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AverageOldGuy

(3,634 posts) Wed Feb 18, 2026, 11:44 AM Wednesday

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 Wednesday OP

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

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

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

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

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

Although I've never understood it . . . peggysue2 Wednesday #6

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

Another explanation...lol Lars39 Thursday #8

That is the lamest 'sport' around edbermac Thursday #9

John1956PA

(4,902 posts)

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

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Wed Feb 18, 2026, 11:51 AM

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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

(6,596 posts)

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

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Wed Feb 18, 2026, 12:05 PM

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

Floyd R. Turbo

(32,628 posts)

3. Curling is the kale of sports! 😬

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Wed Feb 18, 2026, 12:07 PM

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MineralMan

(150,983 posts)

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

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Wed Feb 18, 2026, 12:08 PM

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

Lars39

(26,518 posts)

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

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Wed Feb 18, 2026, 12:11 PM

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peggysue2

(12,470 posts)

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

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Wed Feb 18, 2026, 12:54 PM

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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.