When the winter Olympics come around, there are certain sports that I really like to watch. I'll watch just about anything where people are rocketing down a hill at 80mph.
And I will stay glued to the TV for hours watching people slide rocks on a sheet of ice. I love watching curling.
John Palmer (EclectEcon) reminds me of my New Year's prediction where I predicted that Canada would defeat the U.S. in curling. Mind you, I make that prediction absolutely hoping that it does not come true. Most of the U.S. team is from my home state of Minnesota. I would love to see them win. But Canada put on an impressive show (at least from the line score) today against Germany. (Alas, I could not find it on American television.) The U.S. capitalized on a lot of mistakes by Norway (and made some mistakes) in the first match, then blew it on the last rock against Finland. From what I have been able to gather about the Canadian team, I don't think either performance by the U.S. today would have matched up to Canada. I fear my prediction may come true.
We'll see what happens on the women's side soon. According to the schedule, they should start playing in a few hours. Both teams lost today. They will be eager for a win. It should be competitive. Again, I root for our Minnesota curlers but give the edge to Canada.
If you've never watched it, just give it a chance. You might get hooked.
Go CNBC at 5:00. they are replacing kudlow with curling this week. At least they did on mon & tue.