Considering the ceremony telecast was on a 14-hour delay due to the time differences, someone probably should have been able to catch the comments before they were revealed to the world, and then handled Ramo’s situation behind closed doors.
NBC was quick to issue apologies to the Olympic committee and the South Korean population, according to the New York Post.
And even though the network had more plans to use Joshua Cooper Ramo throughout the rest of the Olympics coverage, that decision was instantly rethought, and Ramo was soon fired.