Sunday’s match between Finland and Denmark attracted attention not only because the reigning Olympic champions fought in the Nordic derby for participation in the quarterfinals of the World Cup. The live broadcast was “embellished” by expert Riku Helenius, who used an extremely inappropriate metaphor related to the explosion of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima in 1945.
The streaming platform Viaplay has already apologized for the comment of its hockey expert.
Helenius uttered it during the analysis between the second and third thirds. The former goalie, who also played in the overseas NHL in the Tampa jersey, had this unfortunate assessment of the Finnish power play.
“The power plays were basically good, but August 6th in Hiroshima was also a pretty good day, if you don’t count the atomic bomb. What matters is the result,” said Helenius.
An avalanche of critical comments immediately erupted on social networks, and the internet platform had to hurry up with an apology. “It’s an extremely sad event and we apologize that such an inappropriate comparison took place during the live broadcast,” said marketing manager Erika Miramová.
The United States of America began bombing the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945, that is, at the end of the Second World War. In the first two to four months after the bombs were dropped, 90,000-166,000 people died in Hiroshima and 60,000-80,000 in Nagasaki, with nearly half in each city dying within the first day.
2024-05-22 11:17:37
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