Two BILLION people watch Usain Bolt's win... but none of them in America

UK Daily Mail ^ | August 6, 2012 | Staff

[Bigg Red]

To be honest, I had never heard of Bolt before last night. We are not exactly track fans, and we watched — with DVR — only so we could cheer on USA.

I was happy for him because it looked like he worked so hard, but, then, when I saw how obnoxious he acted afterwards, I just thought he was a jerk.

[Zionist Conspirator]

Agree the coverage is awful

I miss ABC's Olympic coverage. Even though they didn't devote near as much air time to the games, they seemed to show more stuff. Of course, that may just be nostalgia messing with my brain.

Has anyone else noticed that their track and field coverage is all track and no field? No hammer, no javelin, no discus . . . a very little shot put. They've shown a couple of "jumping" events. Are the field events simply not popular in the United States?

Track and field is supposed to be the heart and soul of the Olympics. I can understand their wanting to telecast it in prime time, but still . . . no field at all? Will they even cover the decathlon? Or the pole vault?

And what happened to the women's marathon? Isn't that supposed to be on the first day of track and field competition? I haven't heard a word about it. Maybe the men and women are running together this year?

Even the old ABC Wide World of Sports would occasionally show field events. This is pitiful.

[RetiredArmy]

Me either. I could care less about the olympics. When these liberals yell about wasted money, then they spend billions and billions for these types of events so they can strut around talking about how great they are and the events are. Pure garbage. I used to be a huge, huge sports fan. But every day I find myself caring less, and less, and less about the crap, me me me, etc. of sports. They are always in a fight about millions and billions they are making and blaming owners, or players and the people footing the bills are the ones getting the shaft. DirecTV contacted me about the NFL plan and I told them no thanks. I am not interested in paying yet more for channels that I never watch. Most NFL games are on Sunday afternoons and my Sundays are tied up in something much more important to me that games.

[trisham]

I haven’t watched any of it either. I tried, but everything seems so packaged and artificial. It all seems irrelevant and unimportant, compared to so many other events that are taking place in our lives.

[the scotsman]

He’s the biggest sports star in the world.

[bray]

That and beach volleyball. The PC shove these sports down your throat is pathetic.

Pray for America

[Bigg Red]

He’s the biggest sports star in the world.

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Sorry, I just don’t follow sports much. It’s a shame he’s a jerk.

[oilwatcher]

That five minute James Bond segment — right in the middle of major gymnastics and track coverage! — was absolutely the low point of the NBC coverage so far. I thought I’d accidentally changed the channel!

[dfwgator]

We just had the biggest moment of the games so far, if you’re watching you’ll know what I’m talking about.

[ConservativeTeen]

He might be arrogant, but he showed more respect for our National Anthem than some foreign reporter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8J2EiF4LcY

[the scotsman]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXDL45FmyIM

[Popman]

Every time i tune in the coverage they have some sport on I have never seem or barely heard of

Women’s field hockey
Women’s handball
Water polo
Horses jumping - I don’t know what it is called
Women’s volleyball
Women’s volleyball in the sand
Ping pong
Bad mitten doubles

I did manage to see a basketball game ...

[Bigg Red]

Sorry, I don’t do YouTube anymore, since I don’t want to give a Google-owned site the hits.