Michael Phelps took the gold Thursday night in the 200-meter individual medley, beating teammate Ryan Lochte in their final "Duel in the Pool." But for fans watching the Rio Olympics in Canada, they got a different story. Elliotte Friedman, a broadcaster for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, mistakenly called the race for Lochte, confusing the 32-year-old swimmer for Phelps in what sounded like the race of Lochte's life. "Finally he's going to do it!," he cheered to viewers during the home stretch of the race, "Ryan Lochte is going to beat Micheal Phelps in this event in the games. And Phelps...
- 8/12/2016
- by Dave Quinn, @NineDaves
- PEOPLE.com
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