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Hey, something called "ice dancing" is an Olympic "sport," too, which proves that just because something is in the Olympics does NOT make it a big deal.

Very good point. You can cite as further evidence:
* Snowboarding
* Any figure skating
* That freestyle skiing
* Damn-near any winter Olympic sport other than hockey
* Synchronized swimming
* Synchronized diving
* Rhythmic gymnastics
* Hell .... ANY gymnastics
* Team handball

giacfsp wrote:Hey, something called "ice dancing" is an Olympic "sport," too, which proves that just because something is in the Olympics does NOT make it a big deal.

well, maybe in your world, and what the hell does it matter, they represent the university, I do not care if it is the curling team, it is a big deal to the individuals representing, so go "ice dance" on top of your desk in your cubicle......................

Thanks, I forgot curling!

DallasDiehard wrote:Thanks, I forgot curling!

and luge, cross country, biathlon, ski jumping (although can be exciting)..........

we got beat 11-6 by Norway in women`s curling yesterday...caught the last two minutes and the sweepers were pretty hot.......

You're right, ski jumping can be exciting, although I don't know that it's any more of a sport than driving on Central Expressway. When's the last time anyone noticed a non-Olympic ski jumping resul?

Now I'm worried about you. You WATCHED curling?

On a biz trip to Finland I got to party with the Finnish women's curling team. Those girls were not bad on the eyes at all. That was a few years back so I'm sure the team has changed.

I couldn't watch that "sport" even if you paid me, especially on television.

I actually watched curling on a trip to Canada a few years ago. The competitors were drinking beer and chain-smoking .... officially rendering it to non-sport status (see "bowling").

Corso wrote:I actually watched curling on a trip to Canada a few years ago. The competitors were drinking beer and chain-smoking .... officially rendering it to non-sport status (see "bowling").

Not sure about the chain-smoking, but i think you can render beer drinking a sport until you lose your coordination.............

what do you mean until you lose coordination? That is when the sport gets interesting....

abezontar wrote:what do you mean until you lose coordination? That is when the sport gets interesting....

ok....until you hit the blackout phase....................

Actually speaking of Women Curlers, supposedly there is a Women of Curling calendar.

White Helmet wrote:Actually speaking of Women Curlers, supposedly there is a Women of Curling calendar.

There is. All-nude, black and white photos of girls from about 6 different teams. I thought it was a joke when I heard about it so I looked it up.

This afternoon, Rick Reilly of S.I. called Dan Patrick on his radio show, and during his long-winded "report" from the Olympics, he did make it sound like the U.S. women's curling team has some .... talent.

We need to keep adding women's sports to get under Title IX, I was wondering if it was going to be bowling or field hockey. But curling's kind of a mixture between bowling, housecleaning and shuffleboard.