Anyone else completely uninterested in the Olympics?

[MissMillie]

To be fair, I wouldn't mind seeing some tennis, but I'm not confident that it will be broadcast.

[The Magistrate]

1. Absolutely, Ma'am

[IcyPeas]

2. I watched some skateboarding last night. I plan on just tuning in occasionally to see what's on

[Dial H For Hero]

3. You're not alone. I find sports in general a snoozefest.

[USALiberal]

4. Even pistol shooting? Nt

[Dial H For Hero]

9. Watching it? Yup.

[Silent3]

56. I'd probably get very interested if the pistols were aimed at me...

...but otherwise, no.

[smirkymonkey]

66. Especially pistol shooting.

[PortTack]

23. Good one...me too!

[Dial H For Hero]

29. I recall a conversation with a friend in which I expressed complete disinterest towards our local

NFL franchise winning the Super Bowl. He was dumbfounded. "But...they're our team! How can you not be excited?"

"A bunch of guys throwing a ball around doesn't interest me simply by virtue of them doing so in the same state in which I live."

[Silent3]

59. For occasions when my company tries to drum up sports fever...

...I got a T-shirt (not this exact one, but the same wording) for the occasion:

[smirkymonkey]

67. Same here.

Although I do find some Olympic sports (gymnastics, skiing, skating, etc.) slightly more interesting than other televised sports (football, baseball, basketball, golf, etc.).

[sinkingfeeling]

5. Yes.

[Dawson Leery]

6. I am not a sports person.

It's a hard place to be for men.

I will never give ANY consideration to violent "sports" as there is enough suffering in this world we all deal with.

Perhaps swimming (as I do swim).

Gymnastics should be suspended until there is meaningful reform to the program.

There is too much hero worship sports. Most sports stars don't give a damn about you and I.

[Polly Hennessey]

7. Totally bored.

It’s nice seeing people win stuff but not interesting enough to watch.

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

8. The last Olympics I watched was 1988.

I haven't been interested since.

[bahboo]

10. pretty much....still can't believe it's going on...

did watch the men's cycling road race and might watch the tennis medal matches, but that's it. Usually I wouldn't be riveted on the summer games anyway, prefer winter. But this year, way less interested than usual.

[wcmagumba]

11. I generally enjoy the Olympics but can't seem to this year...

The pandemic is really not conducive to the show...those huge empty stadiums, some masking up some not, some vaccinated some not...bit of a clusterf**k (imo). Watching on NBC is like one big commercial, the coverage is spotty and the background info just doesn't feel genuine...I even bought the Peacock premium for one month and find it no better, I wanted it to watch replays of events I missed but they are delaying the replays for a couple of days...lame...

[MustLoveBeagles]

12. I'm not interested in sports generally but I like watching the Olympics

YMMV

[Diamond_Dog]

13. I love watching the Olympics.

Always have. Sorry!

[jalan48]

14. Too few events and too many ads and hero worship, feel good stories for me.

[brush]

15. I get interested when the track and field events start. I can do without...

some of the early events which seem to be scheduled to get them out of the way.

[ProfessorGAC]

50. See My Post #48!

I basically copied your post!
Yes, I will be watching T&F.

[Devil Child]

16. Not feeling it this time n/t

[tenderfoot]

17. I use to love the olympics but have grown tired of it over the years

I haven't watched any of it so far.

[csziggy]

18. I haven't watched the Olympics since NBC began coverage

A long time ago.

NBC would put out schedules of when events would happen but not actually show them at those times so for those of us setting our VCRs to record events that were supposed to be broadcast at 3 AM, we'd get some other, totally unrelated event.

Also, unless the US had a chance of getting a medal, NBC wouldn't cover the sport at all. I wanted to see dressage and three day eventing equestrian events - nope, nothing.

A friend who had a big satellite dish - that's how long ago this was - subscribed to their "special more complete" coverage only broadcast over satellite. Same deal, she'd set her VCR according to the schedule they gave paying customers, but they never followed their own schedule. She ended up going after NBC and eventually got her money back since not one event that she wanted to see was broadcast at the time given - or at all as far as she could find out.

