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Avoiding Olympic spoilers is a sport of its own
Posted: 08.02.2012 at 7:04 AM
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Oreydi Despaigne of Cuba is disappointed after losing to Ramziddin Sayidov of Uzbekistan (in white) during the men's 100-kg judo competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday.  / AP photo
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Olympic spoilers have people turning off phone alerts, hiding their iPads and shushing co-workers in search of simpler times, when screaming at the TV during nail-biting competition was a sport unto itself.

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