Mark Livengood interrupted the first applause for Poiret Salming.
After the Thames hockey gala, he explains the decision.
– I take responsibility for leading the program and must gather all the wills together, says Levingod.
Mark Livinggood He led the Thames hockey party and was delighted when he spoke to Sportbladet afterwards.
– In general, I am very satisfied. I think it was such a beautiful speech. I think the thing about sports fans is that they’re pretty poor numbers, but now I think they were great,” Levingod says.
He was affected by all the acclaim as having ALS Salming puree received during the ceremony.
– I move incredibly easily and I felt like I was in tears. I am strict and I felt it was not the presenter’s business to cry. It’s up to the viewers if they want to cry, I just felt like I wasn’t going to stand there and cry.
Interrupt explains
Purée Salming has been celebrated several times during the Thames Hockey Gala.
When Levengood opened the ceremony, Salming received a standing ovation and applause, however he was stopped by the presenter. The decision to continue brusquely with the program led to some outrage among viewers who were outraged on social media and in comments made during Sportbladet’s live coverage of the ceremony.
Mark Livinggood explains the decision to move forward quickly and cancel the standing ovation.
– We have a flat screen TV. This means that we have a two-hour gap during which we have to enter our program. It wasn’t that I wanted to insult Börje for any applause, because I love Börje. But I knew it would come later, Levingod says.
“It’s my job”
Levengood continues:
– I understand the objection, but it’s not my choice either, but I have people in my ear who say “we have to move on.” At the beginning of a concert, a lot is about speed and forward direction. So it’s a trade-off and I’m sorry if people feel that way, but I hope they enjoyed Porgy’s seven-minute clapping later in the show.
How do you feel when you’re the one who had to break in there?
– This is my job. You make me sound like a butcher from Marseille, but I’m not. I am responsible for leading the program and must gather all the wills together. But I spoke with Pia, Porgy’s wife, and the family is happy and Bureh feels very proud. Not short applause.
Tragedy in the family
During the ceremony, Börje Salming received several awards. He was elected to the Swedish All-Star Team and then received an NHL Honorary Award on stage. The standing ovation he received during the 1976 Canada Cup has been identified as the “moment of the ages” in Swedish hockey.
Mark Livinggood suffers from a purée salming. He saw ALS up close because his father-in-law, Jonas Jardel, died of the disease in the 1980s.
– I know amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a terrible disease. I think it’s very brave of Börje to be here. I am also very happy that Börje indicated from the start that he really wanted to be here and that this could be arranged.