Olympic Excitement

[Barrister]

Nice little game between Canada and China in women's curling going on. 

[Jacob]

Thanks to Beeb, I now understood the rules of the game.  However, I have no feel for what is a good throw, and what is a bad one (unless it's down to a couple of shots of the end, where the objective is pretty clear).

Yeah... I was watching the Denmark vs China (a humiliating massacre  ) and I never quite knew what was up except for a couple of obvious mistakes or during the last throw or two.  Complicated game.  Very interesting.

[Barrister]

Indeed - there can be quite a bit of strategy behind how you call a game.  I think entire books have even been written on curling strategy.

Unfortunately it's not something that can easily be explained in just a few lines on Languish, but if anyone is wondering about a specific shot or strategy I can try and help explain.

[sbr]

That was a very good hockey game, I saw the last half (one and a half periods).  I am not much of a hockey fan but a close game like that is one of the most fun things to watch.  Miller was unbelievable.

[Jacob]

If you want to drop sports, lets start with biathalon.

People sled, snowboard, ski, play hockey, and skate during the winter. I don't know anyone that skis around with rifles shooting things.

It's the quintessential "fuck the Russians" sport.  It should never be cut.  It's how Finland is still an independent nation, pretty much, which is more than can be said about any other sport.

[Admiral Yi]

Caught a bit of US-Sweden women's curling.  Sure is a chatty sport.  US skip, the little one, is kind of Milfy.  Swedish team was not chosen for their looks.

[Jacob]

Yeah the hockey game was pretty exciting.  I don't know what the fuck Brodeur was thinking.

[Ape]

  Swedish team was not chosen for their looks.

Which is why they are the reigning olympic champions 

[Eddie Teach]

Caught a bit of US-Sweden women's curling.  Sure is a chatty sport.  US skip, the little one, is kind of Milfy.  Swedish team was not chosen for their looks.

I thought there was just one skip(the big one, Debbie somethingorother).

[katmai]

Thanks to Beeb, I now understood the rules of the game.  However, I have no feel for what is a good throw, and what is a bad one (unless it's down to a couple of shots of the end, where the objective is pretty clear).

Yeah... I was watching the Denmark vs China (a humiliating massacre  )

Yes the Danes didn't look impressive at all.

[katmai]

Speaking of underacheving at Winter Olympics, but didn't Austria use to be a powerhouse?

[Admiral Yi]

I thought there was just one skip(the big one, Debbie somethingorother).

I saw the little one throwing some rocks.  If she throws she's a skip, no?

[jimmy olsen]

Speaking of underacheving at Winter Olympics, but didn't Austria use to be a powerhouse?

Yup.

[Ape]

Speaking of underacheving at Winter Olympics, but didn't Austria use to be a powerhouse?

Their having a generational switch, give them another olympic or two and they'll be back

[sbr]

Speaking of underacheving at Winter Olympics, but didn't Austria use to be a powerhouse?

It's tough to practice skiing and skating from the basement.