Do you think that American only pay attention to their American athletes in the Olympics but never pay?

attention to other country's athletes? I mean I read so many comments from American fans that how impressive their American athletes, but never pay attention to other country's athletes. Like in the 2010 Olympics Women's short track, everybody in America was saying how great Apolo Ohno and Katherine Reutters are, but never mentioned how great China's Wang Meng, who setted Short Track history by winning the most Gold and medals. Even in Beijing Olympics, where China got the most medal, but American fans don't care about it at all because of Michael Phelps, Usain Bolts and other American athletes. So do you think that besides American athletes, the American don't care about other country's athletes? I mean you hear other country's fans having other country's athletes as their idol, but rarely in American where they have other country's athletes as their idol