Olympics. Sport or Entertainment?
 

I don't know if it's sport or entertainment, but leaning toward the latter. Some could argue it's politics, too.
Anyway, I'll stick this here. :D

I'm not sure if it's sport or entertainment but I didn't know the medals were not solid.

That's enough to boycott in itself.

Cheap bastards. Plated? WTF. :eyebrow:

I think it was done for the athlete's safety, so they and their house wouldn't be a target for crooks.

I guess my short-hand would be the judged events are entertainment and races, timed, and physical scoring events are sport.

For spectators, it's entertainment.
For participants, it's sports.




IMHO

Its a massive front for voyeur style porn:

Either way, this is hilarious....

http://nextimpulsesports.com/2014/02...ic-commercial/

That was hysterical.

Here it is on youtube

bizarre

http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/rus...tx=top-moments

Got up early on a Saturday to watch Merica take down the Russians in one of the best hockey games ever. Oshie already has his meme.

Sport becomes entertainment -The Olympic pools from 2012 just opened to the public. Impressive facility and a flipping bargain at 4 and a half quid a go.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-26401970

Everyone has to help pay for the pools, but how many want to use them plus live close enough to be able to? And who's paying for the lifeguards, janitors and maintenance, the admission fees?

did you read the article?

I don't see no stinkin' answers to my questions. :eyebrow:

You won't if you selectively pick bits that don't answer your questions. There are interviews with people willing to drive there, past their nearest pools, and Tom Daley (?and other Olympians) trains there which provides an income.

outside of the article, facilities like that will be in demand for championship events for all levels of swimming and diving which is a massive source of revenue for pools. And a pain in the ass for anyone who attends regularly because of the closures but they put up with it because that keeps the place running.

I didn't selectively pick bits, I quoted your whole fucking link except a couple lines about the stadium. You are more apparently more anxious to spend other peoples money on your hobby, than I am.