Anyone feel alienated by the Olympic scandals?

[Pastfinder]

I can't bring myself to watch the Winter Olympics ever since the news broke about all of the scandals involving the selection of the host city. I guess this bothered me the most because the olympic committee can destroy and athlete's elegibility or strip him/her of their medal(s) due to a variety of reasons, while the city selection committee goes off and gets millions in illegal cash and favors. To hell with the games, I'll watch ESPN instead!

 

[ToBeMe]

No.............it's no different than it has been for a LONG time............only difference is, the world at large now knows about it...............😉

 

[imported_BeeVo]

Did you watch other Olympics? They did the exact same thing as SLC except didn't get caught. I don't see why it matters in the least, the athletes are there to compete does it really matter that SLOC bribed people to get it in SLC?

 

[Pastfinder]

I know ESPN will cover the games, I'll just skip those parts.

 

[kgraeme]

Personally, I think the fact that I know all about the drug testing and yet I can't name a single athlete says a lot. I only know what the media tells me, and they aren't giving me any incentive to be interested.

Of course, the last Olympic Games that I remember having any interest in was during the boycott.