What's on your mind?

[Miss Spaulding]

Aside from hockey (and baseball live, not on TV) I'm completely uninterested in sports. I'm not a competitive person in the least. But for some reason I love the Olympics.

 

[Noxot]

meh the olympics are for making countries go even more bankrupt.

 

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meh the olympics are for making countries go even more bankrupt.

i don't see how to could say that considering the number of tourists that it brings in to a city. i know when atlanta hosted in 1996, it was off the chain crazy.

 

[Paulie079]

Aside from hockey (and baseball live, not on TV) I'm completely uninterested in sports. I'm not a competitive person in the least. But for some reason I love the Olympics.

And you know I'm competitive because I just took this as a challenge

 

[Rigatoni]

I'm not overly into sports either, but sometimes watch or engage in them. I do love the Olympics though because it features the crème de la crème, and because I get to see sports I never really get to see.

Many of these athletes are incredibly talented as well; I love it when they push the limits of what's possible. I still remember back in 2010 when Shawn White unveiled his new trick (the Double McTwist 1260) on the half-pipe, and easily secured his win for the gold.

 

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ESPN's Sportscenter is what I recommend people to watch that aren't all up on sports and things. Just take in the highlights that make for the best of the day's sports. If you still don't like them after watching, there's no hope for you.

 

[Saucy]

i don't see how to could say that considering the number of tourists that it brings in to a city. i know when atlanta hosted in 1996, it was off the chain crazy.

I recent read and saw a video on the Olympics not being worth it for the host city. They often spend millions/billions to build all the infrastructure. The Olympics in Beijing, China cost them $40 billion. The Montreal games in 1976 left the city 1.5 billion in debt.

Is hosting the Olympics even worth it? Some countries say no

 

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I recent read and saw a video on the Olympics not being worth it for the host city. They often spend millions/billions to build all the infrastructure. The Olympics in Beijing, China cost them $40 billion. The Montreal games in 1976 left the city 1.5 billion in debt.

Is hosting the Olympics even worth it? Some countries say no

 

[Noxot]

i don't see how to could say that considering the number of tourists that it brings in to a city. i know when atlanta hosted in 1996, it was off the chain crazy.

oh can they make back the average of 8.9 billion $ that it cost? how many years does it take before they make a profit? can countries already struggling financially make a profit? can poor countries like brazil make a profit? you know that the stadiums are not even packed full, right?

the london 2012 olympics cost 15 billion $ which was 76% over budget. sochi winter olympics 2014 was 21.9 billion $ which was 289% over budget. no olympic game since 1960 has come in under budget.

21 out of 22 venues built for the olympics in athens in that year are abandoned or in a state of disrepair or are underused.

blablabla

sometimes push the limits = "found a way to cheat and not get caught until the technology catches up"

but cheers to anyone who does not cheat and succeeds.

 

[Miss Spaulding]

So much bitterness about the Olympics. Sheesh. Lol...

 

[Toro]

I think every Olympics event is a waste of time....


......but what do I know?

 

[leothelioness]

I'm not overly into sports either, but sometimes watch or engage in them. I do love the Olympics though because it features the crème de la crème, and because I get to see sports I never really get to see.

Many of these athletes are incredibly talented as well; I love it when they push the limits of what's possible. I still remember back in 2010 when Shawn White unveiled his new trick (the Double McTwist 1260) on the half-pipe, and easily secured his win for the gold.

Agree with this, except I'm hugely into sports (I'm definitely not your typical female) and it's the only time that we can truly come together as a country and not have to hear about politics and the issues that divide us as a nation.

 

[Miss Spaulding]

Sad that the next winter Olympics will be in Beijing. The last Beijing Olympics, which was the summer games, was one of the most rigged Olympics I've ever watched. The judges were so openly biased. Even the commentators would say stuff, lol... The whole thing was a circus.

 

[Saucy]

Agree with this, except I'm hugely into sports (I'm definitely not your typical female) and it's the only time that we can truly come together as a country and not have to hear about politics and the issues that divide us as a nation.

Except for this year, when many of them decided to make a political statement lol

 

[leothelioness]

Except for this year, when many of them decided to make a political statement lol

So far I haven't seen or heard any, so I'm withholding an opinion on that.

 

[Strider1002]

Sad that the next winter Olympics will be in Beijing. The last Beijing Olympics, which was the summer games, was one of the most rigged Olympics I've ever watched. The judges were so openly biased. Even the commentators would say stuff, lol... The whole thing was a circus.

 

[Saucy]

So far I haven't seen or heard any, so I'm withholding an opinion on that.

There was this: I thought it was harmless and funny lol

Then there were a few gay skiers who have been making a fuss about Pence. Nothing major really.

 

[leothelioness]

There was this: I thought it was harmless and funny lol

Then there were a few gay skiers who have been making a fuss about Pence. Nothing major really.

Yeah, I saw that, too. As for the others, I think only Gus Kenworthy and Adam Rippon have been vocal about Pence, but I don't care too much about that. That's their freedom of speech.

ETA: The IOC doesn't allow political statements anyway, so I feel pretty certain that those who step out of line will be reprimanded accordingly.

 

[TheGirlOnFire]

I've actually thought its been pretty dull with, political statements.

We need those damn feminist to liven it up

 

[Saucy]