The fault is laid squarely at the feet of Jim Nance, a golf announcer for God's sake. There is a reason golf is so mind numbingly boring. It's the announcers. There should be a law passed that only ABC can cover the Olympics. Granted Jim McKay is a little long in the tooth, but he gave even the most mundane event magic.
Nance turns the most exciting moment into a soothing platitude.
In spite of it all, I still love the Olympics, and I'll be watching every moment.