Gabby Logan hits back at criticism of her ‘c**k-up’ Olympic comments on the BBC with expletive-laden definition of lewd phrase
BBC presenter Gabby Logan has responded after she was criticised for using a swear word twice in quick succession during her live broadcast.
The 51-year-old branded the botched baton handover during the disastrous 4x100m race in the United States on Friday a “f**k up” as he discussed the event with experts Jessica Ennis-Hill and Michael Johnson.
Logan used the phrase – which the Cambridge dictionary considers rude – again when trying to find out what Johnson thought about the race.
The US were the heavy favorites to take home the gold, but a botched baton handover saw the team quickly drop in the rankings and eventually be disqualified.
The presenter did not apologise for her comments, despite the incident happening before the broadcaster’s 9pm watershed.
BBC Olympic Games presenter Gabby Logan has been criticised for calling a mistake by the US 4x100m Olympic team a ‘c**k-up’
The US was hit hard by a botched baton handover in the men’s 4x100m final on Friday
Today, however, Logan reiterated her comments.
She tweeted the words “Good afternoon” along with a screenshot showing the definition of “c**k up.”
It said, ‘C**k up sounds gross, but it’s not.’
In the sense of this term, ‘C–k’ means ‘to stand conspicuously upright’, ‘to turn at the edge’, ‘to bend at an angle’, etc.
This is the meaning of the early use of the term ‘c**k-up’ in the terms ‘c**k-up one’s ears’ and ‘c**k-up one’s nose’.
‘In the 17th and 18th centuries, people were also often advised to cover their hood, eyes and even legs.
The expression ‘c**ka snooker’ is also derived from the same meaning of ‘c**k.’
However, social media users were quick to criticize Logan on Friday. One wrote: ‘Is Gabby Logan allowed to call the problems in the relay for Team USA a complete blunder?’
The US has not won a medal in the men’s 4x100m relay since Athens 2004
@EgWarren673 added: ‘Did Gabby Logan just describe the US handover as a ‘c**k-up’ on the BBC or did I hear wrong?’
Ultimately, it was Canada that took home the gold in Paris, while South Africa and Great Britain took silver and bronze respectively.
The US has not managed to win a medal since finishing second at the 2004 Athens Games.