Anyone excited for the Stone Curling at the Winter Olympics?

meeeeh · 09-02-2018 02:20PM

I grew up going to ice hockey matches and I still have soft spot for it. It doesn't translate on tv that well but watched live is great sport. Ice skating can be cool too. Ski Jumps can be a bit meh because they don't do the biggest hills on Olympics but I like to see Ski flight championships.

09-02-2018 10:22PM

I went looking for some curling but it took me a few minutes to figure out that it is six am in Korea.

Atoms for Peace · 09-02-2018 10:30PM

Its a bit like snooker in that initially it seems totally pointless and boring but once you give it a chance its actually quite tense.

bnt · 12-02-2018 07:32PM

Richard Hillman wrote: »

Curling is fantastic entertainment.

My favorite player is Anastasia Bryzgalova

https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/curling/athlete-profile-n3043370-anastasia-bryzgalova.htm

The Daily Mail seems to be reading Boards - they've picked up on this. Bad news, guys - she's married, to her Curling partner.

I remember this sudden interest in Curling happened four years ago, too, and eight years ago. Last time it was the Scotland GB captain Eve Muirhead, who's skipping the Olympics this year. It seems to be a thing: people come across the Curling, start off going "what?, and then "oh, that's cool". :cool:

LirW · 12-02-2018 07:39PM

Richard Hillman wrote: »

Curling is fantastic entertainment.

My favorite player is Anastasia Bryzgalova

https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/curling/athlete-profile-n3043370-anastasia-bryzgalova.htm

Saw her in the semi finals against Switzerland today, oh boy, that was a nerve wrecking one. She's a stunner and a determined athlete.

Curling together with Bowls are the pinnacle of sports, I don't care what others think.

Richard Hillman · 12-02-2018 11:19PM

Silje Noredal, another absolute specimen of Athletic Prowess at the Games

Badly Drunk Boy · 12-02-2018 11:21PM

The whole thing leaves me cold...

Capt'n Midnight · 12-02-2018 11:31PM

With all this interest I'm worried that it will get too competitive and we'll start to hear about the cheating and the drugs and the expose of how the Asian gambling syndicates have fixed the games ....

Enjoy it while it lasts

dxhound2005 · 12-02-2018 11:51PM

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

With all this interest I'm worried that it will get too competitive and we'll start to hear about the cheating and the drugs and the expose of how the Asian gambling syndicates have fixed the games ....

Enjoy it while it lasts

Drug testing is done in curling and in wheelchair curling.

Capt'n Midnight · 13-02-2018 12:47AM

dxhound2005 wrote: »

Drug testing is done in curling and in wheelchair curling.

But what about training at altitude and sleeping in hyperbaric chambers and subtle levels of human growth hormone extracted from cadavers ?

endacl · 13-02-2018 12:51AM

Hector Bellend wrote: »

Stone curling at the olympics had me curling my stones in excitement

Sub zero lawn bowls combined with obsessive cleaning?

What's not to love?!?

cycle4fun · 13-02-2018 01:09AM

The speed and skill of some of them athletes at the winter Olympics is something else.

endacl · 13-02-2018 01:54AM

cycle4fun wrote: »

The speed and skill of some of them athletes at the winter Olympics is something else.

Competitive sliding around? Sometimes combined with competitive lying down?

salmocab · 13-02-2018 02:00AM

Combination of new baby so staying up late and olympics many time zones away means I can indulge in some nonsense sports that the wife would otherwise not be having a bar of. Curling is always a highlight. I’ve watched loads of it over the years and still don’t understand the scoring but it doesn’t stop me enjoying it.

bnt · 14-02-2018 01:40PM

The Curling is back on the Beeb because GB is facing off against Canada. It's the round robin phase, so this is for points only, but these are the two top teams in the sport. Canada has the early lead but GB are fighting back.

meeeeh · 14-02-2018 01:52PM

bnt wrote: »

The Curling is back on the Beeb because GB is facing off against Canada. It's the round robin phase, so this is for points only, but these are the two top teams in the sport. Canada has the early lead but GB are fighting back.

I should know Brits are involved in it. It ties in well with cricket and darts as the most boring sports. Winter Olympics should be are all about sports where broken limbs and missing teeth are a real possibility. Not about using sweeping brush on ice.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 14-02-2018 02:01PM

How are the Irish team doing over there?

