Well.... I can't argue everything you guys are saying here about the corruption and inequities, that's all true... but I love the olympics and really would miss them. I suspect I'm a rarity these days. I try to watch as much of it as I can when they're happening.
Last night on snowboarding this dude ripped a run that the commentators were saying was literally the most difficult run anyone has ever pulled off in competition before, and the judges gave him 2nd place. Commercial, they come back, still talking about it, like the commentators are completely outraged and think it could be a mistake.... nope.... Anyways I'm not skilled enough to know whether the commentators were right but just last night you could make the case the judges screwed someone.
I generally do think judges in sports suck but I still like the sports themselves.