[Artemis Webb]

Speaking for myself I’ll tell you why:

Now let me say this, I LOVE the Olympics! I’ve been a regular watcher since Olga Korbut did “that thing” in 1972 in Munich (I was 11 at the time). I prefer the summer games over the winter but I still enjoy watching.

This year the games are simply dull. I’m not sure why. I’ve tried watching. I just can’t keep any interest. It has NOTHING to do with politics or society or gays or anything like that. I’m just not seeing any very exciting events or atheletes.

[adorno]

I’m just not seeing any very exciting events or atheletes.

I'm kind of the same way. Except I've been watching the Olympics backwards from what I used to do with the summer Olympics.

With the summer Olympics, I used to change channel during the commercials, to see what kind of "excitement" there might be in the ID or HGTV channels. This year, I've been watching ID or HGTV primarily (not much else to watch on regular TV; which is why I'm going to be 'cutting the cord' soon), and during commercials, I might do a quick flip over to NBC to get a quick glimpse of what's doing in the Olympics. I still have not seen anything interesting enough to keep me watching the winter Olympics for more than a minute or two. And, NBC just makes things a whole lot worse.

[LibertarianLiz]

This year the games are simply dull

I have another omment, which might go along with this. WHERE are the U.S. athletes?

I have watched sports this Olympics where the U.S. would usually have a strong prescence and they just aren't there --- or, the number of competitors are not there.

I have to wonder if all these years of telling young people that everybody is special, and competition is not good, only cooperation. Now, cooperation is important; but, I think we are no longer competitive because we are no longer competitive. We don't COMPETE. Everybody gets a medal. I don't know, maybe I'm stretching; but, I just wonder if we no longer have that drive to be the best.

[trisham]

+1

It lacks something. I can’t even say what.