The article states that a "crowd" has been waiting for her, after she (already) crossed a finish line somewhere in the sea. So people KNEW that the (french) record had been broken.
But what if she had NOT broken the record?
I mean, going around the world, solo, in a boat is a stunt, and ANYTHING could have happened. The LEAST thing that would have held her back could have placed her "second", thus NOT breaking the record.
Who here thinks that "a large crowd" would have been there, to COMFORT her and helped her to accept "defeat" ?
Imho, it wouldn't even have been a "defeat": coming back, without giving up, is an accomplishment in its own. But today's TV, newspapers etc tend to focus on "first only" issues: who would have made her arrival publicly know, if it hadn't been for a "broken record" ?
(Broken records are hard to play. Even a single scratch on them is annoying) |
