Sappy though the television coverage may be, has anyone else tried the online coverage? It is absolutely amazing. Not even an audio commentary -- just pure events. And you can watch many of them in their entirety.

The internet coverage is the The Best Coverage of the Olympics Ever.

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... unless you're a fan of field events, of course. You know, as in "track and"... what was that other thing? The mens' shot put came and went with the only coverage online at NBC being about 30 seconds' worth during a daily wrapup. And that's an event where an American got the silver. Meanwhile, it seems like every single heat of every running event gets full coverage.