When Did the Olympics Stop Being Optimistic?

Just like the rest of the world, I've been glued to my television watching the Olympics all weekend.  Sure, there have been the usual corny uplifting aspects during these years' games (sparkly figure skating costumes, a bizarre opening ceremony and cheesy McDonald's commercials), but I've noticed a lot more negativity surrounding the coverage of the Vancouver games than in previous years.

There's the drama surrounding Johnny Weir and the PETA  "threats" made against him.  There's the snarky bi-athelon commentators that count athletes out when the contest has barely started.  And of course, there's 21-year-old Nodar Kumaritashvili, the Olympic luger who died last Friday, right before the games began.  Was it really necessary for NBC to play the accident that led to his death on loop during this weekend's Olympic coverage?

I, for one, long for the days of just good old cat fighting between Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan instead of the negativity we're seeing during the Vancouver games.  What do you guys think?  Would you like to see more upbeat coverage of the games?