They are from CANADA and one is now the coach for U.S.A. curling
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This is an easy one.....I can remember to this day, seems just like yesterday....oh what a glorious day it was that day... they are, Steve Brown, Wally Henry, George Godfrey, and who could forget Richard Maskel...I mean, who doesn't know them?....dammit that was the americans......ok nvm then.... the gold medal team was Ed Lukowich, John Ferguson, Neil Houston, and of course the late and great Brent Syme....absolutely wonderfull
195840
Vince Lambardie.  Not sure how to spell his last name but that was the coach.
571529
Non, très peu. 5/6 pratiquants en compétition dans paris (club "Paris Curling", pas de site internet, je ne sais pas s'ils existent encore) intra-muros, une quinzaine dans la banlieue. Surtout populaire dans les départements français frontaliers de la Suisse, dans les Alpes.
35112
she was born in canada. but lives in LA.
57217
Don't forget to choose the best answer.\nWe are real people answering real questions with real answers so please show your appreciation by choosing the best answer! \n\nWhat's curling?
581744
it is. it's a mentally and physically exhausting ordeal. trust me if curling can be considered a sport than hands down motorsports are grueling and are definitely a sport.
630367
I'm a Montréal fans and I can say that :  Devils got the best free coach of the league.  He know the game !  I'm sure he gonna improve the Devils game.  !  Good move !
594435
Well, all i can say, is that the american commentators are struggling with the most popular sport in the world, just like the american soccer team. Its time they got someone who has "played the game" to commentate, rather than someone who thinks that he knows the game. I guess the same applies to the americal soccer team and the coach too! Time to play catch up.
512021
The coaches were/are trying to get you to focus on the competition at hand as well as not distracting the other players from their roles on the team
72290
Yes it should and don't criticize it just because you don't understand it. Curling is very popular in many parts of the world, just not so big in the USA. But it was one of the best attended sports at the Turin games, averaging over 90 percent of stadium capacity for every single round. It was also pretty much the only sport to have every match shown on US television, even if it was buried on an smaller cable network instead of the main NBC feed.
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Yes, he and the officiating crew were pretty bad.  Even the announcers stated that they hoped it was his last game as a referee.\n\nI do not think it was a coincidence that they chose to card 2 US players out of the game - and that at least 1 US player will still be ineligible for the next must-win game against Ghana.\n\nI'll probably get rapped in the mouth for saying so, but this bias seems to be typical of the anti-American bias in many international sports (World Cup, Davis Cup, Ryder Cup, Olympics [especially Winter Olympic events], and many World Championship competitions).  The IOC even stated that part of its reasoning why it chose to eliminate softball and baseball from future Summer Olympiads was because these events were unfair to other countries due to the success of US teams.  The US has only won 1 or 2 baseball gold medals in the last 30-40 years.  But, I don't hear about the IOC applying this same reasoning to other events - especially "judges" events - dominated by one country or region.\n\nSo, don't expect this unfriendly atmosphere in international competition to change any time soon.  I'll get off my soapbox now.
29587
one of the best new players.this class is one of the best.they are bringing a youth movement to the NHL.
599979
they should get the aussie coach hes great!
267736
they want to be the best, and without doubt, u.s. is the best place to train. It doesn't annoy me, b/c it takes the competition to the next level. Less fortunate athlete can achieve their dreams for their own countries.
385411
Is curling really a sport?  I thought you had to sweat in the matches to be a sport.
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Curling is a team game that is performed on a frozen pitch, the concept of which is very similar to bocci. It consists of sliding 19.96 kg blocks of stone (called rocks) which have a handle so that they stop as close as possible to the centre of a target drawn on the ice (called the house).\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n \nThe team\nEach team consists of four players. The lead is the one that makes the first throw. The second is a good points maker, but also good at eliminating the stones of the opponents that are in the way. The third is faced with a more tricky game. The fourth player, the skip, is the most experienced player, who devises tactics, advises his teammates on each throw and throws last.\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n \nThe delivery of the rock\nThe lead makes the first throw, known as the delivery, from a type of block known as a hack. In order for the delivery to be valid, the rock must be released before a line known as the hog line. The two leads deliver their rocks one after the other, followed by the 4 deliveries of the two seconds and the 4 deliveries of the two thirds, while each end is concluded by the four stones delivered by the two skips.\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n \nSweeping\nFollowing the delivery, two sweepers go into action. They position themselves on the ice (called the sheet) a couple of steps ahead of the rock and, with brooms made of horse hair, hog hair or synthetic material, sweep the ice in front of the rock to help determine its path, prolong the rotation of the rock, and extend or shorten its path. The sweeping is performed in a side to side motion directly in front of the stone, and the last movement of the broom must be made towards the outside. Once the stone has passed the tee line the skip or second are allowed to sweep. They can only start sweeping after the opponent's stone has passed said line. On the other hand, by stopping the sweeping action at the right time, the stone can be slowed and stopped at a precise point. The sweepers can only sweep in the area between the two teelines.\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n \nGame strategy\nLike in bocci, a stone can knock the opponent's stone out of the scoring area. The skip can therefore ask his teammates to deliver the stone in the house (draw) or to knock an opponent's stone out of the way (take out). Game strategy can be very complicated based on score and game situations.\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n \nScoring\nPoints are calculated based on the number of stones that finish closest to the centre of the house, before the closest stone of the opponent. Only one team can score in an end. Each team is allowed 73 minutes of play for 10 ends. If the match is a tie, an extra end is played to determine the winner.\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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for one moment every 4 years, an athlete in every stupid sport right up to CURLING can get worldwide exposure, proudly representing his/her own country.....\n\nyou'd hope politics wouldn't factor in but after the 1980 Summer olympics I guess we can't count on that anymore, can we?