The Commentary view is a live feed of everything happening in the event — starts, radio-control punches, finishes, and whole classes wrapping up — written in plain language with the placing context an announcer needs. It's designed to sit on a screen in front of the commentary box and give you a running story to talk to.
On the Screens page, in the Commentary section, there are two buttons:
Open — opens the feed in a new browser tab.
Open (with filters) — opens the same feed with the class list and filter panels showing, so you can narrow what you see.
The Commentary view is its own web page (URL /commentary/<event-id>), so you can open it on a second machine the same way you'd open a Leaderboard screen: point that device's browser at the URL. Any commentary view that's currently open is listed in the Commentary section so you can see what's connected.
Each item is timestamped and tagged by type — start, radio, finish, status (e.g. a DNF), or Class Complete when a class finishes. Items carry the competitor's name and class, the placing context (for example moving into the lead, or where a finisher slots in), and a medal (🥇🥈🥉) for the podium or a status chip for non-finishers. The newest items animate in at the top, so the feed reads as a live narrative.
Open with Open (with filters) to get two extra panels.
Classes (left) lists every class with a live status at a glance:
a pin to keep a class at the top,
⚡ for a class with recent activity,
✓ Done when everyone's finished, or an X/Y finished-of-total count,
a green count when the top 10 places are decided.
Click a class name to bring up its full results in a pop-over without leaving the feed.
Filters (right) let you focus the stream:
Search by name or text.
Classes — limit to selected classes.
Item Types — toggle Starts, Radio controls (and pick which controls), Finishes (with a Placegetters only option to show just podium finishes), and Class completions.
A line at the bottom shows how many of the total items are getting through the current filters, so you always know what you're looking at.
Keep it on a dedicated screen. Open it full-screen on a second monitor and let it run; it updates itself.
Pin the classes you're following so the ones that matter stay at the top as the field thins out.
Use it alongside the live views. Commentary gives you the running story; pair it with Tracking and Live view for the spatial picture of who's where on the course.
Commentary
Audience: Commentators and event narrators.
The Commentary view is a live feed of everything happening in the event — starts, radio-control punches, finishes, and whole classes wrapping up — written in plain language with the placing context an announcer needs. It's designed to sit on a screen in front of the commentary box and give you a running story to talk to.
Opening Commentary
On the Screens page, in the Commentary section, there are two buttons:
The Commentary view is its own web page (URL
/commentary/<event-id>), so you can open it on a second machine the same way you'd open a Leaderboard screen: point that device's browser at the URL. Any commentary view that's currently open is listed in the Commentary section so you can see what's connected.What the feed shows
Each item is timestamped and tagged by type — start, radio, finish, status (e.g. a DNF), or Class Complete when a class finishes. Items carry the competitor's name and class, the placing context (for example moving into the lead, or where a finisher slots in), and a medal (🥇🥈🥉) for the podium or a status chip for non-finishers. The newest items animate in at the top, so the feed reads as a live narrative.
Narrowing the feed (with filters)
Open with Open (with filters) to get two extra panels.
Classes (left) lists every class with a live status at a glance:
Click a class name to bring up its full results in a pop-over without leaving the feed.
Filters (right) let you focus the stream:
A line at the bottom shows how many of the total items are getting through the current filters, so you always know what you're looking at.
Tips for live commentary
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