I think one of the problems with the ticket prices is that if you are coming from out of town and that visiting the Olympics it's not just a 1 ticket thing. You're going to be her for a week or so and if there are two of you, going to several events could cost a fortune. In this particular case my brother and his wife had offered to take us (my wife and ) to an event. If those tickets were $300 east... just 1 event could set you back $!200. That's insane.