# Do know that the youth Olympic games are going on now? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 23, 2010, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-know-that-the-youth-olympic-games-are-going-on-now/551162 "2010-08-23T15:28:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tabby\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-know-that-the-youth-olympic-games-are-going-on-now/551162/1 "2010-08-23T15:28:06Z")
And really, do you care? ---
**Author:** ![Neptunian\_Slug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce7236/32.png) [@Neptunian\_Slug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neptunian_Slug)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-know-that-the-youth-olympic-games-are-going-on-now/551162/2 "2010-08-23T16:20:20Z")
I didn’t know there was a youth Olympics until I read the OP. Now that I do know, I am not sure that I care. But I am not sure I care about the regular Olympics either. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-know-that-the-youth-olympic-games-are-going-on-now/551162/3 "2010-08-23T19:32:38Z")
No No ---
**Author:** ![GilaB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8e7dd6/32.png) [@GilaB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GilaB)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-know-that-the-youth-olympic-games-are-going-on-now/551162/4 "2010-08-23T21:00:36Z")
I’ve never heard of the Youth Olympics, either. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-know-that-the-youth-olympic-games-are-going-on-now/551162/5 "2010-08-23T21:10:36Z")
I knew because it was one of the news stories on the Wikipedia front page. ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-know-that-the-youth-olympic-games-are-going-on-now/551162/6 "2010-08-24T01:42:50Z")
I was aware of it from reading Google news, and I’ve read one or two articles, I think mostly about Canadian swimmers earning medals. I wouldn’t say I don’t care, but I don’t seek out information about it either. I think it’s cool for the participants, and hope they continue to improve at their sport. ---
**Author:** ![Grumman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/43a26b/32.png) [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-know-that-the-youth-olympic-games-are-going-on-now/551162/7 "2010-08-24T01:56:09Z")
I only found out about it yesterday from the Youtube main page, while looking up a particular Mythbusters episode. I was momentarily confused by the fact that the Olympics were apparently on, but then went back to watching Kari demolish a car with great enthusiasm. ---
**Author:** ![Leiko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Leiko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leiko)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-know-that-the-youth-olympic-games-are-going-on-now/551162/8 "2010-08-24T02:56:49Z")
Yes, and a little, until I realized that the television coverage is really quickly edited: you’re lucky to get 5 minutes in a row of one event. I was hoping to get to watch more diving and gymnastics, which are my favorite Olympics-y sports to watch on television. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-know-that-the-youth-olympic-games-are-going-on-now/551162/9 "2010-08-24T04:02:21Z")
I heard about it on the radio; they were doing a story on the subject of “Does anyone care about the Youth Olympics anyway?” ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-know-that-the-youth-olympic-games-are-going-on-now/551162/10 "2010-08-24T14:18:33Z")
> [@Neptunian\_Slug](#): > > I didn’t know there was a youth Olympics until I read the OP. Now that I do know, I am not sure that I care. But I am not sure I care about the regular Olympics either. This. They lost their sparkle for me a long time ago.