The Olympic Spirit

Is there a reason I haven't one single moment of the Olympics so far? Normally, I would have watched the opening ceremonies; I'm a fan of pageantry, and I like to see what the athletes from all the various countries are wearing. Their outfits can be garishly colorful or colorfully fun. But I didn't watch even a second of the ceremonies. I don't know why. Perhaps my attention is drawn away by other things this year. A lively presidential race and a lively pennant race involving (for the time being) both Chicago baseball teams and other interesting current events involving celebrity deaths and wars and whatnot. Or is it because the Olympics are being held in a place so devoid of freedom and free spirits that it makes the old Soviet Union look like a land of liberty?