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I am definitely looking forward to the big Canada/US women's hockey game! There's been OT drama the last two Olympics, s we'll see what fun awaits is this year!
Chess has never been an Olympic event.~JCGJ~ wrote:If Chess is an Olympic event (which it is during the Summer Olympics, it's just rarely televised), I'd say Curling has more than earned a spot.
That wasn't my analogy it was from someone I heard. And they weren't attempting to compare the sports themselves, as you note there are significant differences, they were just comparing the type of sports they are. That they're less 'invested' events, for lack of a better word. Something certainly with merit for people to compete in at some level, even up to international occasionally, but maybe not something that's necessary to see the absolute best of the best facing off for Olympic medals.~JCGJ~ wrote:And you mentioned Bowling...
You're absolutely right, the nature of the match and what's required to be successful is very different than bowling. You can substitute bowling for a more similar sport then if you like. Curling is like an on ice version of bocce ball. (I know there are intrinsic differences due to sliding the stones rather than throwing the balls, but I'm speaking only in the sense of the points you brought up, how the direct team vs team play alters the field and strategy on the fly throughout the match.) Use that for the analogy instead then. My point still stands as bocce ball is not an Olympic event.~JCGJ~ wrote:Curling is played with two teams, each trying to best the other, so the positioning of the stones is always changing, and the strategy of where to put them to put your team at the best advantage also must be constantly adapted.
I'm not disputing that there is much more to the science, strategy, and team aspect behind the sport than most people realize. I know that is definitely the case. But that on its own doesn't make it more or less Olympic worthy. You can say that about something like Ultimate Frisbee too, but that shouldn't be in the Olympics.~JCGJ~ wrote:Also, the science behind how the stones "curl" on the ice isn't completely understood
Catspaw wrote:I've been very disappointed in Canada's lack of success in curling and hockey specifically, with no medals in men's or women's curling (though we did get the gold in mixed doubles curling), which is very unusual, and a silver in women's hockey and a bronze for the men. ... A record 29 medals is nice, but still feels like a letdown, which I know is the wrong attitude.
Yeah, not super classy, but I always feel bad for losing teams who have to stay on the ice to receive medals immediately after a game, not just when it's Canada. If you lose the Stanley Cup finals, you hate it, but nobody expects you to stand around smiling for a long time. Still not a good display of sportsmanship though, which is too bad. I almost didn't post what I did because I don't want to sound all lame and stuff, but that was really how I was feeling, and if I can't be honest with the ToO Olympic fans, who can I be honest with?bookworm wrote:Catspaw wrote:I've been very disappointed in Canada's lack of success in curling and hockey specifically, with no medals in men's or women's curling (though we did get the gold in mixed doubles curling), which is very unusual, and a silver in women's hockey and a bronze for the men. ... A record 29 medals is nice, but still feels like a letdown, which I know is the wrong attitude.
(This post is meant to be humorous, not mean. It's just what I thought of reading your post because you were like 'We won the most medals ever, but boo because because we didn't win the one we literally always do. Oh we still got a medal in the event, but it wasn't gold.')