It's that time again. Will you be watching the Olympics?

[cali]

Will NBC loose mega millions?

Must confess I'll be watching. Yeah, it's a big corporate party, but I love watching the downhill skiing, the snowboarding, the figure skating and, well just about everything except for biathalon. I even like the curling and luge.

[Dappleganger]

1. What Olympics?

They've hardly announced when the opening ceremonies begin.

Meh, this year we'll not watch.

[GoCubsGo]

28. You must not be watching any of the NBC network

The Olympics is all they are talking about. I guess it's because they are the ones who will be airing them.

[napi21]

2. No. Just not my kind of sports. nt

[ThatsMyBarack]

3. As a competitive figure skater myself....

It's required viewing for me! ;)

[catbyte]

10. Probably not

It drives me nuts the way NBC chops the event up. I can't get into it at all. It's like the TV has developed ADHD. :boring:

Also, the blatant "rah rah-ing" for Americans--even if they suck--gets to be a bit much. I know, I know, NBC is an American station, but I'd appreciate a little impartiality. I try to tune into CBC whenever possible.

It's very annoying...

Diane

Anishnabe in MI

[cali]

12. I'll actually be watching on CBC

They do an infinitely better job.

[SidDithers]

14. Don't watch the CBC!!!...

or you'll miss the entire thing :)

CBC was outbid by the ignominously named Canadin Olympic Media Broadcast Consortium (CTV & TSN, owned by Bell Canada, and Rogers Media) so they aren't showing the games.

If you have access CTV out of Canada, you'll get essentially the same coverage, with different faces.

www.ctvolympics.ca

Sid

[sufrommich]

13. CBC has good very good coverage, they also do a lot of rah-rah

for Canada. There's nothing wrong with that. People tend to cheer on their own countries, that's part of the fun.

[galileoreloaded]

4. Considering the millions in training dollars that these "more equal animals" recieve

to prance around like nationalist peacocks, while their fellow countrymen starve, no thanks.

I will spend my time donating at one of our local programs, instead. I abhor the display of national wealth and waste as chemically enhanced human-lite automatons show how they can be trained to essentially chase rabbits around the track, like a greyhound.

Blech!

[cali]

37. oh goody for you. don't drown in that sea of self-righteous crap

and plenty of the contestants in the winter olympics most certainly don't have access to millions in training money.

[Raineyb]

55. Why do you ask the question then bitch because you don't like how the answer is phrased?

Or do you just need to pick a fight EVERY bloody day?

[Throd]

60. The 100m self-righteous crap swim is in the SUMMER Olympics!

The self-righteous crap slalom is in the winter games.

[jakefrep]

42. It would do you some good to get out of that coffee shop and get some fresh air.

That level of pretentiousness ain't healthy.

[Swede]

46. You're an idiot.

nt

[galileoreloaded]

62. I know. I just wish it made me wrong ;)p n/t

[Swede]

65. See.

[spanone]

5. yes, love the winter olympics

[sufrommich]

6. I love the winter Olympics. We'll be watching for sure. nt

[blueamy66]

7. Yes.

I love the Olympics.

[cbdo2007]

8. I can't watch the summer Olympics anymore due to steroids....but the winter olympics,

well steroids aren't going to do you much good in the Luge. Or the slolam (sp?) skiing or ski jump - they're just focusing and trying not to fall down and turn into one of those giant snowballs rolling down the hill.

So yeah, I'll watch some of the olympics.

[howard112211]

9. Won't be watching. But not for political reasons. Rather spend my time playing video games.

[SidDithers]

11. We'll be watching...

We're a family of short track speed skaters, so we're excited to see our sport get coverage. My daughter has been counting down the days for the last 3 weeks.

Canada has hosted the Olympics twice before and remains the only nation to not win a Gold Medal at a games it hosts. That monkey will be off our backs in Vancouver.

Live webcam of the Torch Relay here: http://www.ctvolympics.ca/torch/follow-torch/index.html

Not a speck of snow can be seen as the torch runs through Vancouver's Stanley Park.

Sid

[Common Sense Party]

15. Only if it's online somewhere. Is it?

We have no TV...but my wife and girls love the figure skating.

[The_Commonist]

16. Don't have TV in the house...

...since the spectrum went digital.
Haven't missed it one bit.
Interestingly, this is the second reference I've seen to the Olympics today, and the second reference I've seen to the Olympics this year. I had forgotten about it...

[onenote]

17. yup.

