Jeux Olympiques Go Figure

(And I'm don't mean skating.) Not to take another crack at the French, but WHAT GIVES with the two official languages of the Winter Olympics being English and French?

I love the French language and I love the French people, but HELLO, I know I'm in a minority. Also, we're in the US and therefore, it should have been Spanish or why not be honest — it's the winter games, just do the whole thing in Norwegian!

Mesdames et Monsieurs ... here's a weird and funky old link.