2026 Winter Olympics

[cedahm]

Curling is surely an "acquired interest." If you grew up in areas where every town of much size had a curling rink/club, you ended up following the sport from lack of other things to do.

I'm talking curling meccas like Chisholm, Hibbing, Bemidji, and Cloquet. When the big events are put together, they all met at the real shrine of US Curling - Duluth.

USA against SWE in an hour for the Gold!

And finally aligned with my close group of other MN->CO longtime transplants to get a rec league going (we have a couple of curling clubs here in greater Denver). Every 4 years we threaten, in a MN-Nice way of course, to drag our wives and kids. Finally getting it going in March.

 

[Wildabeest]

So, to put this into perspective. Say you have a LE elk tag in a top unit with 380 class bulls within reach and you injure yourself the week before the hunt. Going to just sit on the couch and stew in your misery, probably not. I would go to the best of my abilities to make it happen, exactly what she did.

I think you’d need to caveat this comparison with “and your HT handle is @Frequently Banned Troll and you already have a bunch of 400” bulls on your wall.”

 

[2rocky]

Very true. I'd rather poke my eyes out than have to watch ice skating or dancing

My grandparents used to take all us grandkids to the Snoopy on Ice every Christmas. Even got tables along the ice. I poo-poohed it until one of the female skaters, came and sat on my grandfathers lap and gave him a kiss on the cheek...Then I noticed , those female skaters are in damn good shape....

Jill Schultz ( daughter of Charles Schultz) was in her 20's and was fun to watch for a pre teen boy....

 

[Ben Lamb]

My grandparents used to take all us grandkids to the Snoopy on Ice every Christmas. Even got tables along the ice. I poo-poohed it until one of the female skaters, came and sat on my grandfathers lap and gave him a kiss on the cheek...Then I noticed , those female skaters are in damn good shape....

Jill Schultz ( daughter of Charles Schultz) was in her 20's and was fun to watch for a pre teen boy....

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Speed & figure skating are awesome.

You take two knives and strap them to your feet, then go as fast and hard as you can, while also spinning and flips and karate kicks.

Let's see you guys do that.

 

[Irrelevant]

Maybe this is a poor take, but I would prefer fewer events so that I don't have as much FOMO.

Vonn and Shiffrin, two of the all-time best, both have struggled with the mental side more than the physical side, and have been pretty open about it. I root for them every chance I get. It doesn't hurt that they're both smokin' hot and old enough that it's not creepy.

 

[Rainer]

I can't wait for the Men's hockey to finally start.

 

[noharleyyet]

Figure skating is Black Swan on ice skates...

 

[Wind Gypsy]

Leave it to the North Woods people to invent a sport that combines drinking and slowly moving during the winter.

Yep. While the whole state of MN may not drink like WI, the northwoods MN contingent doesn't take a backseat to anyone.

 

[SaskHunter]

Leave it to the North Woods people to invent a sport that combines drinking and slowly moving during the winter.

In lots of small towns, the only place with a 24hr liquor license is the curling rink... Curling is 90% drinking, 5% pushing a rock in a general direction and 5% brooming hard enough, but not too hard, so that you don't hurl your guts out.

 

[Ben Lamb]

Figure skating is Black Swan on ice skates...

The sad thing is kids these days will never know the thrill of athletic rivaly that leads to having two morons smack Nancy Kerrigan in the knee with a pipe.

Now we just get trans bunnies yelling in Spanish about something to do with Ricky Martin.

 

[mtmuley]

The sad thing is kids these days will never know the thrill of athletic rivaly that leads to having two morons smack Nancy Kerrigan in the knee with a pipe.

Wimpy competition these days. mtmuley

 

[Birddog916]

Currently watching team USA women's hockey team take the Canadians to the woodshed!

 

[INMT]

First US men’s xc skiing medal in 50 years. Go Ben Ogden!!!

 

[Tradewind]

Curling cracks me up, I really need to understand it better.

 

[Ben Lamb]

Wimpy competition these days. mtmuley

it all started going downhill when they forced us to wear seat belts.

 

[mtmuley]

it all started going downhill when they forced us to wear seat belts.

And not riding in the back of a pickup. Bike helmets. Even on horses. Drinking from the garden hose. Two up on a one rider bike. So many dangers. There's more. mtmuley

 

[Ben Lamb]

And not riding in the back of a pickup. Bike helmets. Even on horses. Drinking from the garden hose. Two up on a one rider bike. So many dangers. There's more. mtmuley

You know what I have? A scar from the three-wheeler going ass-over-teakettle with my sister and me on it, and everything landed on me.

Know what I don't have? A participation trophy.

We need more three wheelers and Lawn Darts in this world.

And for the love of god, bring smoking back in small, enclosed spaces. Clean air act my eye!

 

[mtmuley]

You know what I have? A scar from the three-wheeler going ass-over-teakettle with my sister and me on it, and everything landed on me.

Know what I don't have? A participation trophy.

We need more three wheelers and Lawn Darts in this world.

And for the love of god, bring smoking back in small, enclosed spaces. Clean air act my eye!

Agree. Except for the smoking. mtmuley

 

[Ben Lamb]

Agree. Except for the smoking. mtmuley

Bro, you been missoula'ed.

 

[mtmuley]

Bro, you been missoula'ed.

Not even. I've ridden in the back of a Chevy truck from Stevi to Missoula. Back when Missoula was Montana. mtmuley