In the United States, there is no coverage of curling on television outside of an Olympic year. It just doesn't happen. It doesn't matter how many broadcast records are set by curling. It doesn't matter that curling outdrew hockey on television during the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. It doesn't matter that, even on Wall Street, the televisions were focused on curling. Once the Olympics are over, curling is forgotten by traditional American broadcast media.
12 October 2011
30 August 2011
The Most Beautiful Words I've Heard In A Long Time
Hi all it's that time of year The compressor seems to finally be working properly so I need folks to help with the flooding I will be at the club on Tuesday evening to show those that need to learn or want a refresher on flooding. If you have been trying to contact me through e mail mine is out so call me ..... with the delays with the new compressor I will need some serious help getting the ice ready. Thanks Phil
Our new compressor is in. It has been tested.
We had to replace headers in the offseason.
It's time for the first layer of ice - the one before we paint and apply decals - to be installed. That means that curling is coming really soon! The message above was from our iceman - he is starting the process today!
Of course, this means I am now in a panic. All those things I needed in the offseason - shoes, possibly a new broom - aren't done yet. I am not in shape to curl. I don't yet have an organized team...
And all those summer posts I meant to do? Didn't happen.
What I do have is a night that I will be curling - Monday - and a night where I will be subbing frequently in late games - Wednesday. I also have a curling event - a bonspiel, for those who are curlers - that I have been invited to participate in this coming March.
And I do have a favicon now! Look up!
So, come along on my journey through another season of curling. It starts today!
Our new compressor is in. It has been tested.
We had to replace headers in the offseason.
It's time for the first layer of ice - the one before we paint and apply decals - to be installed. That means that curling is coming really soon! The message above was from our iceman - he is starting the process today!
Of course, this means I am now in a panic. All those things I needed in the offseason - shoes, possibly a new broom - aren't done yet. I am not in shape to curl. I don't yet have an organized team...
And all those summer posts I meant to do? Didn't happen.
What I do have is a night that I will be curling - Monday - and a night where I will be subbing frequently in late games - Wednesday. I also have a curling event - a bonspiel, for those who are curlers - that I have been invited to participate in this coming March.
And I do have a favicon now! Look up!
So, come along on my journey through another season of curling. It starts today!
25 April 2011
The End of the Curling Season
Some parts of the United States are lucky enough to have curling ice all year long. In San Diego, where curling is played on arena ice, curling can happen all year long. In Rochester, NY, where we curl on dedicated ice, we cannot afford to keep ice made in the warmer months. So, from mid-April until mid-September, we melt our ice and close our club.
21 April 2011
The Spirit of Curling
"Due to an injury sustained by a member of the Scottish senior women's team during play this morning, in the spirit of curling, Ireland opted to forfeit the game. The game will not be replayed. Scotland moves to 5-4 in the standings and Ireland to 1-7."
19 April 2011
The Spin-o-Rama
Jeff Stoughton is not my favorite skip. He's not even my favorite Canadian skip. He's not even my favorite skip from Manitoba! (Mike McEwen, if you must know). I've watched him play several times, and never been impressed with him. I respect his curling ability - he did just win his 2nd World championship in a year when a lot of people were calling him washed up and past his prime.
11 April 2011
Arena Curling
Between the beginning of the 2009 and 2010 curling season, according to the media guides from USA Curling, our beloved sport was played in 4 more states (up to 37) and we added almost 20 more clubs.
The media guide also proudly boasts that Texas has three (!) curling clubs. (Winnipeg, to compare, has 20) And, while it looks like memberships were down, I suspect that the 2011-2012 media guide, when it is released this summer, will show quite a jump in memberships and club numbers.
Yes, it is a sport on the rise in the United States. But how is it growing as quickly as it is? Doesn't a curling club cost a lot of money to build?
The media guide also proudly boasts that Texas has three (!) curling clubs. (Winnipeg, to compare, has 20) And, while it looks like memberships were down, I suspect that the 2011-2012 media guide, when it is released this summer, will show quite a jump in memberships and club numbers.
Yes, it is a sport on the rise in the United States. But how is it growing as quickly as it is? Doesn't a curling club cost a lot of money to build?
05 April 2011
Worlds
The Women's World Curling Championships have just ended. I watched them intently, and not just because I knew someone who was participating...
And wow! Was it ever exciting! Canada has a rough start to the week, but recovered and made it all the way to the final.... only to be beaten by the machine that was Sweden. And there were so many other stories - Deb McCormick and Eve Muirhead as alternates (and frequent participants!) for the USA and Scotland respectively, the great success of China and Denmark - too numerous to mention.
And wow! Was it ever exciting! Canada has a rough start to the week, but recovered and made it all the way to the final.... only to be beaten by the machine that was Sweden. And there were so many other stories - Deb McCormick and Eve Muirhead as alternates (and frequent participants!) for the USA and Scotland respectively, the great success of China and Denmark - too numerous to mention.
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