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I wouldn't be so hard on sports that include style points, especially now that judging is moving toward more objective measure. But the real problem with NBC's Olympic coverage has been the editing. Instead of showing one event start to finish, they cut back and forth between two different events. I guess this is supposed to keep the audience for both events glued to the TV, but it seems more likely to leave fans of one or the other sport too bored to stay tuned in -- particularly since they mix sports that appeal to different demographics. I'd imagine that a mix of figure skating and freestyle skiing aerials or ice dancing and snowboard cross pleases very few viewers.

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