Must Be Watching Too Much Olympic Curling

Here's the latest from the curling rink...

Last week we lost our first game of the third round. I didn't post about it... 'nuff said.

However, this week is post-worthy. The scoreboard looked like it belonged professional game. The other team started the game with the hammer, and for the first six ends we alternated scoring single points. They scored one, we scored one, they scored one, we scored one, they scored one, and then we scored one. At the end of six ends we were tied 3-3 and they had the hammer. We knew if we were going to have a chance at winning this one, we'd have to break the cycle. So in the seventh, we were able to steal a point to lead 4-3 with one end to go. The likelyhood of a blank end was low, so we would have to steal again to come out with a win... which we did. Final score 5-3.

Most of the games in our leagues have big scoring ends quite frequently. This game reminded me of the games I've been watching on TV this past week and a half (in low-definition, for those wondering). However both teams were playing very well last night, which is a rarity indeed.

The Canadian men are playing for gold right now. They're down 2-0 after one end. Hopefully they can pull it out.