"Look, I totally misjudged a situation. I shouldn't have had a drink especially in these conditions. It's cold, we've got altitude, and not having had dinner probably didn't help as well, the Australian Today host explained Thursday. She confessed during the broadcast that her indiscretion is not the standard I set for myself, saying she's taking full responsibility for her actions, according to USA Today."
"Video of Mason slurring her words and making little sense during a Wednesday broadcast, during which she inexplicably started talking about coffee prices, quickly went viral online. I'm not sure about the iguanas, she added. Where are we going with that one? Anchors working in the studio attempted to emphasize how broadcasting in cold weather can be difficult, but Mason's confession seemed to indicate more that the weather had impacted her coverage."
Danika Mason issued an apology after appearing tipsy on-air while covering the Winter Olympics in Italy. Mason acknowledged misjudging the situation and said she should not have had a drink in those conditions, citing cold, altitude and not having eaten. A clip of her slurring words and veering into comments about coffee prices and iguanas went viral. Mason described the incident as an indiscretion that is not the standard she sets for herself and said she is taking full responsibility. Mason has covered sports for Channel 9 since 2012 and became Today show sports presenter in February 2025.
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