Announcer Confuses Ryan Lochte For Michael Phelps In Olympic 200 IM Final

Oops.

While Americans soaked up Michael Phelps’ 22nd gold medal (and 26th Olympic medal overall) in the 200-meter individual medley Thursday night, Canadians were led to believe it was Phelps’ American rival, Ryan Lochte, who would stand atop the podium in Brazil.

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The winner, of course, was Phelps, by quite a margin. Lochte missed the podium.

Friedman apologized on Twitter shortly afterward.

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No need to apologize, Elliotte. That just made our nights and will live on forever in infamy.

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