on Sunday morning?