Putin at the Olympics
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These Olympics don't interest me.
Maybe it's the volume of alternative streaming options, maybe it's my age, maybe it's a worse product, maybe it's the covid restrictions, or maybe it's a mix of all the above and more.
I used to live for the Olympics, both summer and winter.
I want to say I am not interested due to the politics this time around, but the Olympics has always had political influence and challenges so I don't think that's one of the reasons why I don't care this time around.
Maybe it's the volume of alternative streaming options, maybe it's my age, maybe it's a worse product, maybe it's the covid restrictions, or maybe it's a mix of all the above and more.
I used to live for the Olympics, both summer and winter.
I want to say I am not interested due to the politics this time around, but the Olympics has always had political influence and challenges so I don't think that's one of the reasons why I don't care this time around.
Same here, just happened to have it on with volume muted while listening to some music. Btw, how about that Saudi Arabia winter olympic team. Lol. Russians just came in, and of course Pukin stood up all by himself.
Yeah I think a lot of that has turned me off also. Maybe also a lot of the politics thrown in on top of it. Which Olympics have always had something political but seems like so many of athletes are doing something now. I for one like to just watch sports to get away from politics. And the Olympics was a way for countries to come together and just compete snd forget about the politics. Now that's what it ends up being most about.
I hope Putin sits on someone’s upright ski pole while he’s there
Olympics have always had geopolitical issues going on but the IOC putting in China with everything going on there is definitely making it hard to watch. And the time change isn’t helping. I have my YouTubetv set to record all the events we want to watch but knowing the winners takes the thrill out of it
Olympics have always had geopolitical issues going on but the IOC putting in China with everything going on there is definitely making it hard to watch. And the time change isn’t helping. I have my YouTubetv set to record all the events we want to watch but knowing the winners takes the thrill out of it
I've always said the best way to make the winter Olympics is to gain citizenship (or whatever) for a warm weather nation and compete in Alpine skiing.
It's NBC that is television the games. Besides the opening and closing ceremonies, the games could largely be held at any number of locations and a random US viewer wouldn't know the difference.
...I guess the announcer saying stuff in Mandarin is a clue, but even then pick an Asian country with snow and most here wouldn't know if it's there or China.
Am I missing something here? I don't see the host country coming into play for actual events or medal ceremonies, which are the important things that people will watch.
We had a few minutes after a movie last night so I turned on peacock and we watched some curling since that was all that was on until women's snowboarding. My kids got into it because how can you now when you watch someone throwing themselves into the air like that?
I never really watched the Winter Games until a few years ago, I like several winter events but any Olympic Games are political messes now. I'm not going down that slope but the politics along with the huge sums of money spent have ruined the Games
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