[Newsbot]

Title: Canadian curling fans leave Danish player in tears.
Category: Sports
Posted By: Robair
Date: 2010-02-22 16:49:54
Canadian

[Robair]

Shame on those fans. That's not right. You're always quiet during the delivery. You would think curling fans (generally curlers themselves) would know better.

[2Cdo]

I'm curious as to why we must be silent during curling and golf but in any other sport we can scream our heads off and the athletes don't whine. Maybe it's time to remove these "sports" so they won't be offended when fans become boisterous.

[Bodah]

Looks like curling is evolving into something more exciting, what I'd like to see next is a box of rattle snakes thrown into the game, after the delivery of course.

[Freakinoldguy]

The problem is that alot of the fans attending these games aren't curlers and honestly don't know the etiquette of curling. I really don't think they're attempting to screw anybody up by making noise when they're comming out of the hack.

Maybe they should have the twit with the BE QUIET sign walking around like professional golf does to ensure people STFU when someone's throwing.

[2Cdo]

Bodah Bodah:

Looks like curling is evolving into something more exciting, what I'd like to see next is a box of rattle snakes thrown into the game, after the delivery of course.

How to make sports more exciting!

I'm thinking random obstacles that pop out on the bobsled course or landmines in the downhill!

[Public_Domain]

[Wada]

2Cdo 2Cdo:

I'm curious as to why we must be silent during curling and golf but in any other sport we can scream our heads off and the athletes don't whine. Maybe it's time to remove these "sports" so they won't be offended when fans become boisterous.

I'm curious as to how you'd react when sighted on a big buck and your PETA fans start hooting and yelling.

[Freakinoldguy]

2Cdo 2Cdo:

Bodah Bodah:

Looks like curling is evolving into something more exciting, what I'd like to see next is a box of rattle snakes thrown into the game, after the delivery of course.

How to make sports more exciting!

I'm thinking random obstacles that pop out on the bobsled course or landmines in the downhill!

That is probably the most warped idea I've heard of in years. But I like it, along with live targets firing back in the Biathalon.

[Bodah]

Mr_Canada Mr_Canada:

Bodah Bodah:

Looks like curling is evolving into something more exciting, what I'd like to see next is a box of rattle snakes thrown into the game, after the delivery of course.

I say we set the rocks on fire,

Great idea...

[2Cdo]

Wada Wada:

2Cdo 2Cdo:

I'm curious as to why we must be silent during curling and golf but in any other sport we can scream our heads off and the athletes don't whine. Maybe it's time to remove these "sports" so they won't be offended when fans become boisterous.

I'm curious as to how you'd react when sighted on a big buck and your PETA fans start hooting and yelling.

I'd just bag them as well. No limit or tags required for PETA types!

[2Cdo]

Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:

2Cdo 2Cdo:

Bodah Bodah:

Looks like curling is evolving into something more exciting, what I'd like to see next is a box of rattle snakes thrown into the game, after the delivery of course.

How to make sports more exciting!

I'm thinking random obstacles that pop out on the bobsled course or landmines in the downhill!

That is probably the most warped idea I've heard of in years. But I like it, along with live targets firing back in the Biathalon.

I think the biathalon should pit each competitor against the others. Last one standing wins the gold!

[GreenTiger]

I have a hard time believing that the Canadian fans deliberatly attempted to screw up the game. I have me a lot of Canadians and gone to Canada on a number of ocassions. I've never anything that would suggest that there is lurking a mean spirited.

There are groups in this world (See Rocky IV) that would do this but not on thid side of the Atlantic.

There probably should be some some signs or something to advise folks on what the proper conduct is for curling. It may not be a new sport but it's different than a number of other sports.

[mikewood86]

I can respect that it is the etiquette of the game, so the fans should understand that as well and be silent.
On the flip side, an NBA player shooting a free throw gets purposely distracted by fans yelling and waving signs. Do quarterbacks not have to deal with a loud crowd while calling audibles? Are fans not booing and yelling when an opposing team takes a penalty shot in hockey? Point is, these athletes have to have just as much focus to do equally demanding tasks with 15,000-60,000 more people distracting them. Maybe it should be embraced eventually?

[ShepherdsDog]

Curling is a game of skill. It has as much right to be in the Olympics as darts, or golf. There's been plenty of games and speils where I've curled where skips and thirds, on other sheets, were screaming, 'Hurry! Hurry!' or 'Harder!, Harder!'(sounds a bit like a porno). We also used real brooms(not these foofy push brooms), and some of those felt/foam bastards sounded like someone beating on a 45 gal. drum when you were working it.

There are lots of athletes that perform under a lot more boisterous situations. Baseball and football require concentration, yet when the crowd is roaring QBs, kickers, batters and pitchers all manage to do their job without getting all hormonal. Suck it up princess.