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Olympics coverage frustrating

The Spokesman-Review

Thank you for your stellar coverage of the 2010 Olympics. My favorite Olympic moment was … but first, a message from Jay Leno, Audi, Pfizer, Visa, Microsoft, Applebee’s and other important sponsors.

Two bobsledding runs … commercials; a retrospective of snow-making equipment; commercials (see above); a speed skating race; commercials leading into glimpses of curling, downhill, biathlon and another series of commercials.

Sorry, my favorite Olympic moment was lost and forgotten in a morass of inane chatter and corporate self-indulgence. For those of us who remember live broadcasts throughout the day and the excitement of actually seeing the competition between athletes from various countries, these Olympics were frustrating and disappointing.

Christopher Micek

Spokane

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