The US team is a bit... unusual.

Most elite curling teams are pretty athletic, at least in the first 3 positions who sweep. Not XC skier athletic, but I’ll burn more calories curling for a weekend than I will playing volleyball.

But the real reason to watch is the strategy, there’s a lot of times the better curlers lost…

Don’t knock it ‘till you try it.

Absolutely, winners buy the first round. It’s...well, one of the unwritten_laws of Curling.

...there’s also the problem that for clubs that aren’t year-round, the season is winding down right about now. The club here in the DC area wraps things up in mid-April and won’t really kick off again until October.

It’s typically the other way around and playing 10 end games socially is quite rare too. Most clubs for social leagues will play 8 end games as it keeps the games to around 2 hours.

Also, maybe wait a year or so (maybe 2 because of the US gold). Interest in curling spikes during and after the winter games. I wanted to get involved years ago, and I couldn’t even get a spot as a sub in a league that had several of my friends in it. Then I realized it was a Winter Games year.

Just watched it for the first time the other day (they beat Canada) and I’m 52. I liked it. I thought it was fascinating. If there was a club out by me, I’d go check it out.

I took curling as a community education class 3 years ago. I love it, made many new friends. Once you get the hang of it become a substitute. You’ll get to curl with many different teams and make the connections to join teams the following year. Our club also has an open league for beginners so you don’t have to…

I live in a moderately sized city that gets snow and has an ice rink but no curling clubs :( . How do you go about starting a curling group?

*sigh* now Mr. T is going to have to pity you, and he’s already got so many fools to pity. I hope you’re happy!

Wrath of Khan is fine but.. never really thought of it as a Kirstie Alley movie.

“Mob With Brooms” - Worst Paul Gross movie ever.

Never anger a mob with brooms....

You left out the best part of curling: SCREAMING!

“Now, yer ancient Mesopotamians....”

Plus, he’s a great role model for the kids to emulate.

I’ll take any of those talking baby movies over Battlefield Earth.

I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if someone did do an emergency curling podcast after Team Homan was eliminated from the Olympic tourney.

“It’s a little known fact that curling got its name from the tousled hair of the inventor of the sport, Sir Gavin McDougal of the Lower Highland McDougal clan, who used to spend five hours in the beauty salon in preparation for each match. ... ‘nother beer there, Nahmy?”

Look who’s talking now.