Olympic viewing

I haven't watched as much of the Olympics this year as in the past (though judging from the empty stadiums on TV, neither has the rest of the world). Last night I decided I had better finally watch just to say that I did and placate a potential future guilty conscience in case I totally miss the games and then find my self with a longing for some Olympics but with four more years to go. The events I saw were fun to watch. I think it'd be overkill if I spent the full two weeks watching, but I'm going to try and catch a few more nights' worth (when NBC conveniently air the main draw events). Next week I'll be done with work so I can watch later (primetime footage runs 8-12) without worrying about having to get up at 5:40am the next day. The downer to that is that this week, the one in which I have to go to bed early, is gymnastics, which I really like. They had footage on last night but I couldn't stay up to watch floor routine, which is my favorite event in the Olympics. I did get to see the vault and uneven bars, but then had to turn off the TV, as it was getting late...it's like they show the popular event last, as if to make you watch the whole thing...why on Earth would they do that? Perhaps it has something to do with all those Super Bowl-funny TV commercials...