Womens Curling.. RUSSIAN Womens Curling.

[Julio Riddols]

These girls are either on the rise, or giving me a rise, one or the other.. I'm starting to dig curling.

The match is on USA (The Channel) now, turn it on and see what I mean.

[GrantDawg]

What's the deal with hot women and curling? Wouldn't you think they have something better to do?

[GrantDawg]

Ummmm....what's the scoring in this?

[gottimd]

Are you talking about those Twins, the ones that I think JeeberD posted about earlier this week?


AND TWINS....................

[Eaglesfan27]

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

What's the deal with hot women and curling? Wouldn't you think they have something better to do?

I don't know, but I've taped and watched curling the last few days. The hot women far outnumber the non-hot women in the televised matches at least.

[gottimd]

Originally Posted by Eaglesfan27

I don't know, but I've taped and watched curling the last few days. The hot women far outnumber the non-hot women in the televised matches at least.

Where is the proof of these accusations?

(aka pix pls thanks)

[Butter]

The Swedish women, though, were disappointingly homely. Especially the "skip". Ugh.

[Blade6119]

The russians were nice, the austrians hot, the american sisters were cute...i was impressed...womens hockey had some lookers too suprisingly

[Julio Riddols]

These Olympics have indeed been enjoyable if for only those reasons.

[Julio Riddols]

As far as the scoring goes, the team with the closest rock at the end of an "end" gets credit for the number of rocks they have closer than their opponent and in the scoring rings..

Thats what I gather anyway.

[Drake]

I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who watched curling in the last couple of days and had absolutely no idea what was going on.

[gottimd]

Originally Posted by Julio Riddols

As far as the scoring goes, the team with the closest rock at the end of an "end" gets credit for the number of rocks they have closer than their opponent and in the scoring rings..

Thats what I gather anyway.

So is it like that Bar game or like shuffle board basically, except its on ice?

hxxp://www.shuffleboardsdirect.com/championcoinop.jpg

(too big of a picture to post here, but SFW)

[Julio Riddols]

yeah, and with less geriatric players. It seems to carry with it a hint of true grace in the way the players "shoot the rock".. ( If I might wax cheesy and poetic for a moment)

I hear Prince can shoot the rock..

I'm too stoned for serious conversation I think. Typical day off.

[IwasHere]

Pervs...

So, who is getting the nude Curling Calendar?

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11399880/

[Julio Riddols]

Ohboyohboyohboy... Sounds quite nice.

[gottimd]

So no one has pictures of these alleged hot olympic curling women?

[cartman]

That is something that really pissed me off about the Cold War. Our government really put one over on us. We were led to believe that all women behind the Iron Curtain were incredibly ugly. They told us they were all steroid riddled East German weightlifters, or 300 pound babushkas.

Now we know much better.

[JeeberD]

hxxp://www.teamtoth.at/index.php

Here's the link to the Austrian team's site that was posted a few days ago. Be sure to check out the "fotos" section to see a couple of pics from the calendar...

[Eaglesfan27]

Originally Posted by gottimd

So no one has pictures of these alleged hot olympic curling women?

I don't. I just enjoyed watching the matches, I didn't start searching out pics. Of course, I was watching with my wife...

[DanGarion]

Originally Posted by gottimd

So no one has pictures of these alleged hot olympic curling women?

Quick Google Image search for Russia Curling Women.

hxxp://images.google.com/images?q=russia%20curling%20women&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&sa=N&tab=wi

Personally I think the American girls are cuter. The USA vs Russia is on right now on USA on the West Coast.

[gottimd]

Love me some Fomina Margarita. Actually I have no idea which one she is, just like the name since it doesn't sound russian at all.

[gottimd]

hxxp://www.taarnbycurlingclub.dk/wj2004/profiles/russia.htm

Is that....naaahhh...can't be....Ezekh? A Black Russian?

[DanGarion]

Originally Posted by gottimd

hxxp://www.taarnbycurlingclub.dk/wj2004/profiles/russia.htm

Is that....naaahhh...can't be....Ezekh? A Black Russian?

She's actually playing I think, looks like the same girl.

[johnnyshaka]

I still the prefer the sisters from Austria...wow!!

Another "easy on the eyes" olympian would have to be Kari Traa from Norway...silver medal in moguls. Google her...not too shabby.

[ISiddiqui]

This is one of the reasons that curling is the best sport ever!

[IwasHere]

People may be talking up Curling, but where are the fans? They have 4 matches going on at the same time, but the stands are empty.

So, I wouldn't be running out and buying any stock in Curling TV just yet.

[Dutch]

Suddenly, I agree. Women's curling rocks. However, that woman in the lower left photo looks like she could pull your arms off.

[ISiddiqui]

Cassie Johnson of the US is quite a looker as well!

[IwasHere]

Hey, for all you Curling fans out there: How was that Curling movie from a couple of years ago? Men with Brooms or something like that?

[kingfc22]

Originally Posted by johnnyshaka

I still the prefer the sisters from Austria...wow!!

Another "easy on the eyes" olympian would have to be Kari Traa from Norway...silver medal in moguls. Google her...not too shabby.

The Austrian girls are fine! And Kari Traa is very pretty as well.

