The Winter Olympics, an international struggle for glory, are in full swing. As usual, these competitions attract a wide audience.

They feature impressive feats of strength, endurance and commitment. The athletes compete in difficult, intense sports to win medals and honor.

As with any competition, however, a problem is presented, at least to one view. Some of these competitions feature modern, even cutting-edge technology. Shouldn’t the Olympics be about what one could do at the time of their creation?

Ancient Greece had no snowboards or skis. They could wrestle, run, jump and throw. These actions are Olympic. But the goal of a larger audience seems to encourage the Olympics to include more and more “sports” that are not about dedication and strength, but those that draw attention.

Competitions like curling in winter or rhythmic gymnastics in summer seem to be about who is prettiest, flashiest. The Olympics should not be about who was beautiful, they should be about awe-inspiring images of power and stamina. Olympic sports should be Olympian.

By no means are gymnastics or ice skating easy or simple. They certainly require amazing dedication and practice. They are intricate, fascinating and demanding, without argument.

They simply are not what is implied by the word “Olympian.” When the Olympics, the ancient ones, were created, they were about a literal or almost literal grapple between people to decide who was the mightiest. They didn’t involve running and twirling a ribbon.

At this rate, events will having nothing to do with Olympic doings. A featured competition will be “run 100 yards and catch a fish.” That is not awe-inspiring.

The Olympics should return to what is glorious, what is spectacular, what is wondrously difficult due to the sheer strength and dedication featured. Sports that flaunt a routine alongside a jaunty tune, judged simply on how pleasing it is to the eye, should be removed. The Olympics should become Olympic again.