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Old 01-30-2022, 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Tvflguy View Post
I almost hate to admit this, but not enticed at all to watch the Winter Olympics coming up. With all the negatives re China the last few years. The USA is not sending gvt reps to China and NBC limiting number of reporters and announcers. From what I heard much of their broadcasting will be from the USA.
And our athletes were warned about speaking out about China and communications while in the country.
So I personally will drastically limit or avoid watching at all. China was rewarded with the ‘22 Olympics despite many human rights and international issues

Do others here have concerns about China hosting and decided to limit or not view???? Is it just me?
I won't be watching them, not so much because of the politics (which are in my opinion a very valid reason not to watch them) but because the Winter Olympics (and Summer games too, for that matter) are "amateur" in name only. 1980 marked the last time I thought that the amateur element was really there.