BBC presenter Gabby Logan has come under fire online after using an expletive during live coverage of the Olympics on Friday evening.
Logan, 51, had been chatting with the BBC Athletics panel, which includes Jessica Ennis-Hill and Michael Johnson. As they discussed the USA's performance in the 4x100m relay, Logan twice used what is considered a "rude" word pre-watershed.
Four USA sprinters were among the favourites ahead of the race, but unfortunately, an error with one of the handovers meant they were disqualified.
Canada, headed up by sprinter Andre De Grasse, took gold, with South Africa in second place with silver and Team GB claiming bronze.
Later, Team GB's Amber Anning finished just 0.32 seconds shy of a podium win, and after the cameras cut back to the studio, Logan caught viewers up with the evening's athletics.
"Well done to Amber, a fantastic performance in a really quick final as well, she should be enormously proud of her Olympic games," she commented.
She continued: "OK, we've just had a kind of spoiler alert if you've just joined us on BBC One because Michael said, especially the way the USA c**ked up, so let's go back and see the whole of that 4x100m relay in the men's final."
Not long after, Logan could be heard describing the moment as a "c**k up" once again, which led to some displeased comments on X because the language was used before the 9pm watershed.
BBC Olympics fans pointed out Gabby Logan had used a "rude" word
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"Did I just hear Gabby Logan use the term "c**k-up" to describe the USA relay performance? #Paris2024," one wrote.
"C**k up*@GabbyLogan can you say that?... !!" another shared.
Someone else added: "Not good to hear @GabbyLogan use the technical term C**k-up when describing USA men's relay error.. let's keep it professional."
Defending her, another person penned: "She summed it up perfectly!"
Someone else fumed: "Gabby Logan is utterly useless. Asks the wrong questions, extremely smug for some unknown reason & doesn’t really have much chemistry with any of her guests #bbcolympics."
However, others applauded her analysis, with one viewer writing: "The BBC's athletics presenting lineup is classy as hell, right? Charismatic, warm, funny and insightful. Denise Lewis and Jessica Ennis-Hill reflecting on Katarina Johnson-Thompson's silver medal was heartwarming. Gabby Logan flawless. Michael Johnson the absolute boss."
Gabby Logan was slammed online by some who fumed 'keep it professional'
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"Hey Gabby, I’ve been watching the Olympics all the way though, and you’ve literally been the best presenter," another remarked.
It comes soon after Logan waded into an online row sparked after her colleague Clare Balding's comments resulted in a "classism" debate.
Badling, 53, came under fire online this week after expressing surprise when former Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington, 35, mentioned that no Olympic stars had ever visited her school when she was younger.
Balding is covering some of the current Olympic Games for the BBC from Paris, and as she reported on a swimming event recently she chatted to Adlington and fellow former competitive swimmer Mark Foster, 54.
Reflecting on the legacy of David Wilkie, the first British champion to win a gold medal for swimming at the 1976 Montreal Games, Foster shared the key things that inspired him as a child.
He detailed how Duncan Goodhew had visited his swimming club when he was 10 years old, which prompted him to follow in his footsteps.
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Gabby Logan described the USA error as 'a c**k up'
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He went on to ask Adlington if she'd had a similar experience ahead of her Olympic success, to which she explained she hadn't.
As a thread of posts gained a lot of attention from each side, it didn't take long for Logan, 51, to chime in and defend her colleague.
She wrote in response to the posts: "I'm sure lots of what you say may be true about private school experiences, but it’s certainly not true about the whole of the BBC.
"I went to a state school nobody visited, teachers were striking in the Eighties, and no school trips. NB ‘Speakers for Schools’ is a great charity."
Supporting Balding, she added: "Also to be clear I love my colleague and she’s a great broadcaster. But a sweeping statement about the BBC needed addressing."
