Care to share your favorite Olympic commercials from your country?

Care to share your favorite Olympic commercials from your country?
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I’ve only watched BBC for the last 2 weeks so no comercials but you do have to put up with commentary like this (Not entirely sure if Michael Johnson is cheering for Farah or Rupp).
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