[sterlingice]

Bask in my "knowledge" (this was from me trying to explain the game earlier tonight)

[02.17.2006:18:41] ---: i need to start understanding the scoring
[02.17.2006:18:41] sterlingice: ive learned a lot about curling in the past few days
[02.17.2006:18:41] sterlingice: ok, basically, it's like this
[02.17.2006:18:42] sterlingice: there are 10 ends (innings)
[02.17.2006:18:42] sterlingice: each end has 8 stones for each team
[02.17.2006:18:42] sterlingice: there's a lead, second, third, and skip who thrown them (in that order, they each get 2)
[02.17.2006:18:42] sterlingice: so, your skip, since he/she does the last two is the badass
[02.17.2006:18:43] sterlingice: ok, to score, you need to have a rock in the target
[02.17.2006:18:43] sterlingice: whoever is closest to the center gets a point
[02.17.2006:18:43] sterlingice: if there are none left in the rings, it's scoreless (they do that sometimes to play defense)
[02.17.2006:18:43] sterlingice: if you not only have the closest but the three closest, for instance, you get 3 points
[02.17.2006:18:44] ---: yeah
[02.17.2006:18:44] ---: makes sense
[02.17.2006:18:44] ---: oh that's why the score isn't higher i guess
[02.17.2006:18:44] sterlingice: oh, and the last rock is called the hammer
[02.17.2006:18:44] sterlingice: the hammer goes to the team that didn't score in the previous end
[02.17.2006:18:45] sterlingice: ah, and here's a little tidbit from wiki
[02.17.2006:18:45] sterlingice: If only one point is possible, the skip will often try to avoid scoring at all in order to retain the hammer until the next end, when two or more points may be possible. This is called a blank end. Scoring without the hammer is commonly referred to as stealing, or a steal, and is much more difficult.
[02.17.2006:18:45] sterlingice: that explains all their thoughts on trying to get 0's
[02.17.2006:18:46] sterlingice: and their talk of "trying to keep the hammer" strategy
[02.17.2006:18:46] ---: ah
[02.17.2006:18:46] ---: so they might just keep trying to go 0-0
[02.17.2006:18:46] ---: and keep hte hammer
[02.17.2006:18:46] sterlingice: yeah since it's a lot easier to score with the hammer
[02.17.2006:18:48] sterlingice: so, that along with the fact that apparently Bemidji, Minnesota is a curling hotbed (as both teams are from there), the fact that there are a pair of sisters on the women's team, the skip on the guy's team runs a pizza place, and the Fins have an unpronouncable skip named U-15 who's a big stud and an international badass pretty much sums up my knowledge of it
[02.17.2006:18:49] sterlingice: ok, so i guess i haven't learned that much about curling

SI

[johnnyshaka]

Originally Posted by sterlingice

the target

Commonly refered to as the house. The house consists of the button (centre of the house), the four foot (usually blue ring around the button), the eight foot (then next ring out, usually white), and the 12 foot (the red outer ring).

[Julio Riddols]

I actually enjoy watching curling more than most of the other sports and events I've seen.. Not just womens curling either.. I like strategic sports, and this one seems to have a lot of that involved. everything else is timed or judged.

[DanGarion]

Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

Cassie Johnson of the US is quite a looker as well!

She's also into web design.

http://www.bemidjistate.edu/atc/pgs/...f/Cassie_J.htm

[ISiddiqui]

Originally Posted by Julio Riddols

I actually enjoy watching curling more than most of the other sports and events I've seen.. Not just womens curling either.. I like strategic sports, and this one seems to have a lot of that involved. everything else is timed or judged.

The strategy kicks ass. That's why its so much fun to watch .

Oh, and SI, don't forget about the free guard zone, where during the first 4 rocks per end, you can't hit the opposing teams rocks in the area between the hog line and the house.. or else your rock is out as well.

It's to make the game more exciting (with the rule, it is easier to steal an end, because you can set up guard rocks)

[bbor]

Curling is the highest rated event on Italian TV...no joke.

And the ratings for curling in the last games in Salt lake were huge also.

[ISiddiqui]

The Italian men's curling team is doing pretty well... especially since it is their first games.

[GrantDawg]

Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

Oh, and SI, don't forget about the free guard zone, where during the first 4 rocks per end, you can't hit the opposing teams rocks in the area between the hog line and the house.. or else your rock is out as well.

I know what the words you are saying mean, but put in those combinations it makes absolutely no sense.

[cthomer5000]

Denmark isn't so bad... mmm mmm mmm

[Buccaneer]

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

I know what the words you are saying mean, but put in those combinations it makes absolutely no sense.

Southerners.

[MJ4H]

I spent the first half of this match trying to decide if the blonde's overbite was enough to turn me off, then I decided who am I kidding.

There was never a question about the ponytailed brunette. yum

[cthomer5000]

Originally Posted by MattJones4Heisman

I spent the first half of this match trying to decide if the blonde's overbite was enough to turn me off, then I decided who am I kidding.

There was never a question about the ponytailed brunette. yum

Yeah, the blonde reminded me a bit of Chloe Sevigny, and that's not a bad thing.

[Hurst2112]

um yeah, she's hot.