[Iggo]

18. I like Curling and The Butt Slide For Life, but that's about it.

And I hate that it's delayed. And I hate that they almost exclusively show American athletes. It's the fucking Olympics, man. Show me some people from other countries, why dontcha? And I hate the humaninterestupcloseandpersonalbullshit. So-and-so's great aunt has a headache so he's skiing with a heavy heart today? I.Do.Not.Give.A.Damn.

I've loved the Olympics since 1968, but the TV coverage these days is for shite. But I'll watch. When it comes right down to it, I really can't resist watching Curling and the Luge. So I'll end up getting sucked into it for awhile at least.

[fishwax]

19. I love watching the Olympics and wish that I could go this year

Alas, was not to be. We went in 2002 and it was a blast.

But I'll definitely be watching.

[Toasterlad]

20. I Literally Could Not Care Less About the Winter Olympics.

[bhcodem]

21. Figure Skating

I will probably tape each evening that has figure skating and fast forward through the other sports to find skating. Wish icenetwork.com would eventually be able to show all the figure skating later. I am interested in other country skaters as well as Americans.

[dysfunctional press]

22. i lost interest in figure skating when Nudes on Ice closed in vegas....

ahhh...those camel spins...:woohoo:

[asdjrocky]

23. Not really.

The Winter Olympics is like sports for rich people. But I have to say I do think the figure skating is beautiful.

[cali]

25. well, hannah teter, gold medalist in the half pipe certainly didn't grow up rich

nor did Bode Miller or Kelly Clark or quite a few others, but yeah, in general those who participate in these events come from a background of affluence.

[asdjrocky]

27. I'm not trying to be a downer, really.

It's just no one grew up in my neighborhood going skiing or taking skating lessons. I didn't grow up in the snow and it was a big deal and an hour drive to go skiing.

The division in the winter time at our schools between the haves and the have nots was most notable by lift pass on down jackets of the haves, and the denim jackets of the nots.

Picture The Outsiders.

I did learn how to ski and snowboard in my twenties, and yes, major rush.

[onenote]

29. which is to be preferred?

A sport like basketball and football in which a number of the participants grew up in relative poverty but now are fabulously wealthy or olympic sports like skating, skiing, etc. where many of the participants grew up in relatively affluent surroundings but are nowhere near as lavishly compensated as professional basketball athletes.

[asdjrocky]

35. I have to pick one?

How about I just go down to the city buckets and just get in a pick up game instead?

You should also know there are a lot of baseball players and basketball players and yes, football players all over the country who are professionals, but they are just getting by. Ask any guy playing triple A. Or Coast League. Or any number of leagues. For that matter, ask many of the women of the WBA.

Which do you prefer?

My point is, I know more about sports I grew up playing and I have far more of a common interest in them.

Really didn't mean to hurt any rich olympians feelings.

[jakefrep]

24. Yes. I will watch the Olympics.

Unfortunately, I no longer have the option of watching on CBC. NBC did nothing last Winter Olympics except trash the Americans that didn't live up to the hype and ignore the foreign athletes that beat them.

[supernova]

26. Watching online

I'm a fan of individual sports, so the Olympics are a haven for me in that regard. Team sports, I don't get much into.

I love skiing, ice skating, the whole shebang. And I love learning about people from other places and rooting for them.

Yes, it's too corporatized, too big, too much pressure on the athletes to take steroids. But, I wager we will have had more wars without them than with them. The Delphic Oracle was right.

I don't have a TV right now, so I"ll be watching online. And I hope getting a more comprehensive view than whatever NBC would choose to show us.

[quinnox]

30. not a chance

I never watch the winter olympics, its boring to me. The only olympic event I find interesting is in the summer olympics, the 100 meter race.

[AngryAmish]

31. no barrel jumping, no AngryAmish

[truebrit71]

32. Yup. Ski-Jumping, Biathlon. Bobsled. Alpine.

..can't wait!!

[madrchsod]

33. nope..world cup this year

[Vidar]

34. No interest whatsoever.

[asdjrocky]

36. Brought it to even.

This place really cracks me up sometimes. Who unrecs a thread that is asking a simple question about the Olympics?

Really? Really?

[Greybnk48]

38. We watch every minute we can squeeze in. I so admire that level of excellence

no matter what country they're from.

[Morning Dew]

39. The thing I most love about the Olympic Games ( Winter or Summer)

is that for those couple of weeks, everyone is an expert on the various sports involved.

the rest of the time, no one talks about triple lutzes or the strategy of the bobsled race.

It's enjoyable to have these intense half-baked conversations and then *POOF* - all done.

It amuses me a lot to be a temporary expert on sports I don't give any thought to for years.