I have Beta tapes of Olympic equestrian events from the 1980s but I will not even turn to the channels showing the Olympics anymore because they simply will not cover the odd or non US dominated sports. I will look them up on Youtube once the entire thing is over and done with.

[ChazInAz]

19. Indifferent.

I've never been a sports fan: the only one that ever interested me was fencing, and one rarely sees that televised, even in the Olympics.
Back when my legs worked better, I played Cyrano de Bergerac and employed Renaissance rapier and left-hand dagger style swordplay. That was something the Midwestern audiences were not familiar with in the Seventies.

[Me.]

20. Also Wonder Why NBC Has A Brit

as the beginning anchor to explain what's going on and where etc. No Americans available?

[llashram]

21. me

[Kali]

22. other than things like articles about the Puerto Rican gymnast

incorporating a BLM protest at the end of a routine, not really interested. if it isn't easy and in my face I could care less.

[Another Jackalope]

24. The what? nt

[Treefrog]

25. I lost interest in the Olympics some years ago.

I remember fondly watching with my family as a child.

[BlueTsunami2018]

26. I'm enjoying the games.

I like the gymnastics, field events, handball, water polo and several others. The skateboarding was pretty cool.

[snowybirdie]

27. Over hyped sports

and soap opera stories.

[NewHendoLib]

28. me. then again, we've been tv free for 12 years

and I'm not a "rah rah USA" type of guy

[Notek]

30. Yes, me.

There's just too much hype, hero worship and other bullshit for me.

[Crunchy Frog]

31. I haven't watched them at all.

[Ace Rothstein]

32. Sporting events aren't as exciting with no fans.

I get why nobody is there and agree with it but the atmosphere sucks.

[Sewa]

33. I love the summer Olympics

Can’t get too much of it. NBC’s coverage has been excellent.

Although having the camera on the bus with US team heading to the opening ceremony was a horrible move. Complete waste of time that took away from the ceremony it’s self. 💀🤙

[Retrograde]

34. I like the equestrian events

Watched some dancing horses yesterday. And men's gymnastics can be interesting, although they could add some more events that didn't depend solely on upper body strength. If the stars align and I happen to be free (or remember to record) the high jumps and pole vaults I'll watch those.

I mostly watch with the sound off. Do the announcers have a clause in their contracts that means their pay is docked if they go for more than 5 seconds without one of them opening their mouth?

[Binkie The Clown]

35. Oh, have they started already? nt

[ChazII]

36. Watched the fencing this morning.

The skateboarding is something I also find interesting.

[greatauntoftriplets]

37. There are Olympics?

[I_UndergroundPanther]

38. I don't watch the Olympics

It's boring.

I don't like sports .

To me sports is not news.

Keep it to the huge amounts of sport channels on cable.

To me those sport channels should be a choice, in cable channel lineups not taking up slots for channels I would want.

[chia]

39. Lost interest when they stopped being an amateur event. Not even a little interested this year

[RockRaven]

40. In theory I might be interested in some of them, but not the way NBC broadcasts it.

The filler to content ratio is way to high to keep my interest, even in sports I might otherwise watch. And even when it is actually the sporting event, half the time it is a low-drama preliminary round/heat.

Then add to that they broadcast a huge amount of sports I cannot stand (basically anything where a judge gives a score).

It's awful.

[a kennedy]

41. Call me a sap......I love most of the sports in the olympics. Love our anthem when someone

wins gold. Love the excitement of the athletes when they know they’ve done their best to win OR lose. Yup I really enjoy them. USA!!!! 🇺🇸 👏🏻

[ananda]

42. Hand raised high here.

...

[Ferrets are Cool]

43. They are on my tv because there are no other sports on.

But I am not glued to my tv at all.

[liberaltrucker]

44. Yep!

[Nexus2]

45. Kind of, but I'm not a big sports guy. I am casually interested though.

Enough to pay attention to wins, losses and medals awarded at least.

[GulfCoast66]

46. The wife and I and our friends love them.

I pull for the US but love it when small nations do well.

I don’t follow many sports, just college football, but the Olympics are great.

