I really enjoyed watching Curling in the Olympics again this year after getting hooked a few Olympics ago. Call me crazy but the strategy and skill combination required is very intriguing. It also helps to watch in on Tivo and get to the last few rocks of each round. Some good looking women curler’s doesn’t hurt either.
But it was extremely frustrating to watch the US teams this year. They were terrible. I don’t like saying that. They are not high paid professional athletes and in fact the US Olympic commitment to Curling is rather embarrassing as it’s essentially nothing. But still, they were really bad. The announcers kept saying they were playing well and just getting some bad breaks. Maybe that was true but more true was the fact that both Shuster and McCormick consistently missed shots and missed them badly and missed them at very key times. Again, not fair to these teams who dedicate a lot of time, their own time, to represent our country in the Olympics. Hats off to our teams for being there and putting in the time.
But the USA has to do better, we need to commit to having a team that doesn’t embarrass itself on the ice.
March 22nd, 2010 -
Wish we had a curling league to watch between olympics