Will I watch? You Betcha!

[bikebloke]

40. I used to see the Olympics out my window.

When I lived in Seattle, looking out the window of my flat at an acute angle I could see the Olympic mountains. But I moved away, so I don't see them anymore.

[WolverineDG]

41. Did you see David Schuster the other day?

He did a small segment on the Olympic fanfare & the composer. :)

I'm stocking up on :popcorn: for all the skating events (except ice dancing. bleah)

dg

[Vinca]

43. No. The only thing more boring is watching tennis or golf.

[ChiciB1]

56. I LOVE Tennis... But Then I Played Competitively & To Me It's One

sport that can be very challenging, and very tiring too! And they've come a long waaaaaaay with women's tennis! A matter of taste I suppose. But, I don't like golf myself, but know many many people who play!

I don't understand it, but GOLF is big! Again, a matter of taste!

[ThomWV]

44. For some reason, Yes, I'll be watching. I have never had any interest before, but I'll watch this 1

for some reason I just want to see part of it, the jumping and bobsled, that sort of thing. Maybe some ice racing. I don't know anything about it, just nice to watch.

[w8liftinglady]

45. i love figure skating..I'll watch that

[Dulcinea]

47. I'll watch hockey & curling.

We're an NHL-fan family, & curling cracks me up! That's one sport we never get to see in Georgia!

[barb162]

48. Some of the figure skating and skiing, yes. n/t

[suffragette]

49. I will watch

I will miss the Canadian coverage on CBUT (our local CBC channel) though.
Guess I can get a little of that from their news show.

[Blue_In_AK]

50. I'm a big fan of winter Olympics.

I enjoy the winter sports much more than the summer, so I'm sure I'll be watching, even though my husband, who enjoys the track and field stuff more, may not.


I sat through his stupid summer Olympics; maybe he'll keep me company for the winter. :)

[Hell Hath No Fury]

51. Yes yes yes yes yes yes!!!

I wouldn't miss the for the world! I will be watching every second I can, any sport, any coverage. Thsi year, I got to watch many of the qualifying events on NBC's Universal Sports -- I have been primed for these games for months. :D I have my snacks ready to go for the opening ceramonices tonight.

Woo hoo Olympic Fever! :party: :party: :party:

[Warren DeMontague]

52. No. You couldn't pay me enough.

I'm still scarred from the 3 network rabbit ears tv of my childhood, when you couldn't escape the olympics if you tried.

Also, it's "lose" not "loose". FYI. :hi:

[anonymous171]

53. Yes. I love nationalist competitions. nt

[ChiciB1]

54. Can't Wait! I've Been Thinking That This Will Be A Good Diversion For Me

from all the haranguing we've had of late. My wish is that NOTHING goes wrong there or that there won't be some huge controversial event that will be yet ANOTHER downer!

Since MSM is what it is, don't think we can NOT watch a certain network simply because of differences of opinion many feel with them. Thankfully my husband insisted on having DISH a long time ago because he's an avid SPORTS fan, I suppose I'll be watching through them. Haven't checked, but I'm sure there will probably be some coverage through ESPN or something!

I LOVE tennis and know the "Tenis Channel" covers all the big slams, but since I have my favorites I would wait until I knew who won so I could watch. I get so nervous and caught up and have a hard time watching the first go-round. It's a problem I have watching competitive sports. Kind of like an anxiety attack, which is actually what happens!

My husband laughs and says it spoils the whole thing. While I surmise he IS correct, I can't help it.

But the Olympics are usually fun I think I'll be watching those events that interest me.

[ChiciB1]

57. My JAW Just Dropped! I CAN NOT Believe What I Just Said About NOTHING

going wrong with events, and then to hear that one of the luge runners died almost as I was saying it!

Heard the WHOLE Georgian Team was leaving the Olympics! What a horrible tragedy!

[Forkboy]

58. Definitely. The will be the last time NHL players play for their respective countries.

[Retrograde]

59. probably not

I'm busy most nights next week, might record the ski jumping but that's about it.

[Raven]

61. Not after today. :-(

[flvegan]

63. Not a second of it. Keeping my word to myself

to boycott the Olympics if the Canadian seal hunt still went on, despite events at the time.

It did, so I am.

[JohnnyLib2]

64. To heck with you watchers, I'm going on Sunday and Monday.

International atmosphere, should be exciting.

[Odin2005]

66. I love the winter games more than the summer ones.

Then again, I'm a Minnesotan, I love winter sports, especially Hockey. GO USA!!!

[azmouse]

67. no

Seen one, seen 'em all.