Olympic Annoyances OK, so my Mom suggested that I change the name of my blog, because I hadn't made any posts lately about thing that bug me. Thankfully the Olympics has provided me with a plethora of things to complain about. (I just love any opportunity to use the word "plethora.") I must begin with the disclaimer that I love the Olympics. I mean, really love them. I love the Winter Olympics, in particular, and I'm thrilled with the amount of coverage available on NBC's family of channels, particularly on Universal HD. The Alps look spectacular in High Definition. I think I watched about 40 hours of coverage last weekend, thanks to the extra day off. That being said, here are the things that have pissed me off so far:

• NBCOlympics.com posting results BEFORE they have shown them on TV, on the front page. I went to the site only to vote for Angela Ruggiero of the US Women's Hockey team, who for some reason wants to be on the Apprentice, only to see the headline, Apolo Oh No! Now, I didn't actually read the article, but the headline pretty much gives it away, don't you think?

• The new scoring system in figure skating. The new system seems to make everyone, the men in particular, do an endless series of jumps, with no artistic elements whatsoever. The fact that Scott Hamilton, et al, feel the need to explain this to the viewers incessantly before, during and after every performance only makes the experience more painful.

• Endless repetition of information by the commentators. Did you know that contact is very common in snowboard cross? I do, since I've been told this about 300 times.

• Ice dancing. I love figure skating, for reasons I cannot fully explain, but even I can't fathom this event as an Olympic sport. I can't imagine anything less interesting than watching the compulsory program, where all 24 of the couples skate the same program to the same music. Oy.

• Bode Miller. I'm sick of this guy. Get over yourself, buddy. (This isn't a complaint about the Olympics, really, but I just had to get it off my chest. I feel better now.)

Update: If you just want TV listings, you can go to nbcolympics.com/tv, instead of the main page, and remain spoiler-free, as long as you don't click on anything...  ¶ 9:25 PM