[Brother Mythos]

47. Just because they're marketing it doesn't mean I have to consume it.

[ProfessorGAC]

48. I Always Watch Track & Field

I'm barely watching it right now. A bit of water polo & some 3 on 3 women's basketball. That's about it.
But, when the run fast, jump high events begin, I'll be watching.

[Meowmee]

49. I have never been that interested

Mostly I watch a bit of skiing/ skating and winter olympics and that is it. I used to watch gymnastics but for some reason it seems boring now. It does seem out of touch to be having an olympics with everything going on and allowing unvaxed people to participate is crazy imo.

[Keth]

51. well

I do like sports and the Olympics. Since I don't have a television, I go to YouTube and watch the recaps - knowing who won but still like the reactions of the winners. Love the swimming and diving and gymnastics and the track and field and most of the events.

[Johonny]

52. Just not interested at all in it

[Silent3]

53. I'm in general completely uninterested in watching sports of any kind

It's always been a big yawn for me. No different for the Olympics.

[retread]

54. Seeing it advertised as Tokyo Olympics2020. I thought to myself

"Who wants to watch year old sports!"

[Sneederbunk]

55. Miss the Turkish Towel-snapping event

[Wounded Bear]

57. Yeah, me neither...

[nini]

58. I enjoy it.

I like to see the sportsmanship between nations that gives me a little hope the entire planet isn’t full of assholes.

[XanaDUer2]

60. Me since 1976 nt

[hunter]

61. I have zero tolerance for television commercials any more.

My wife and I quit traditional television a long time ago. Mostly we watch Netflix or DVDs.

If I could watch specific Olympic events on Netflix without commercials I might.

[marie999]

64. I don't watch the Olympics.

I am like you, I don't like commercials so I tape everything I want to watch especially football. I watch every snap of the ball until the play is over. It takes about 15 minutes to watch the whole game.

[marybourg]

62. Completely.

[NurseJackie]

63. I started losing interest when they changed the schedule...

... it was better when both winter and summer games were in the same year.

[roamer65]

65. I like the swimming events.

After that I generally lose interest.

I don’t mind watching gymnastics either, TBH. I marvel at how a human can perform such maneuvers.

[madville]

68. Don't care about it at all

Only sports I follow though are auto racing and golf.

[Volaris]

69. I watched some fencing today, and had a thought:

If we can put a comet around a hockey puck so morons can know where it is, we SHOULD be able to real-time rotoscope some fencing foils so at least they look like lightsabers, right??

The judo needed some Hadokens photoshopped in lol...

[Tracer]

70. I ancient Greece, the athletes performed in the nude.

I think the modern Oympics are planning to return to that judging from the disapearing swimsuits (the women divers) and teensy bikini bottoms (volleyball, field sports).

[FakeNoose]

71. Quite the opposite - Olympics are the only thing I'm watching this week

I did see some tennis yesterday morning, and perhaps again this morning.

I'm getting the Olympics NBC channel, plus NBC Sports channel, plus regular NBC which is also showing a lot of Olympics - so I've been flipping around those 3 channels. Trying to catch as many different events as I can. However the Olympic Channel is showing LIVE events starting at 5 .m., and the other 2 are showing events that were delayed for prime time showing. It gets a little confusing.

[Bobstandard]

72. Love the Olys. Hate the commentators

The know-it-all’s main currency is how this or that athlete has screwed up. They love sticking their microphone in a competitors face who hasn’t met expectations .and asking them how they feel about their ‘failure’. Like an Olympic Silver or Bronze is a failure

And don’t get me started on the medal count and jingoism bs.

[kskiska]

73. I'm generally not into sports.

[Calista241]

74. I love the Olympics.

But I also swam in college, and the Olympics were our SuperBowl. All of us that weren't good enough to get there would watch our friends and people we knew swim in front of the whole world.

[tblue37]

75. Me.

[FlyingPiggy]

76. I love the olympics but I'm not getting cable to watch it.

I did download the peacock app and watch the ceremony and highlights. I think that’s good enough.

[DemocraticPatriot]

77. I am completely absorbed in the 'Monty Python' olympics...

The event for 'people who believe they are chickens' is always my favorite...