Olympics and Curling

• september63

  

  Coming into this Olympics I had always considered this very boring. Im not saying they are athletes or anything, but I have watched quite a bit of this event on TV the past several days. Ill even admit it. Anyone else find watching this event somewhat interesting?
• iclfan2

  

  I like it more then most of the other sports.
• UA5straightin2008

  

  can be very intense/climatic
• SQ_Crazies

  

  Curling is definitely fun to watch. I can see how some people think it's boring, but when you actually make a point to understand how it works, it's pretty cool.
• Glory Days

  

  I have watched curling more than any other sport this year(and i think the networks have showed it more than other sports). its not much more different than other sports that involve strategy, exectution, defense, and offense.
• rookie_j70

  

  dont know about you guys but i was watching yesterday. and this woman for russia was pretty damn hot!
• Little Danny

  

  The sport has some serious talent!
  
  http://oglympics.com/2010/02/16/women-of-curling-fire-on-ice/
  
  
• Glory Days

  

  
• Little Danny

  

  I Curling
• karen lotz

  

  there is a story on deadspin about a Danish curler who did a topless photo shoot. Looks pretty good to me
• karen lotz

  

  ccrunner609 wrote: Curling>baseball

  No
• krambman

  

  I've become a HUGE fan of curling during this Olympics. I've watched every US men's and women's match in its entirety. Now, if this sport were on TV every week, it'd probably be like golf where I'd only watch the major events or event finals where some Tiger Woods-like superstar was participating.
  
  I'm actually working on getting a group of friends together to sign up for a Learn-to-Curl clink at the Columbus Curling Club.
• justincredible

  

  ccrunner609 wrote: Curling>baseball

  Get that weak stuff outta here!
• ytownfootball

  

  ccrunner609 wrote:
  I am not kidding baseball is boring.

  Did you always get picked last for dodgeball too?
  
  I watched enough of the curling to see that Shuster got yanked outta the 4 hole, he wasn't comin' through.
  
  Scoring seems similar to bocce?
• ytownfootball

  

  I call shenanigans.
• KnightXC1

  

  Curling is fun to watch, especially when people from the foreign countries start yelling in different languages. It is a lot more strategic than I remember it being but that adds to the fun.
• UA5straightin2008

  

  ^^ lol definitely the japanese were hilarious to watch
• krambman

  

  ytownfootball wrote: Scoring seems similar to bocce?

  Yes, curling is basically bocce on ice, but with more skill and strategy involved. Closest to the center scores, if you have multiple stones closer to the center than the closest stone of the other team then all closer stones score. A stone has to be in the house (target) in order to score.
• jordo212000

  

  I've been wondering about the rules, I watch a few minutes here and there. To me it seemed like the rules were alot like horse-shoes/cornhole
• slingshot4ever

  I think people view curling like bowling. It looks so damn easy but not everyone can carry a 230 average in bowling nor can very many do what they do.
• darbypitcher22

  

  I think its pretty sweet. I've been watching a lot. The women's match last night went to extra ends.... Free curling!
• said_aouita

  

  I love it! C-bus curling has an into to curling for only like $20 bucks.
  http://www.columbuscurling.com/
  May go check it out sometime.
• darbypitcher22

  

  too bad they don't offer classes during the summer. I'd totally be in.
• september63

  

  ttt
• september63

  

  ccrunner609 wrote:

  september63 wrote: ttt

  Why did you "TTT" this thread?

  Out of spite, and humor. To show the poster that started a thread about Curling tonight that we've been doing this for 2 days?