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How much does the Olympic coverage suck?
So I am watching the Olympics while on the elliptical at the gym last night. I am in a sports-minded mode...I am doing something physically active...it would be nice to have some sports on the gym monitors.
But NOoooooooo....! Instead they have the OLYMPICS on! But you say: "'67, the Olympics ARE sports!!". Maybe they are, but the coverage is NOT. It's one crappy human interest story after another with very little coverage of the events. Fortunately, the monitor that was down a little ways had SKATING WITH THE STARS on. 
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It sucks.
My wife still loves it. I don't care about the back stories, show me the events! My wife gets mad at me every time a Chinese skater falls and I say something like "They probably killed all of her siblings for that."
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The Olympics are on? What channel?
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Well it isn't that bad... of course I was lounging on the couch sipping rum and coke, probably put me in a better mindset.
Oh! Did you see the curling yesterday... I was on the edge of my seat. And when did snowboarding become an Olympic sport? What are the Xgames going to do? (yes I know that it has been Olympics for a while now, still seems odd to see it though)
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NBC needs to simulcast the Olympic coverage. One channel for women that has all the human interest stories interspersed with some sports and one channel for men just showing the events.
One problem with the Olympics in the Internet era is that we all know the results before they show them on tv 12 hours later. Who cares? Show them live!!!
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I dunno if the coverage sucks or not. I'm not watching. Don't like winter Olympics. I'm holding out for the summer games and women's beach volleyball!
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Those volleyball chix are more like skinny men in bikinis.
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Tivo the events and then fast forward to the stuff you want to watch instead of the stuff you do not... That's what I do... never have to listen to the human interest stuff...
It's all good this way.
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Isn't Olympics last name Dukakis?
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Only time I watch sports. Period. I guess Swedish television cover the games differently. Its 90 % events.
Then, like expected, we are not exactly drowning in medals... I did very much enjoy our lady hockey team wipe the ice with yours, however !
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Last night after what seemed like hours of personal interest stories... Skiing! Although it hurt just to watch that poor American girl try to ski after her crash and injuries in the training run, some serious intestinal fortitude there. and I have to admit... I actually liked watching... snowboard cross... gosh what's next, will I have a sudden urge to dye my hair purple and get multiple piercings?
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there's are porsches there..?
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I did develope a short interest in watching the women's curling competition when the Russian team was playing.
That young Ludmila Privivkova wasn't hard to look at. 19 yo. |
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I've been watching the early morning live coverage on CBC.
Much better than the American coverage, or lack there of. Oh, and I'll also admit to watching ladies curling...the two American blond hotties are my favorite so far.
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