Not much coverage on them in the media. Heard a fella came last in something on Saturday and that was about it.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 14-02-2018 02:03PM

meeeeh wrote: »

I should know Brits are involved in it. It ties in well with cricket and darts as the most boring sports. Winter Olympics should be are all about sports where broken limbs and missing teeth are a real possibility. Not about using sweeping brush on ice.

Darts is boring?

meeeeh · 14-02-2018 02:05PM

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Darts is boring?

Yes.

ohnonotgmail · 14-02-2018 02:07PM

It seems that Mr T has become a fan

http://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-43057789

bnt · 14-02-2018 02:08PM

meeeeh wrote: »

I should know Brits are involved in it. It ties in well with cricket and darts as the most boring sports. Winter Olympics should be are all about sports where broken limbs and missing teeth are a real possibility. Not about using sweeping brush on ice.

Those Curling stones weigh around 40 lbs each. You wouldn't want one of those in the face. I wonder what a Curling team's excess baggage charges are like? :eek:

valoren · 14-02-2018 03:30PM

The Downhill is where it's at for me. Skiing down a bloody mountain at speeds upwards of 150kph. It's both crazy and cool at the same time, you can't help but respect it.

ohnonotgmail · 14-02-2018 04:01PM

valoren wrote: »

The Downhill is where it's at for me. Skiing down a bloody mountain at speeds upwards of 150kph. It's both crazy and cool at the same time, you can't help but respect it.

I wonder would they let me snowplough all the way down?

FatherTed · 15-02-2018 04:13PM

Surely Ireland can come up with a Curling team to compete?

no.8 · 15-02-2018 04:17PM

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Remember the young American snowboarder who represented us 4 years ago. He said he wanted to use the experience to help him in his drive to make the US team in 4 years time.

I still remember the fellas name. 'O'Connor.'

The cheek of the guy, don't use us.

He bombed out in Sochi after. Fcking loser.

Completely off-topic and miserable point.

Fair play to him anyway. Will hopefully inspire the next generation (having blown-out his knee 16 months prior I think its remarkable that he almost went and qualified for the final...13th with 1 run left [1st 12 qualified]).

Anyways...back on topic.

Mr. Guappa · 15-02-2018 04:19PM

FatherTed wrote: »

Surely Ireland can come up with a Curling team to compete?

"Declan Moffit, Glenamaddy. The best of luck"

no.8 · 15-02-2018 04:19PM

Fattes wrote: »

If your defenition of a loser is a 2 time Olympian at 20 I am sure you are a sporting genius!

He competes in slope style, a judged sport, a run that could win you the x Games might see you finish 8th in the olympics!

Oh and he is carrying the flag for us tomorrow and yep he ha been to Ireland

Here here....I applaud the lad. Imagine having no representation given how far we are from the equator (damn gulf stream..:D.....we'd be champs without it...frozen champs).

p.s. We need a curling team...come on like. We just need 1 ice-rink with a few lanes for feck sake.

no.8 · 15-02-2018 04:20PM

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

His comments 4 years ago pissed people off, we're not here to fund his dreams.

If he has aspirations to represent his homeland America great but don't use another country to get there.

Misery

ArmaniJeanss · 15-02-2018 05:11PM

FatherTed wrote: »

Surely Ireland can come up with a Curling team to compete?

As with everything else it's not just a case of getting a team together and rocking up to the games. You have to qualify against a lot of countries who also want the limited amount of places and we've failed at this so far.
We've been OK at doubles (have finished as high as 12th in the Worlds) but not so good at the 4 player version.

Richard Hillman · 18-02-2018 05:55PM

bnt wrote: »

The Daily Mail seems to be reading Boards - they've picked up on this. Bad news, guys - she's married, to her Curling partner.

I remember this sudden interest in Curling happened four years ago, too, and eight years ago. Last time it was the Scotland GB captain Eve Muirhead, who's skipping the Olympics this year. It seems to be a thing: people come across the Curling, start off going "what?, and then "oh, that's cool". :cool:

Looks like the Curling partner has failed a drugs test. They'll be stripped of their medal. Marriage break-down. Back on the market soon

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/other-sports/athletics/partner-famed-winter-olympic-curler-12046288

Anyone excited for the Stone Curling at the Winter Olympics?

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