Is it just me or are these Olympic Games more sport than spectacle? Yes, there’s been drama and excitement and whatever the fuck is happening with Ryan Lochte, but where are all the video packages about how Allyson Felix loves basket weaving? Or how Katie Ledecky eats 5,000 pounds of spaghetti a week? Where is Mary Carillo making sand art? Continue reading “The Rio Olympics: Running Out of Interest”
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So hopefully, you’ve already been reading our snarky look at the Olympic games. Bobby Hankinson and Therese Odell have turned their sharp, reality-TV-addicted criticisms to the Beijing spectacle. But now, an Olympic first, they come together to share with you their gut reactions to the games!
After the jump, check out some of what they had to say while watching. Just be warned, they’ve got very little knowledge about sports and lots of (possibly inappropriate) ill-informed opinions. Also, they’re vehemently against the Chinese women’s gymnastics team winning any medals.
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