Apparently Canadians are notorius cheaters in the sport of Curling
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cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/7671573
Sweden knew Canada’s Marc Kennedy was a notorious cheater.
So they set up a camera at the ‘hog line’ to record it.
And caught him doing it at the Olympics.
Pfff … I don’t even own a curling iron.
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This is one of those sports that I don’t really understand the purpose of.
Purpose? I’ve never got to play, but if there was a curling rink outside of a bar in the winter it would be tons of fun to play with friends. None near me though
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This is one of those sports that I don’t really understand the purpose of.
Outside of things like running or swimming, do ANY sports have a purpose?
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cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/7671573
Sweden knew Canada’s Marc Kennedy was a notorious cheater.
So they set up a camera at the ‘hog line’ to record it.
And caught him doing it at the Olympics.
Throwing rocks at houses? Isn’t that illegal?
- Corner Gas
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Outside of things like running or swimming, do ANY sports have a purpose?
I mean they make way too much money so you could argue yes I suppose. But curling is just… Weird… Like that thing where they chase wheels of cheese down a hill makes more sense than curling.
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This is one of those sports that I don’t really understand the purpose of.
What’s to understand? It’s just team shuffleboard on ice.
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I mean they make way too much money so you could argue yes I suppose. But curling is just… Weird… Like that thing where they chase wheels of cheese down a hill makes more sense than curling.
It makes sense if you understand its historical context. Its a traditional winter game from the 16th century when people were bored out of their minds in the cold ass scottland winters.
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Oh, a curling soap? Now we need the revenge plot, the drama afterwards, the plot twist by never before mentioned characters and in the end it was all a dream.
Just make a raunchy show about the gay relationship of 2 curlers from opposing teams and suddenly women everywhere will be interested.
(Heated Rivalry for those uninitiated)
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cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/7671573
Sweden knew Canada’s Marc Kennedy was a notorious cheater.
So they set up a camera at the ‘hog line’ to record it.
And caught him doing it at the Olympics.
Crossposted from hexbear
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So the team with the biggest afro-haircuts win?
Every angle including inside the players.
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Even worse not just to America but specifically New Jersey, undeniably the worst part of America
Only if you’re sending them to North Jersey. Otherwise you’re just sending them to the shore, and we don’t need more corrupt dinguses here, thanks! Keep them!
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…if said billiard ball weighed 40 lbs.
A little finger poke ain’t gonna do shit.
But, the rules are the rules.
The people in front of the stone with brooms are literally changing the trajectory of the stone without touching the stone at all. Of course a finger touch can have an effect.
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Every angle including inside the players.
That’s a very different genre, but good for the quotes.
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I trust whatever committee they have at the Olympics to make the judgement on this, but if our team is cheating, fuck those guys.
Yes, there’s some redactionist arguments about how it “doesn’t actually impact the rock,” but fuck that. We have a codified rule that specifically says you can’t do it, and these athletes are playing at literally the highest level that exists. They know better and have had time to practice better. If they’re cheating at the Olympics, I hope it follows them forever.
I automatically expect the Olympic Committee to be crooked.
Also, as ashamed as I am about the Canadian team breaking the rules, I also feel bad that there’s a part of me that thinks, “at least it’s just friggin’ curling.”
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disagree. it isn’t conclusive. it shows that his finger was very close to touching for a few frames. that’s it. “very close” is not over the line. his finger is just enough on the back side that it’s inconclusive.
it’s a bit of a weird motion, sure, but watch a bunch of throws from various people and you’ll see some similar stuff.
that said, adjust your delivery so you’re not in this position in the first place. and settle down, even if there’s an ongoing issue you’re annoyed about.
I do find it funny that this is such a big deal but you can see people all over the place in this tournament dragging their finger(s) down the back of the handle at release, seemingly over the stone as well (yes I recognize that is a different motion that poking forward after being behind it)
You can touch the handle several times if you want
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You can touch the handle several times if you want
yep
and video seems to show those drags continuing off the handle and onto the stone
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I’m glad that Canadian guy throwing out the f-bombs apologized for it. I still think he was a dick but I can get over the lashing out if it comes with repentance.
Do you mean “get over” instead of “get behind”?
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Because extreme cases can impact the rock. Barely touching the rock in the way caught on film realistically isn’t impacting the rock, but the rule needs to exist to prevent someone from actively pushing the rock after letting go.
But again, these guys know better and have had the time and resources to train better.
Yeah, best case is our team is made up of at least some members who never trained away bad habits that technically break the rules, like sloppy amateurs are the best Canada has to send.
Worst case, they were doing it for the exact reason it’s against the rules, which means either Canada deliberately sent cheaters or selected the olympic team in a way that didn’t catch cheating, resulting in this cheater getting caught in front of the world.
The whole “you’re not supposed to look and just trust your opponent in curling” response tells me that he at least was unrepentingly aware he was doing it and that it was against the rules, so it’s just a question if he was doing it strategically, lazily, or stubbornly.
None of the options look good, just kick him off the team already and probably withdraw from the competition unless it can be proven that the cheating didn’t get the others to where they are.
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Just make a raunchy show about the gay relationship of 2 curlers from opposing teams and suddenly women everywhere will be interested.
(Heated Rivalry for those uninitiated)
You’ve shared useful knowledge, thank you, honestly
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It makes sense if you understand its historical context. Its a traditional winter game from the 16th century when people were bored out of their minds in the cold ass scottland winters.
Okay now THAT makes sense. Not that it’s reasonable to keep it around, but since when are sports people reasonable.
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