Curling continues

19 Responses to Curling continues

1. patrick_f says:

   25 February 2010 at 2:48 PM

   I am assuming you are referring to the tongue piercing?

   That HAS to be painful…

   I am assuming the dude is a coach. I didnt know curling had coaches…I thought it was more like..bowling or something like that. Obviously there are experts to every game..just didnt know they were proactively involved
2. medievalist says:

   25 February 2010 at 2:51 PM

   The Swiss coach is from Edmonton, Canada. Seems like Canadians are coaching half the teams playing (the other half being coached by Scots).
3. Trevor Sliwkanich says:

   25 February 2010 at 3:14 PM

   Coaches will help the teams prepare, but it is my understanding that the Skips call the shots in-game. Correct me if i am wrong.

   The Chinese women’s team also trained not far from Edmonton in a small town called Leduc, Alberta.
4. Mike says:

   25 February 2010 at 3:18 PM

   The coaches can come down to the ice for one minute in each of a team’s two timeouts.
5. Eric says:

   25 February 2010 at 5:12 PM

   timeouts?!? This game is timed?

   what happens if he stays longer than one minute?

   BTW, the crowd looks thrilled.
6. Mike says:

   25 February 2010 at 6:02 PM

   Yes, timed, Eric. Each side has 73 minutes to play all of their stones over the course of the normal game’s ten ends. Failure to do this results in a loss for the offending team (in the Olympic rules anyways).

   After one minute of a coach’s advice, the behind-the-scenes curling people (bright green jackets and circa 1994 headsets) passive-agressively get the coach to return to their seat.
7. Father J says:

   25 February 2010 at 8:26 PM

   I caught a good deal of this match this afternoon when I was taken out to a local Mexican restaurant for lunch. They had it playing on the large-screen over the servers’ area.

   The clientele actually got quite into it, one man even shouting “Oh! Good shot!” when a very good stone was bowled.

   We pitied the fool who wasn’t down with curling.
8. Fr. John Zuhlsdorf says:

   25 February 2010 at 9:31 PM

   Father L: That poor poor soul. But I’m sure he is a “nice person”.
9. wanda says:

   25 February 2010 at 10:27 PM

   The great hats would work for me if the man and lady switched colors!
10. Maltese says:

    25 February 2010 at 11:50 PM

    Second picture down is an attractive woman with a determined look; kinda looks like my wife, at times–scary (if you live in my shoes)!

    I think curling is great, but it’s not very bloodthirsty. I, like the ancient Romans, like sports that can kill!
11. pauljk says:

    26 February 2010 at 9:29 AM

    Sports that can kill, eh? Maybe icehockey comes close. USA have no chance against Finland today. ;-)

    Suomi!
12. Fr. John Zuhlsdorf says:

    26 February 2010 at 10:13 AM

    No chance against Finland?

    We shall see.
13. Trevor Sliwkanich says:

    26 February 2010 at 10:29 AM

    Pauljk, as a Canadian, it is my duty to agree with you.
14. pauljk says:

    26 February 2010 at 10:44 AM

    Father,

    We shall see.;-) In good spirit, I do hope it is a good game, whatever the result.:-)

    Trevor,

    Finland v Canada final sounds good.
15. Rob Cartusciello says:

    26 February 2010 at 1:17 PM

    Tongue piercings are a constant source of revenue for dentists.

    Those metal studs are hell on teeth enamel.
16. Desertfalcon says:

    26 February 2010 at 6:24 PM

    I would like one of those hats, but I find it so hard to find a curling stone in my size.
17. Nan says:

    26 February 2010 at 6:48 PM

    Suomolainer fail.
18. Fr. John Zuhlsdorf says:

    26 February 2010 at 11:20 PM

    pauljk: Sooo… how did that Finland/USA thing work out for you?
19. robtbrown says:

    26 February 2010 at 11:50 PM

    Cheryl Bernard made curling a lot more interesting.

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