Faster Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 Men's Canada - 5,0 Norway - 4,1 Sweden - 3,1 Switzerland - 3,1 Great Britain - 2,2 Germany - 2,3 China - 1,3 France - 1,3 Denmark - 1,4 USA - 1,4 Women's Canada - 4,0 Sweden - 4,0 China - 3,2 Great Britain - 3,2 Germany - 2,2 Japan - 2,2 Switzerland - 1,3 USA - 1,3 Denmark - 1,4 Russia - 1,4 So the Canadian skips are doing well, though Bernard is playing it a little too tight for comfort. She needs to be more aggressive against China and Sweden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 (edited) Have been watching a lot of Curling. It is magnificent! Much more exhilirating than snowboard cross!! It is breathtaking and keeps one on the edge of his seat!! Edited February 20, 2010 by baron-pierreIV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 I can't believe Eve missed those final two stones against what was, generally, a pretty poor US team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted February 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 (edited) Eve is 19 years old, she should have never been the skip to begin with. Someone that young, inexperienced and with those shot skills should be a lead or a second. Lockhart should have been the skip. This is what happens when you pick a team like the British do. The men's team is balanced and has been playing together for the last couple of years. Lockhart was there to guide Muirhead's young team at the worlds last year, but the 4 players haven't played together for long enough to come together as a team. You can tell watching the team play that the front end and Lockhart don't trust Muirhead's game calling and that Lockhart calls many of the shots. Anyways, Canada has a big game against the Chinese. The Chinese have been streaky and looked uncomfortable at times, but Canada has scrapped by in 4 games. They need to lay down two statements against the USA and China today. Edited February 21, 2010 by Faster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 I'll have to take your word for that, I don't know the sport well enough to know its intricacies, suffice it to say that they were two of the worst stones she's played in what has been a very good tournament for her so far. It was very uncharacteristic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox334 Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 I'll have to take your word for that, I don't know the sport well enough to know its intricacies, suffice it to say that they were two of the worst stones she's played in what has been a very good tournament for her so far. It was very uncharacteristic. Its the kind of thing that happens in Curling. The sport isn't just about beating your opponent, its also about not beating yourself (which happens often, even at the highest level). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox334 Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 Men's Standings (after exactly 2/3 of the round robin) Canada 6-0 Norway 5-1 Switzerland 4-2 Great Britain 3-3 Sweden 3-3 Germany 3-3 United States 2-4 France 2-4 China 1-5 Denmark 1-5 Kevin Martin snaps a 4 game loosing streak against Murdock. Four team are currently tied for the last playoff position, while the US has won two staight after benching skip Shuster and replacing him with Plys. Women's Standing (after draw 8) Canada 5-0 Sweden 4-1 China 4-2 Japan 3-2 Switzerland 3-3 Great Britain 3-4 Germany 2-4 United Stated 2-4 Denmark 2-5 Russia 2-5 Switzerland is coming back from three consecutive losses while Japan stays in playoff contention after an epic, come from behind, extra end 12-9 victory over Russia. In any case, the race to the playoff on both sides could very well go down to the wire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tower Bridge Fox Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 The USA Curling Team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted February 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 Well I am watching the Scottish play currently and am just unbelievable miffed as to way Muirhead is skipping/still skipping. She doesn't have the shot arsenal to be a skip in elite ladies' play. I feel bad for her and the pressure she is under as the skip of that team. Men's Standings Canada - 8,0 Norway - 6,2 Switzerland - 5,3 Great Britain - 5,3 Sweden - 4,4 All other teams are out of it. Ladies Standings Canada - 6,1 Sweden - 5,2 China - 5,3 Switzerland - 4,3 (I am worried about this, the Swiss have a history of knocking Canada out) Japan - 3,4 Germany - 3,4 All other teams are mostly out, its just not official yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tower Bridge Fox Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 Well I am watching the Scottish play currently and am just unbelievable miffed as to way Muirhead is skipping/still skipping. She doesn't have the shot arsenal to be a skip in elite ladies' play. I feel bad for her and the pressure she is under as the skip of that team. Men's Standings Canada - 8,0 Norway - 6,2 Switzerland - 5,3 Great Britain - 5,3 Sweden - 4,4 All other teams are out of it. Ladies Standings Canada - 6,1 Sweden - 5,2 China - 5,3 Switzerland - 4,3 (I am worried about this, the Swiss have a history of knocking Canada out) Japan - 3,4 Germany - 3,4 All other teams are mostly out, its just not official yet. It’s the curs of the red stones. There’s been talk of some of the red stones behaving oddly , it seems to have had a sociological effect on the great British women’s game. They need to re focus. The Great British Men are doing great so far. Lukely they didn’t have the red stones against the USA. I’m finding the curling fascinating. Compulsive viewing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tower Bridge Fox Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 Oh no we have the red stones against Norway. Steve cram also has a habit of talking like the match is already won when great Britain is ahead, then as soon as we fall behind he is overly pessimistic. I find that a bit irritating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4seasonscentre Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 Awww, the poor Chinese curlers had last rock with only one of their own stones in the house. All they had to do was get the rock into the house- anywhere in the house- to score 2. They pushed it too lightly and got all 4 of them sweeping but it came up short. Scored 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tower Bridge Fox Posted February 24, 2010 Report Share Posted February 24, 2010 The British men looked like they had been talking to the British women who were knocked out., and got infected by there negative state of mind, as a result we get beaten by a bunch of Moomentrols in weird trousers. They better snap out of it . For there tie with Sweden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted February 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2010 The Norwegians are good curlers, and unlike the Scottish men actually have an Olympic title to their countries credit. The Scottish men tend to struggle at the Olympics. Anyways, Go Sweden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tower Bridge Fox Posted February 24, 2010 Report Share Posted February 24, 2010 I hope the British women are being held in quarantine till the men are safely through to the semi finals. The men have been playing better up until last night, where there were signs they may have been contaminated with the women’s loosing ways,possibly Through after match contact. I just hope tonight match isn’t two nerve racking. There were also signs that Sweden were starting to fall apart. So hopefully we can do it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted February 24, 2010 Report Share Posted February 24, 2010 I thought "Curling" was a competition of hairdressers?!?! Sure this sport shouldn't be called "HURLING"? So in the Int'l Hairdressing Championships, what do they call actually 'curling the hair'? Granite-hurling?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4seasonscentre Posted February 24, 2010 Report Share Posted February 24, 2010 ^ I've hit my quotas for dislikes, otherwise I'd totally dislike that comment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tower Bridge Fox Posted February 24, 2010 Report Share Posted February 24, 2010 Come on GREAT BRITAIN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted February 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 Sweden beat Scotland 7-6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tower Bridge Fox Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 Sweden beat Great Britain, For me we lost it yesterday. Why did they tern up looking like they had been dragged through a hedge backwards to play Norway. Very irritating. More so because we had the chance to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted February 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 So semi-finals Women's Canada vs. Switzerland China vs. Sweden Men's Canada vs. Sweden Norway vs. Switzerland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4seasonscentre Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 Sweden beat Scotland 7-6. huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tower Bridge Fox Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 Great Britain should have won really , I don’t think Sweden will get past there semi final. If Great Britain had got through that they would made it to the final. Most irritating!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted February 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 (edited) How do you figure that, they would have Canada a team that easily handled them in the round robin? Edited February 25, 2010 by Faster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 Its a real disappointment that the British did not make it into the semi-finals. There will be some real soul searching from British curling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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