Curling Update: It’s Over!
Things started to look so well. There was some intense controversy after the Skip was benched on the men’s team for one game and then moved to third, but it seemed to work. We won both our men’s and women’s games on Friday and Saturday. But then came Sunday. The women were slaughtered by Canada, the men weren’t able to capitalize on any opening Great Britain (Scotland) gave them, and the women had to concede to the Swedes. Three lost games Sunday means both teams are now 2 and 5. I don’t know how to crunch the numbers there, but I don’t even think it’s possible for them to make it to the medal round with two games left to go.
Our problem is that we don’t fully fund our curling teams. We have amateur curlers and an obviously amateur president and no one takes us seriously right now. We need a real program to make sure our people are prepared for curling next Olympics, or we might as well face the facts that the era of American exceptionalism is over.
The men play undefeated Canada this morning. Let’s at least go for a moral victory.
(16 votes, average: 4.75 out of 5)
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February 22nd, 2010 at 11:35 am
Those Limey bastards! I hope they all drown at spring training!
February 22nd, 2010 at 11:51 am
This is only the beginning! First we conquer the world of curling, then we conquer the WORLD!!….Stephen Harper, current Evil Overlord of Canada.
February 22nd, 2010 at 12:04 pm
Our only choice is seppuku.
February 22nd, 2010 at 12:12 pm
I say we nuke something, then ask if our opponent would like their capital to be next! GOLD MEDAL, HERE WE COME!
February 22nd, 2010 at 12:25 pm
Science! can identify those kids in the U.S. that have the Curling gene, then they can be sent to Curling HeadStart, then Curling K-12,then off to the Olympics.
Those that washout of Curling School can enter Streetsweeper/Maid Vo-Tech.
February 22nd, 2010 at 12:34 pm
Amateur curling teams, president, congress, and media do not an exceptional nation make.
February 22nd, 2010 at 12:37 pm
As a Canadian, I’m glad that Curling is the only sport that really counts, because the Americans seem to be beating us is everything else. Even yesterdays hockey game for crying out loud!
Well just never mind about that cause Curling Rules the World!
February 22nd, 2010 at 12:42 pm
The reason we suck at curling is because there are no sexy cheerleaders and garish beer signs lining the ice. Then we would like rock!
February 22nd, 2010 at 12:48 pm
I’m still gettig wood when I watch the chicks!
February 22nd, 2010 at 12:56 pm
Cigarette and beer sponsors would make it more popular.
February 22nd, 2010 at 5:18 pm
Rick J, we have a plan:
1- Dick Cheney, captain
2- Equipment includes a mop (for the blood, blood, blood everywhere)
February 22nd, 2010 at 7:14 pm
There will be some womens curling up on “Usenet” tonight or tomorrow.
February 22nd, 2010 at 7:42 pm
You jinxed them.
You should have supported them by faving a “curling” category.
You live in one of those northern states, right? Surely they have curling teams?
It’s just frozen shuffleboard and since you’re from Florida, I assume you can play that.
No go out there and we expect to see you either curling or in the biathlon shooting the other competitors so your American team mate wins easily.
Or both.
February 22nd, 2010 at 10:37 pm
If the Canadians try to rub our noses in the USA curling suck-itude,
just ask them how their gold medal favored hockey team is doing.
February 23rd, 2010 at 1:38 am
I blame the uniforms. The Norwegians were at least clever enough to get argyle pants from loudmouthgolf.
February 23rd, 2010 at 9:09 am
An artist’s rendition of FrnakJ in the biathlon.
http://doubleplusundead.mee.nu/biathlon_win
February 23rd, 2010 at 12:58 pm
Shouldn’t the USA be able to come up with a super rock that has brakes that pop out when needed and a secret rock smasher to destroy the other dudes rocks?
February 23rd, 2010 at 2:53 pm
TACKLE CURLING!!!
February 23rd, 2010 at 5:09 pm
Curling.. isn’t that something girls and girlie-men do to their hair?
February 23rd, 2010 at 9:21 pm
#16 – Veeshir,
Ah, the German technique.
LOL!