Canada has a chance to get both mens and women's gold medals...

[tigerwoodKhorns]

in curling!!!

http://www.nbcolympics.com/curling/index.html

I grew up in on the Canadian border and remember watching this as a kid. I keep telling my wife that I am upset that they are not televising every curling competition on NBS. What's the deal?

Who you root'in for? Don't tell me Norway or Sweeden.

[tigerwoodKhorns]

It's just like marbels but with ice and brooms and you can pick the game up in your mid 40's (well, except if you want to be a sweeper) and drink while you play.

http://www.nbcolympics.com/photos/galleryid=446291.html#womens+semifinals+curling

[JerolW]

I'm rootin' for the home team. I like curling.

jerol

[LarryC]

I keep telling my wife that I am upset that they are not televising every curling competition on NB[C]. What's the deal?

NBC put on quite a bit of curling, but mostly on its "auxiliary" MSNBC and especially CNBC (after the stock market closed). It's captivating!

I'm mostly rooting for the US to develop strong curling teams for 4 years from now. I understand there are lots of time, money, and transportation barriers to us doing that. Otherwise, I was rooting for Canada. Someone said that China has a fully-funded Olympics curling program, btw.

I really wish I'd watched the women's ice hockey final. The US team's sour disappointment was painful to watch in the medal ceremony IMO.

Did anyone else think the women curling players had attractive, strong-appearing eyes? Except the US skip, who wasn't very good ... hmm.

[DoubleJ]

Larry:

The Women's Hockey loss was tough to take but I watched all the games for there was added interest.

A local woman, from a small town of 600 called Siren, WI, was skating in her 2nd Olympics. Her Collegiate Hockey was played at the Unv of WI-Madison

Way to go Molly!!!!!

http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-hockey/athletes/molly-engstrom_ath1023998Mq.htmlhttp://hockey.teamusa.org/news/2009/12/17/2010-u-s-olympic-women-s-ice-hockey-team-unveiled/29988'>

[J.4knee]

I too became captivated watching Curling in this Olympics. Oddly enough it was my wife who got hooked initially then I watched a match with her and the talking heads did a pretty good job of explaining it. I’d love to see us be able to field a competitive team for the next Winter Olympics. And yes Larry the Chinese team is a “professional” Curling team.

[oldtimer]

The Danish women get my support for playing at least one match in skirts.

[LarryC]

I also like the announcers' subtle accents and way of phrasing things. The oots and aboots sound a bit Canadian. On CNBC right now (7:45 ET). I think the men's finals are supposed to be on the USA network [edit:] tomorrow (Saturday).

[tigerwoodKhorns]

I gotta check out CNBC. I watched a little on the internet and yes, it is strangely alluring. Hard to explain.

I bet it gets aboot as exciting as a humdingy after a few Molsons, eh? Anyone remember the Great White North?

[Hifi jim]

Curling? I don't get it. Slower than bowling, more boring than golf and I've never seen shuffleboard broadcast on TV, but here is curling and in the Olympics none the less. [:^)]

[LarryC]

On Wall Street, a Romance With the Curling Stone

"It is about strategy and precision. Curling is like chess on ice...."

[Islander]

And yes Larry the Chinese team is a “professional” Curling team.

According to a recent quote by an Olympics expert, there are no more "amateur" teams or athletes in the Olympics, if you define amateur as someone who has a job and trains on evenings and weekends. Nowadays, if you don't train full-time, you'll never be good enough to make it to the Games.

[Hifi jim]

"It is about strategy and precision. Curling is like chess on ice...."

That's an insult to the game of chess which is far more strategic than shuffleboard on ice.