There are plenty of problems with the Olympic Games, and the competitive sports mindset, but I love the Olympics for the same reasons you do - the human stories.
I don't know how Americans tolerate NBC's coverage - from the constant flipping back and forth to only airing things in primetime to almost exclusively focusing on American athletes during events. CTV's coverage is pretty good - there is obviously a Canadian focus in terms of event selection and who they focus on, but they also cover major non-Canadian events as well as just good general human interest stories. They're also pretty good at covering things for a decent amount of time, showing stuff at all different times of day, and not having obnoxious broadcasters. Bless you Brian Williams.
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I don't know how Americans tolerate NBC's coverage - from the constant flipping back and forth to only airing things in primetime to almost exclusively focusing on American athletes during events. CTV's coverage is pretty good - there is obviously a Canadian focus in terms of event selection and who they focus on, but they also cover major non-Canadian events as well as just good general human interest stories. They're also pretty good at covering things for a decent amount of time, showing stuff at all different times of day, and not having obnoxious broadcasters. Bless you Brian Williams.