You're exactly right; and NBC isn't spending enough time "teaching" us "oldsters" how these "games" are played.
Everybody is in an uproar because Wescott said that snowboarding is the heart and soul of the Olympics; I wave that bravado off as youth, but he does have a point.
Where is the LUST in the other sports?
I admire the biathlete and cross country skiers most, those are some tough folks and train long and hard to reach the Olympics.
The board sports are a lot easier to cover. The competitors are literally pros as they board all year round. It's turning into the Olympics X-games, little by little.
Now if they can shoot a rifle while snowboarding, I would pay to watch that.