Less is more: Why the Olympics broadcast beats online
By ANICK JESDANUN, Associated Press
Feb 21, 2018 1:38 PM CST

NEW YORK (AP) — When it comes to the Olympics, too much choice can paralyze you with indecision.

With five television channels, online streaming, virtual reality and Snapchat, where do you even start?

Tune into a stream of figure skating, and you might miss that medal-winning run down the slopes. With an event as sprawling as the Olympics, sometimes the straight-up linear TV broadcast is best, even if you're watching that online. Experts make the choices; you just lean back on your couch.

That's not to say alternatives to the main NBC broadcast are pointless. NBC's website and app let you catch up on what you missed — though with more than 175 hours on the main channel alone, catching up might have to wait until after the games end.