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\nDanika Mason says she “shouldn’t have had a drink” before her cross.
\nPhoto: Getty Images\/ Matt King\/File\n<\/p>\n
Channel Nine reporter Danika Mason has apologised after a slurred live cross from the Winter Olympics to Ausralia’s Today programme went viral.<\/p>\n
Mason slurred her way through a Wednesday morning (Australian time) cross from her Milano Cortina posting, speaking about everything from the price of coffee in Italy to iguanas in the US.<\/p>\n
She stumbled over several words in the sports news update before doing snow angels.<\/p>\n
Today host Karl Stefanovic suggested on Wednesday that the slurred speech may have had something to do with the frigid air affecting Mason’s lips.<\/p>\n
Mason, one of Nine’s most prominent sport reporters and regular host of the network’s NRL coverage, apologised during her cross to Today on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n
“I just want to take a moment, if that’s okay, just to apologise,” Mason said at the end of her sport update.<\/p>\n
“I also wanted to thank everyone who has reached out. I’m just a little bit embarrassed. I totally misjudged a situation.<\/p>\n
“I shouldn’t have had a drink, and especially in these conditions – it’s cold, we’ve got altitude, and not having had dinner probably didn’t help as well.<\/p>\n
“But I want to take full responsibility. It’s not the standard that I set for myself. So in saying that, I’m really sorry and [thank] everyone for those messages that I have received as well.<\/p>\n
“We have an amazing few days left here at the Winter Olympics as well, so hopefully we can turn our attention back to that.”<\/p>\n
Today host Jayne Azzopardi replied: “We know how hard you work, Danika.”<\/p>\n
And Stefanovic said: “You’re the best. Danika, don’t worry about it. Let’s move on. You’re a legend.”<\/p>\n
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