Originally posted by Senza Mama:
I was in the USA during the 1996 Olympics and was surprised to find that for USA TV networks the Olympics consist of those events that the USA wins
I was in London during the 2000 and found the same thing; lots of equestrian events with U.K. participants. They did show the relay sprint team drop the baton in the qualifying rounds.
Basically our prime time TV shows the glamour sports; track, swimming, gymnastics and we do see the US medalist. This year I believe the subsidiary networks of NBC will be showing a lot of the less popular sports like cycling, rowing, kyaking, etc.
