Thus Endeth Another Winter Olympics

[Occhidiangela]

"the Games of the x-tieth Olympiad"?

Good point. :D

My point is that the Olympic Games are just that: games of competition between individuals representing the best their nation has. [right][snapback]103080[/snapback][/right]

But that is the problem, they are most definitely NOT just that, just games, just sports. Like it or not, they are political in origin. For non-political games, there are various world championships, leagues, etcetera, that are purer as sports go.

No need to wear the national flag.

It is the explicit inclusion of the flags and national identification that make the Olympiad overtly political. Likewise the Pan American games, whereas the World Series of Baseball is explicitly not political: look at how many nationalities are represented in the various US baseball clubs.

For purer sport, watch the NHL or the Premier League, or Italy's Serie A soccer league. ;-)

Or a local curling competition. Or a PGA golf tournament.

Or, better yet, watch a high school basketball or baseball game. Cheaper, and the competition is purer.

Occhi