curling

I'm excited are you?

The one event that I have been looking forward to the most at the winter games is Curling. The combination of chess, bocci ball, shuffle board and a household chore all together on a sheet of ice. Sounds weird, right? Well, it kind of is. At the same time, it takes a high level of precise skill and focus and is fun to watch...unless you don't understand the game. Wondering how to play? Here is a rundown of how the game works.

Like everybody else, I was surprised when Curling became an Olympic sport in 1998. It's basically shuffle board on ice. Each team has eight stones they slide on the ice to land in four concentric circles. The brooms are to speed up, slow down, or change the trajectory of the stones. But I'm becoming a fan.