What is the most important Olympic event?

[El Supremo]

I say it's the Decathlon.

[GusBob]

1. Should break it down: winter/summer. Team/Individual

Winter team: hockey. Winter individual: Downhill slalom

Summer team: Soccer. Individual: decathlon

[KamaAina]

2. The closing ceremonies.

[JonLP24]

3. Soccer and basketball

Other than that maybe Water Polo or Indoor Volleyball. Other than that I don't really care.

I prefer the Winter Olympics.

[oswaldactedalone]

4. I say it's Track and Field in total

although the winner of the Decathlon is seen as the World's Greatest Athlete, which is one reason why the Caitlyn aka Bruce Jenner thing was so surprising. A one-time World's Greatest Male Athlete now prefers to be a woman. Hard for those of us who appreciated Jenner's athletic greatness to make that jump.

Also, basketball seems to have faded in importance as an Olympic sport with the NBA players dominating since '92 ('04 excepted.) The Cold War battles between our college players and the Soviets were seen as very important games, lowlighted by our controversial loss to the Ruskies in '72. Everyone in America was very upset about that loss, which was a complete screw job by the Director of FIBA who overruled the refs and gave the Soviets extra time after the game should have been over.

[CanSocDem]

5. Agreed.

With modern day commercialization, it should be the ONLY event.



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[T_i_B]

6. Rugby 7's!

[muriel_volestrangler]

8. It will be if we win tonight ...

Damn, they've given us a close couple of games to get here!

[T_i_B]

13. Congratulations to Fiji!

[bluedigger]

7. 100 meter dash.

Wrestling, if they make it winner takes all. Call me a traditionalist.

[RockaFowler]

9. Beach Volleyball & Gymnastics

Both Women's - the ratings are through the roof when both perform

Tonight I expect some great ratings for the All-Around in Gymnastics.

PS. I look at the ratings each night and my area seems to love the Summer Games!!

[El Supremo]

12. I rank both of those at the bottom...

along with synchronized swimming.

They absolutely ruin the first week of television coverage for me.

$1200 gymnastics "costumes"?
http://www.9news.com/sports/olympics/the-us-gymnastics-teams-shimmering-leotards-had-4000-swarovski-crystals-and-a-1200-price-tag/294044319

[unc70]

10. Marathon

[Auggie]

11. The Bob Costas Skip ...

thank goodness for the DVR and fast forward. He's still a sanctimonious long-winded bore.