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By what standard? |
I’m not sure why so many people think that the US didn’t do particularly well in the Olympics that just ended. Maybe it’s because Bode Miller never bothered to show up. Michelle Kwan probably shouldn’t have shown up. Johnny Weir failed to show up for the free skate (figuratively and nearly literally). … Yet for all those failures, the US Olympic Team had their most successful showing at a Winter Games staged outside the US. Ever.
… Far from being a failure, the Games showed that sports are unpredictable, and that the media-annointed favorites often can’t live up to the hype …
The networks and advertisers have a different frame of reference. They’re looking for the next star and next media attraction. …