Savannah Guthrie loves reporting on the Winter Olympics but that doesn't mean she enjoys taking part!The Today show host opened up about being rescued while reporting on the sporting event back in 2018.
MORE: Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb share disappointment over 2022 Winter Olympics Savannah spoke to her co-host, Hoda Kotb, about the experience and explained how horrified she was to discover she was going to have to learn to ski for a segment on the NBC show.WATCH: Savannah Guthrie shares behind-the-scenes with fans ahead of new project"So the [producers] were like, 'You're going to learn to ski in PyeongChang,'" she said, according to People magazine. "I never skied, because I grew up in the desert.
We didn't go on skiing vacations."That's part of the reason the Winter Olympics are my favorite. Because we didn't have snow [growing up], or ice hockey, or skating, and so it's kind of magical to me."MORE: Savannah Guthrie shares throwback baby bump photo during touching on-air tributeMORE: Savannah Guthrie wows fans with surprising Today show lookHowever, when it came around to filming the segment, it all went wrong. "First of all, putting on the skiing boots and the whole outfit was harder than anything," said Savannah who hosted the NBC Opening Ceremony coverage this year.
Then I fell six times before I even got to the ski lift."A post shared by Savannah Guthrie (@savannahguthrie)Savannah is reporting on the Olypmics but from the safety of the Today studio this year Hoda agreed, and added: "We look ridiculous.
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