Athletes have trained a lifetime to be at their peak.

Limit in-person spectators most of us watch the Games on TV anyway.

The world awaits the inspiration of great competition and global sportsmanship."

Mitt Romney wearing a mask

Whether or not this was, in fact, Romney’s plan can only be confirmed by Romney himself.

However, if it was, indeed, his plan, it appears to have worked.

Mitt Romney and wife, Ann Romney, attending the 2012 Olympics in London