why do the winter olympics suck?
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Because people like you dont understand the importance of them.  These are the world's best athletes all competing together. Many people dream of competing in these games. It is also a symbol of peace and cooperation between all participating nations.
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Freestyle Skiing\nThe word "mogul" comes from the Austrian word "mugel," which means "small hill" or "mound."\n\nFigure Skating\nMen's gold medal favorite Yevgeny Plushenko is the first and only skater in history to successfully land a quad-triple-triple jump combination in competition. \n\nCurling\nCurling is one of four winter Olympic sports contested indoors. The other three are hockey, figure skating, and speed skating.\n\nLuge\nGerman Luge master Georg Hackl will attempt to add to his legend and win a medal in his sixth straight games at Turin in 2006. Hackl is already the only athlete to medal in the same event in five straight games.\n\nNordic Combined \nNordic combined is one of three current Olympic Winter Games events in which the United States has never won a medal. (Biathlon and curling are the others.)\n\nSnowboarding\nAccording to the National Sporting Goods Association, U.S. consumers spent nearly than $270 million on snowboarding equipment in 2004. That's more than hockey and football equipment combined ($225 million).\n\nSkeleton\nAmerican Jennison Heaton won the first skeleton gold medal in 1928, beating his brother John, who took the silver, by one second. A 39-year-old John Heaton would win the silver again in 1948, finishing second to Italy's Nino Bibbia. American Jim Shea, Jr., won the men's gold in the 2002 return of the sport to the Olympics. \n\nIce Hockey\nIce hockey made its Olympic debut at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. The first Winter Olympics didn't take place until 1924.\n\nSpeed Skating\n American Shani Davis narrowly failed in his historic attempt to compete on both the long track and short track speed skating teams at the same Olympics but as the world record holder in the men's 1500 meters he will still be a favorite to medal in the long track events at Turin.\n\nAlpine Skiing\nAmerican skier and Turin gold medal threat Lindsey Kildow was awarded a cow by some local dairy farmers for her World Cup win in Val D'Isere, France in 2005. She had a choice between the cow or an additional $1,200 in prize money. She went with the cow.\n\nBiathlon\nThe first known biathlon competition took place between two Norwegian guard companies in 1767.\n\nBobsled\nIt's been 18 years since the Jamaican bobsled team made its debut at the Olympics. \n\nSki Jumping\nThe oldest man to receive a Winter Olympics medal is 83-year-old Anders Haugen. The Norwegian-American actually received his ski jump bronze medal 50 years after he competed in 1924 when a scoring error was discovered in 1974.\n\nWinter Olympics Through the Years\nThe Shea Family of Lake Placid, New York, is the first to produce three generations of Olympians. Father Jack, 91, was a double-gold medalist in speed skating, son Jim, Sr., was a U.S. ski team member at the 1964 Innsbruck Games, and in 2002 grandson Jim, Jr., won a gold medal in skeleton.\n\nAll-Time Medal Standings\nOnly two countries south of the equator have ever won medals at the Olympic Winter Games—Australia and New Zealand.\n\nWisconsin\nLegends Eric Heiden and Dan Jansen , as well as current stars Chris Witty and Casey FitzRandolph, are from the same U.S. state, Wisconsin.\n\nNorway\nNorway has won more gold medals at the Winter Games than any other country.
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Yes. Being in the Olympics, even if you are the worst athlete there, is a huge honor in itself.
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I think the Olympics should feature amateur athletes only...\n\nSome people will say.."Well China pays there athletes..or Russia does.."...but saying that takes away from what the Olympics are supposed to be about...Individuals with the drive to excel..Individuals who are not given every advantage..It is the spirit to win..\n\nThat is what made 1980 so special...Just college players who won through determination over professional players..\n\nWe will never see such inspiration again with NHL players on the ice...
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While the World Cup doesn't interest me, I truly enjoy the Olympics.\n\nI don't care to watch every event, prefer individual sports. I do make a effort to see the opening and closing ceremonies.\n\nAs a young child, I learned about different sports, and some basic geography.\n\nI do agree, there may be some politics, some of the evils of the world are showing their ugly faces, but that is only a very small part of the overall.\n\nI still like to see it as a chance for the world's youth to compete and show their skills. For a couple of weeks every other year, the best of the best get to meet, no matter what country they call home.\n\nHowever I am afraid things are changing. Even the Olympics are being affected by the less than desirable human traits. Cheating appears to be happening more often, and that handful of people who would like to use it to make a political statement.\n\nThe commercialization drives me crazy. You see the Olympic logo attached to everything, however that is the lesser of the evils. Those companies do have to pay a lot of money to use it, and any money that is gathered honestly, beats the alternative.
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What's really ironic is that the country that is hosting the 2012 olympic games hasn't got a decent athlete.\n\nI'm British by the way...
685649
well one reason is that they think that hockey is getting to rough there is to many injeries and they want to lower the risk of people getting hurt and they also want games to go faster without to many delays,  I know it sucks cause i lick the fighting too but what can u do...
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Because the MLB didn't want to suspend its season to let the professional players go to the olympics, in a manner similar to what the NHL does for the winter olympics.\n\nThis plus other problems like a poorly designed qualifying scheme meant that piss-poor teams from Europe and Africa went to Athens, but several very good teams from N & S America were left out led to almost no ticket sales. It was all about the Money.
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In my opinion the coverage for the olympics this year is a lot better than four years ago.\n\nFour years ago it was 95% figure skating and ice dancing\nFour years ago when they weren't showing figure skating they were showing weepy fluff pieces on the athletes' lives.\nFour years ago you wouldn't see an event unless an American was a medal contender.\n\nThis year they seem to be balancing out the coverage a lot better.  They're showing a wider variety of sports, and hardly any of the fluff pieces.  They're even showing sports where America isn't in contention.\n\nWhy are the ratings down?\n\nProbably because they're showing a wider variety of sports, and hardly any of the fluff pieces, and because they're showing sports where America isn't in contention.
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zdrub your personal beliefs are stupid. To me you sound like a hater. DONT HATE!! NHL SUCKS
987241
Because the Olympics have different cuntries like Scotland and so on...
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Yeah, because the Sabres suck.
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bcos they know they suck at it...\n\nthats why the have these little games like american football ( which is not even football) , baseball ( YAWN) etc..  in their own country and have have make believe competitions where they can crown themselves world chamions without having to play agianst any team from the world... what a bunch of losers..\n\nlook at how they were sent home .. they are still whining about it ...  check ESPN and listen to the commentators for 7 mins.. u will know  what i mean ..
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It looks retarded lmao. I got drunk during the Olympics whn curling was on, WTH are they curling? lol they look like morons.
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No it's terrible, go somewhere else and leave it for the skiers.
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before you ask about curling you should ask about chess. Yes they are both sports... and to be honest if you dont know the rules or you arent playing they turn out to be the most boring sports ever
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No Idea. NBA sucks. \n\nBaseball is ridiculous..even when not tainted by 'roids. \n\nOnly two sports: NFL and NHL.