as an americunt, what the fuck am I looking at?
Its when your house is still a mess but you spent the last 3 hours sweeping.
Finally a curling scandal. I’ve been waiting years.
thanks for reminding me how long ago broomgate was
Is this fingergate?
Seeing the interview with the two Canadians after the match put me off of them so hard. I don’t want those guys representing me. The way they accused Sweden of only complaining because they were losing was gross. Like even if Canada wasn’t cheating clearly it was reasonable for Sweden to ask for scrutiny. It’s like classic victim blaming, so toxic.
I’m Canadian and was quite displeased by the arrogance of those Canadians. Especially that one guy. You don’t start off a discussion by throwing “Fuck you’s” around. I expected more class and statesmanship in a situation like that. “But they were under a lot of pressure” is what you say when a child tantrums up, not an adult.
As a USian living near the Canadian border, I’ve been watching on CBC and mostly cheering for Canadians, but this and the men’s hockey players staying at hotels instead of the Olympic village shifted my fluid allegiance for those sports
That’s hockey.
Not after China gets done taking away the Stanley Cup!
The one year I actually tried to watch the Olympics, every time I turned it on, it was always curling. Which seems like it’d be a fun game if you were drinking a beer and playing, but not the greatest spectator sport.
Only the last two shots of each end are the spectator portion. /s
Curling was a sport ruled by fat middle aged men smoking and getting drunk. They should bring that back, along with the floppy brooms and berets.
I see a lot more fat guys at softball than curling, actually
One time I drunkenly asked the bartender for a mini broom to use while playing shuffleboard with friends at a bar. They apparently do not usually have mini brooms for shuffleboard.
Different concept but same idea. You do not want to brush the salt away in shuffleboard. It make the rock no slidey no more. The broom warms the pebbles enough that they ever so slightly grip the rock with their wet tips. So sexy
You are incorrect. Watching curling right now.
Fun fact, more people in Canada watch curling than hockey.
Edit: Canada vs China is a really good match.
If you are in the Netherlands there’s a 99% it’s speed skating instead.
not the greatest spectator sport
Incorrect
Hey buddy, you just need to keep your eye on the button and wait to see how they use the hammer to clear the house - and pray they don’t cross the hog line while holding on to the stone handle.
The ultimate sport for sleeping
Sweeping
Don’t go to bars in Canada on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon in winter then cause…god damn it’s all they’ll show. OH and if you’re lucky, Friday Nights too.
in my 40+ years being Canadian i’ve YET to meet another fellow canuck that enjoys or watches curling. never. and yet they’ll show the absolute shit out of it on TV here. I don’t get it. We even have god damn curling clubs everywhere and I STILL have yet to meet anyone that loves it and plays it.
It’s just so bizarre. finding a hockey fan or simply someone who has played hockey? sure no prob, we all played as kids. But curling? never. I don’t get it. I think it’s some Canadian conspiracy or something. Like for decades the Canadian government has been trying to push curling on us to make it popular or something and no one plays it. no one watches it. but you see it all the god damn time.
More people in Canada watch curling than hockey. I think you need some new acquaintances. Right now Canada is playing men’s curling and men’s hockey, everyone I know is watching curling.
where? I’ve lived in Dryden Ontario, Toronto, Kitchener, etc and I’ve NEVER met or known a single person that said they loved curling and watched it.
Live in Ottawa. Lots of curlers here. Also out west, curling is much bigger than here.
I’m from Guelph (live in Nova Scotia now) and growing up I curled most of my childhood and all through high school. I’m in my late 30s now and still actively watch it. Hoping to get my partner involved in playing it as we met because of a curling bonspiel in Kitchener.
Hope that helps.
I’m with you dude, this is a conspiracy
I’m skeptical of this - where do you get those figures from?
Objective counter-evidence: Why are they not selling out big stadiums if spectating is that popular?
Anecdotal counter-evidence: I hear people talk about hockey matches, I rarely hear people talk about curling matches.
They’re both good sports and I like both, I’d like to try curling sometime.
But surface level evidence suggests you’re incorrect, so you need to provide more convincing evidence
Wait, like all the time?
In the US, every time the Winter Olympics come around there is this temporary curling craze where everybody gets super into it and you would swear it’s their favorite thing and then the Olympics end and it disappears out of everybody’s mind instantly. Like a spell being broken or something. It’s weird.
Maybe they should start having refs in curling
The issue are not refs, the issue is the lack of video recordings. They couldn’t prove it because there was no official video evidence.
However, the federation announced that starting the next day, two officers would be watching each shoot (toss? Whatever is called each launch) to see that this doesn’t happen again.
Not every World Curling competition has the luxury of a dedicated production crew broadcasting each sheet for every single draw.
Right. But I think the IOC can splurge a little.
And give up their thirtieth house?
They have refs
They just don’t use them because the handles have WiFi.
Yeah the refs clearly don’t care cause they want the sport to be self refereed.
They said refs, not enablers
I love how they were asking the officials questions and they had no idea what the rules were.
You looking for a tilly, buddy? Let’s have a donnybrook.
Pump the brakes. You take your shirt off but leave your sunglasses on? What sort of backwards fuckin pageantry is that?
Are these Letter Kenny references? They sound like it.
Can confirm
Big snipes Sally
You can fuck off!
