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AverageOldGuy

(3,731 posts) Wed Feb 18, 2026, 12:44 PM Feb 18

About the Olympics -- specifically, CURLING

As anyone who has watched the Winter Olympics knows, the absolutely most fascinating, breathtaking, high-speed, life-threatening, death-defying sport is - - - CURLING.

In fact, a couple of days ago, a curling match between Sweden and Canada erupted into cursing and swearing over a "double-touch."

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9dne166pwlo

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About the Olympics -- specifically, CURLING (Original Post) AverageOldGuy Feb 18 OP

The sport has been the object of light-hearted commentary for many Winter Olympiads. John1956PA Feb 18 #1

I was hoping the Swede would take a swing. Xavier Breath Feb 18 #2

Curling is the kale of sports! 😬 Floyd R. Turbo Feb 18 #3

A Shocking Scandal in the Curling World, to Be Sure! MineralMan Feb 18 #4

NSFW...The Canadians are No Longer Friendly - Garron Lars39 Feb 18 #5

Although I've never understood it . . . peggysue2 Feb 18 #6

Absolutely love curling...of course Hockey is #1... MiHale Feb 18 #7

Another explanation...lol Lars39 Feb 19 #8

That is the lamest 'sport' around edbermac Feb 19 #9

John1956PA

(4,923 posts)

1. The sport has been the object of light-hearted commentary for many Winter Olympiads.

Reply to AverageOldGuy (Original post)

Wed Feb 18, 2026, 12:51 PM

Feb 18

It could be that what we were seeing a few days ago was a bit of staged performance theater designed for comedic effect.

Xavier Breath

(6,620 posts)

2. I was hoping the Swede would take a swing.

Reply to AverageOldGuy (Original post)

Wed Feb 18, 2026, 01:05 PM

Feb 18

The officials in that sport are useless, albeit through no fault of their own.

Floyd R. Turbo

(32,771 posts)

3. Curling is the kale of sports! 😬

Reply to AverageOldGuy (Original post)

Wed Feb 18, 2026, 01:07 PM

Feb 18

MineralMan

(151,107 posts)

4. A Shocking Scandal in the Curling World, to Be Sure!

Reply to AverageOldGuy (Original post)

Wed Feb 18, 2026, 01:08 PM

Feb 18

Here in Minnesota, we take curling very seriously, of course. A "double touch" is the unforgiveable sin in the sport. Unheard of!

Lars39

(26,529 posts)

5. NSFW...The Canadians are No Longer Friendly - Garron

Reply to AverageOldGuy (Original post)

Wed Feb 18, 2026, 01:11 PM

Feb 18

peggysue2

(12,503 posts)

6. Although I've never understood it . . .

Reply to AverageOldGuy (Original post)

Wed Feb 18, 2026, 01:54 PM

Feb 18

My husband loves to watch curling. As did a good friend of ours (now deceased). The two of them would watch the matches with the same enthusiasm once reserved only for baseball and football.

Why??

I. Have. No. Idea.

But it provided them with a lot of pleasure and laughter. So be it.