Is Curling Really as Boring as Watching Paint Dry?

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The discussion centers around the perception of curling as an Olympic sport, with mixed opinions on its excitement and competitiveness. Some participants find curling boring and question its status as a sport, likening it to games played during childhood or family gatherings. Others argue that curling requires significant skill and strategy, highlighting the precision needed to execute shots effectively. The commentary on the sport's appeal includes humorous observations about the players' enthusiastic shouting and the dynamics of team strategy, including consultations with coaches. The conversation also touches on comparisons with other winter sports, such as bobsleigh, with some participants advocating for the inclusion of sports like snooker or dodgeball in the Olympics. Overall, while some dismiss curling as unworthy of Olympic status, others defend its complexity and the enjoyment it can bring to both players and knowledgeable viewers.
  • #31
I'd just really like to see Dodgeball in the summer games. That would so totally rock!
 
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shmoe said:
No skill? The driver does have sterring control you know, and if they don't stay in control they are in a world of hurt. I've never tried bobsleigh, but I'm betting a great degree of skill is involved in rocketing down a tube of ice at well over 100km/hr and not dying in the process. I don't think the brakeman does much during the run itself, but they do provide the bulk of the initial speed in the two-man and have tremendous strength and power.

I think they time to the 100th of a second no? At least that's what the standings show, same as most timed events.
I will never, ever consider that a sport where a 45-year old, pot-bellied Bavarian drunkard can go to the top, as happened a few Olympics ago.
And the do count in the 1000th of a second.
 
  • #33
arildno said:
I will never, ever consider that a sport where a 45-year old, pot-bellied Bavarian drunkard can go to the top, as happened a few Olympics ago.
And the do count in the 1000th of a second.
Are you kidding! That's now my new favourite sport!
 
  • #34
TheStatutoryApe said:
Are you kidding! That's now my new favourite sport!
Thanks for joining me on the other side of the fence.
But, really, what's so attractive about pot-bellied Bavarian drunkards??
 
  • #35
I would LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE DODGEBALL!
 
  • #36
FredGarvin said:
When you see a really good game and a stone gets just the right spin to hook behind a blocker to make a score, you're in heaven. Curling is a great game. Just because you Nintendo generation sugar addicts have the attention span of a gnat on esspresso doesn't mean the sport is bad.

:smile:

I saw it for the first time several months ago. I didn't mind it and actually watched the entire program, whatever it was.
 
  • #37
I wouldn't watch a whole game though.

It doesn't get intense until after the 5th.

It's a boring game, but it is occasionally exciting. That doesn't justify the idea that it is easy though.
 

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