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China's Olympics flop? Viewership down, fallen skater booed, and Putin 'dozes'
https://justthenews.com ^ | February 6, 2022 - 10:13pm | By Natalia Mittelstadt

Posted on 02/07/2022 10:06:05 AM PST by Red Badger

"In this Olympic spirit of peace, I appeal to all political authorities across the world — observe your commitment to this Olympic truth. Give peace a chance," International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said.

Despite International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach's calls for peace at the opening of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, the reality seems disjointed, including official delegation boycotts, all-time low viewership, and Russian President Vladimir Putin appearing to doze off during the Ukrainian team's entrance during the opening ceremony.

"In this Olympic spirit of peace, I appeal to all political authorities across the world — observe your commitment to this Olympic truth. Give peace a chance," Bach said, according to People Magazine, after the Olympic Truce was passed by the United Nations General Assembly in December.

The truce, which has been observed by the UN since 1993, according to Vox, calls for "the cessation of hostilities from seven days before until seven days after the Olympic Games."

However, the U.S., Canada, Australia, and the U.K. announced diplomatic boycotts of the Beijing Olympics, citing human rights violations, in reference to the Chinese Communist Party's abuse of a million Uyghurs, who have been placed in internment camps.

The Olympics have received all-time low viewership on NBC, which found that there were "nearly 14 million TV-only viewers" for Friday's full-day opening ceremony coverage. This was 43% lower than the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, which had 23.8 million viewers, TheBlaze reported. In the last 30 years, the lowest viewership was 21.6 million for the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, according to The Wrap.

Only "8.7 million tuned in on NBC in primetime [to] see the pre-taped Mike Tirico and Savannah Guthrie-led coverage of the propaganda-heavy spectacle put on by Chinese President Xi Jinping and filmmaker Zhang Yimou," Deadline reported.

According to a Morning Consult poll of 2,000 American adults, 65% cited a lack of interest in the events, 57% said no interest in athletes, and 40% said it was because China was hosting.

The Twitter hashtag #GenocideGames also trended in recent days, referring to China's human rights violations, TheBlaze noted.

China also faced internal strife as Chinese social media users blasted 19-year-old U.S.-born figure skater Zhu Yi, who is competing for China, after she fell hard during her first combination attempt on Saturday as she slammed into a wall, Fox News reported. She later stumbled on a triple loop attempt, placing last with a 47.03 score.

The hashtag #ZhuYiFellOver had over 230 million views by Sunday afternoon before the Chinese social media site, Weibo, took it down. Zhu's performance brought China down from third place to fifth, narrowly making it to the finals.

In a possible pointed snub from a world leader, Putin appeared to doze off when the Ukrainian athletes entered the stadium during the opening ceremony. He sat alone with his eyes closed as the team made their entrance, according to Fox News. However, by the time the Russian Olympic Committee team entered the stadium, Putin was wide awake and stood to salute them, the New York Post reported.

Putin currently has more than 100,000 troops on Ukraine's border, as President Joe Biden has claimed that an invasion of Russia's neighbor appears imminent.


TOPICS: Music/Entertainment; Society; Sports; Travel
KEYWORDS: beijing; olympics
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To: Red Badger

Everybody’s talking about
revolution, evolution, masturbation,
flagellation, regulation, integration,
meditation, united nations, congratulations...
“All we are saying is give peace a chance”


21 posted on 02/07/2022 10:22:39 AM PST by Repeal The 17th (Get out of the matrix and get a real life.)
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To: 4Liberty

Need one with Trump hitting the golf ball.


22 posted on 02/07/2022 10:23:11 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Repeal The 17th

It was John and Yoko under the name of The Plastic Ono Band, on Apple records. I had the 45......................


23 posted on 02/07/2022 10:29:11 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Veto!

And now the entire nation there is ready to drop her in a septic tank over the humiliation she has brought them. MASSIVE LOSS OF FACE! They may actually do it over there.


24 posted on 02/07/2022 10:29:13 AM PST by Caipirabob (Communists...Socialists...Fascists & AntiFa...Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: Red Badger

China is cheating.

They are not allowing those from other countries to practice much before the events. So when they compete, they’re not very familiar with the specific venue (hill, path, etc.).


25 posted on 02/07/2022 10:31:14 AM PST by Theo (FReeping since 1998 ... drain the swamp.)
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To: Williams

Are people watching reruns of Gomer Pyle and Green Acres on MeTV, instead of Olympics on NBC?


26 posted on 02/07/2022 10:31:17 AM PST by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Williams

I waited four years to not watch this!.............


27 posted on 02/07/2022 10:31:50 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

That’s the ticket! Celebrate at the country which is responsible for 9 million deaths!


28 posted on 02/07/2022 10:33:18 AM PST by eeriegeno (Checks and balances??? What checks and balances?)
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To: Red Badger

No. One. Cares.


29 posted on 02/07/2022 10:35:01 AM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: carriage_hill

If they were held in Switzerland I still wouldn’t watch............


30 posted on 02/07/2022 10:35:58 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger
we rarely watch regular tv channels and our tv time is limited to just evenings, usually off channels or movies....

no news...

I love sports but won't follow too many ....

lets face it, despite the covid, the leftists, the wokes, the gays, and the trannys, the Olympics just don't hold interest anymore....

I guess the final straw for me was the trannys.....

31 posted on 02/07/2022 10:39:14 AM PST by cherry (;)
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To: Veto!

Why in the world would you be supporting the most brutal dictatorship in history? Who cares if they have the greatest skater in history, you are supporting Communism and everything we stand against.


32 posted on 02/07/2022 10:39:16 AM PST by bray (The Vax is fake and deadly)
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To: Red Badger

They’re so flat. No one in the audience. Performers don’t seem into it. At least from what I saw.


33 posted on 02/07/2022 10:39:32 AM PST by stevio
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To: bray

I’m not supporting. I’m watching my favorite sport. They have no idea I’m watching.


34 posted on 02/07/2022 10:42:09 AM PST by Veto! (Political Correctness offends me)
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To: Red Badger

SUM TING WRONG. WEI SCRU UP, LOSE FACE BIG.


35 posted on 02/07/2022 10:44:15 AM PST by BiglyCommentary
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To: Dilbert San Diego

I watched the entire first season of Jack Reacher on Amazon Prime this weekend. I have read most of the books. I very much enjoyed it.


36 posted on 02/07/2022 10:48:13 AM PST by woodbutcher1963
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To: Veto!
You're supporting the Communist dictatorship that turned the virus loose on the world.

Thanks for asking.

37 posted on 02/07/2022 10:50:04 AM PST by OKSooner (All thinking people should read "The Real Anthony Fauci" by RFK Jr, and "Rainbow Six" by Tom Clancy.)
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To: PGR88

He is tired after planning convoys and stuff. He is a really busy guy.


38 posted on 02/07/2022 10:50:49 AM PST by dforest (Freaking insane world. )
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To: Caipirabob

Yup. Been around 4000 years and still haven’t grown up.


39 posted on 02/07/2022 10:57:59 AM PST by hinckley buzzard ( Resist the narrative)
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To: Red Badger

I quit watching any Olympics after the USA Hockey Team’s win over the Russkies, long ago. Pretty boring, all of it.


40 posted on 02/07/2022 11:09:38 AM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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