The only thing I like about these Olympics is how much money (and in some cases, potential future advertising revenue) NBC is gonna end up losing over them.

Just started watching tonight's primetime coverage via TiVo.

Al Michaels just made an Airplane reference. Score one for Al!

OOOOOHHHHHHHH!


Duh.

The other day Dick Button was defending ice dancing. To the detractors, he challenged, "Tell me what IS a sport," which I suppose does broach the valid point that the line isn't clear. But he continued. "If ice dancing isn't a sport, then, well, you'd have to cut synchronized swimming, and rhythmic gymnastics." To which I say, uuuuh yes! Adios! Bye bye!

Ice Dancing is a sport by definition in that it is a "physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively". I'm not sure what is "un-sporting" about it.

Ice dancing, rhythmic gymnastics and synchronized swimming are dance numbers. If they're sports, then we we can have Olympic ballet.

I think the Olympics should be limited to sports that are vaguely related to pure athletic, survival or warrior skills. I'd even can Olympic basketball.

The list in endless. Olympic clogging. Olympic violining. Olympic toilet cleaning (timed and swabbed for bacterial cultures). Olympic ball room dancing (oh, wait....).

Is it getting hot in here?

I think anything competitive can count as sport. The Olympics just picks those competitive events that are more broadly popular throughout the world (i.e. there exists a fan base, governing rules body, etc.)

Umm, ice dancing (though I'm totally sick of it right now, bleh) is athletic. If they weren't athletic, it would just be funny.

Now, I love poker but hate that it's called a sport, but that's another story (and it doesn't even meet the definition).