[C19fan]

Will not watch one minute. NBC's horrid coverage, the greed of the IOC, and the budget busting costs of hosting killed it for me.

[crusty old prospector]

I don’t watch any events with judges as they are all rigged. Give me a stop watch or a tape measure.

[Palmetto Patriot]

#1 thing I hate about London Olympics:

Absolutely no coverage of Beach Curling.

[Dr. Ursus]

I’m saving myself for Lolo Jones,Allyson Felix and female
vollyball!

[Michael.SF.]

I hate that we are not going to be allowed to watch this hottie:

[cripplecreek]

The curling conspiracy needs to be exposed!

[cubreporter]

Won’t be watching either. It’s like a three ring circus anymore and just plain boring. In fact, we quit watching Greta and Hannity and all those talk shows a LONG time ago. Same old stuff spewed out by different people is all. Life is so much more peaceful without all the yakking going on and the constant discussing of topics that go nowhere and...never solve anything anyway. So, when we normally would have been watching them...we are now outside on the deck enjoying the beauty of it all while enjoying a glass of wine. It’s GOOD to feel that serenity inside ones self. If the Americans win Gold... I will be happy for them and the work they put into their sport over the years but... if they don’t do well I will still be happy they had the opportunity to participate in something that in my mind USED to be Grand. Good luck to everyone.

[OrangeHoof]

What ruined the Olympics was the fall of the Soviet bloc. From the 50s-80s, the Olympics were the Free World versus the Communist World as to whose ideology was better and, while some like Nadia Comanesci and others were adored despite their horrid governments, it was IMPORTANT for the US to have a higher medal count than the USSR. It mattered, by gum.

Now, there’s no monolithic “bad guy” to root against and the world is more multi-cultural and politically correct so you can’t enjoy ethnic stereotyping as we used to.

The other thing that ruined the Olympics was the addition of so many garbage sports from the X Games and others. I was okay that baseball and American football were not included as long as things like beach volleyball and skateboarding weren’t either.

[N. Theknow]

#1 - Bob Costas
#2 - Bob Costas
#3 - Bob Costas
#4 - Bob Costas
#5 - Bob Costas
#6 - Bob Costas
#7 - Bob Costas
#8 - Bob Costas
#9 - Bob Costas
#10 - Bob Costas interviewing athletes and showing videos of how much they have overcome to be an Olympian.

[righttackle44]

One thing I hate about the Olympics committee demanding Americans not yell "USA! USA! USA!"

Another thing I hate about the Olympics is the refusal of Avery Brundage to restore Jim Thorpe's medals. There is no doubt in my mind that Brundage was such a jerk because Jim best him in two events. Throughout his life Brundage proved himself to be a man of no character or integrity.

Brundage's reasoning? Jim Thorpe played a little professional baseball for very little money. Jim Thorpe didn't even understand that was against the IOC's rules and opted for the Olympics tryouts for the 1912 games. But Jim was vindcated later when it was discovered that there had indeed been 30 days between his last professional earnings, and his participation in the tryouts, as required by the IOC. Brundage's retort was "Ignorance is no excuse."

The IOC eventually restored his medals.

No thanks to Brundage.

[SMARTY]

I remember when watching the Olympics was great family fun and entertainment.... until it became just a platform for advertisers.

TOOOO much advertisements!

Also, I wanted to see real substance in equestrian events and boxing but only tiny excerpts are shown!

[CatherineofAragon]

The only time I’ve ever watched the Olympics was back during the Tonya Harding/Nancy Kerrigan mess, LOL. I couldn’t care less about it. Pro football is the only sport for me.

[left that other site]

#6 has been my pet peeve for over 30 years.

[tanknetter]

11. The mascots. The London ones look like giant walking penises (or, as one commentator has said, the products of a one night stand between a Dalek and a Teletubby [NOT the purple one, obviously])one of which is emblazoned with the 2012 logo - which itself looks like a profile shot of two people engaging in a sexual act occasionally referred to as “a Lewinsky”.

[BitWielder1]

My top 3 Olympic pet peeves:

1. Commercials.
2. Talking Heads.
3. Sob stories.

I love the sports but when 1., 2. and 3. burns up 58 minutes of every hour, I get disgusted and turn it off.

They don't have to package or spin the Olympics, all they have to do is SHOW IT and people will watch.

[Polyxene]

“Will not watch one minute. NBC’s horrid coverage.”

Totally agree!! All of the mindless chit-chat, interviews, travelogues, etc., along with more commercials than sports events, make it unwatchable.