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Wow. I wonder if curling teams are allowed to change the throwing order, or if they're required to keep watching Shuster blow it over and over.

Is the rock dead if it hits the sides? I'm wondering why they don't bank them. That must be it. Also saw a player kick a stone aside after it had been bumped out of the house into the side wall. So I guess you can't bounce them off the wall and back into the house or they wouldn't let that happen, right?

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby (Post 314880)

So the basic strategy in Curling is to get your opponent's rocks off?

For the record, I got this one when you posted it. I el oh el'd.
:)

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight (Post 314956)

What I find interesting about him is that he's the kind of perfectionist and loner that is usually A) arrogant and B) disliked by his competition. But he seems to be neither.

He doesn't hang or train with any of the other boarders. He retreats to his private half pipe in the mountains, helicopter access only. He comes up with stuff in secret, doesn't share it with anyone (as if anyone could keep up with him anyway), and comes out of hiding to destroy them...and yet everyone seems to like him, and he's totally humble (as humble as one can be when they're inhumanly talented) and doesn't come across as the least bit arrogant.

I was thinking about this post as I watched him receive his gold just now, and watching him absolutely beam during the ceremony, I think that it has to be partly because he's just so genuine. How can you not love a guy who is just so happy to be doing what he loves? His joy at boarding and being an Olympian looks truly infectious.

Something beautiful about Evan Lysacek... can't put my finger on whether it's the way he moves, or if it's just his figure that's beautiful. Maybe the combo.

Johnny Weir got hosed.

Which one was he again?

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Originally Posted by Morrigoon (Post 315041)

Which one was he again?

He wouldn't have won, but still. His scores were terrible. His routine was fantastic.