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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]well, the family is basically being told what to say by the Kremlin. This is how Russia works and we all know it. She knows full well she didn't take grandpa's pills - they are ALL lying.

But, I am so sad that she alone is going to take the fall when this was a team effort.[/quote]

Be sad for the Japanese skaters, who are being denied the placements and moments they deserve because of Russian drugging.[/quote]

Blame the IOC for letting the farce of the ROC compete in the first place [/quote]

Like what is the proper response now? Are they going to ban ALL Russians now, unless they go the route of competing for a different country with dual citizenship? I’m just wondering how this is going to turn out now? In the Olympics and other international competitions.

Seriously Russia, I guess you can hold your own competition and dope up your athletes as much as you want now. [/quote]

LOL if you ban Russian skaters, they will all show up next Olympics representing places like Uzbekistan and Lithuania, where they will be welcome with open arms.  [/quote]

Also it comes down to $$$ of course. No one wants to host the Olympics anymore because it’s expensive, running billions of dollars above the estimated budget. Every game in the last 50 years has gone over budget and IOC receives fewer bids with each games. I read Russia was considering to submit its bid to host 2036 Summer Olympics. No wonder IOC is reluctant to punish Russia properly.
It’s disgusting but I think money is one of the top reason why things never change.[/quote]

These scandals have to be taking a financial toll as well, though. Ratings are way down for this Olympics which will ultimately impact the amount of money any network (American and others) will be willing to pay for the exclusive rights to broadcast the games. Not sure when NBC's current contract expires, but it'll be interesting to see the terms of the next one. [/quote]
The ratings are down because people rightly don’t want to support the communists and don’t want to watch an olympic broadcast that acts as if Chinese genocide against the Uighur people doesn’t exist.  The US government and other free countries also executed a diplomatic boycott against the Chinese.  
Scandals have always been been part of the Olympics but people watched.  Once these are over and the games return to countries not committing genocide they’ll be great to watch again![/quote]

I doubt the average potential Olympic viewer knows or cares about genocide. Ratings are way down because 1) we're in a pandemic and the idea of even holding these games are silly, and you don't have the usual boost of spectators being excited about traveling and packing the stands, and 2) the primary audience is not watching live tv, especially NBC's pathetic broadcast coverage, and they're also not going to pay for yet another streaming service specifically to watch NBC's online coverage of the Games. Put the content on Hulu or another service as it airs, and NOT as a premium add-on, and ratings would be higher.[/quote]

NBC asks you to pay for premium service, and then stuffs it with ads anyway. I'm not paying to see ads. Plus, the figure skating coverage is terrible. Tanith is the only commentator worth having. Get rid of Johnny and Tara.[/quote]

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