Olympic Spirit

I know when it comes to the Olympics, and sports in general, politics are not supposed to matter. I find that it actually matters more to me. I mean, if the U.S. beats Russia or China, I'm more happy than if they beat Spain or Italy. And the opposite is true too, where if we lose to Russia or China, I am more bummed than if we lose to certain other countries.  And the main reason I feel that way is because of foreign policy concerns. I also feel like China cheats the system by having people too young to compete in the games on their squads, and I dislike the way that Russian and Chinese athletes are forced to train by their governments. So its just that much sweeter when the U.S. wins against them, as well as a few others, but mostly them. And that ideal time whens sports transcends politics will have to wait for the time that the playing field is more fair and more governments treat their people the right way.