February 28, 2010 at 1:35 pm in World

Swiss don’t miss winning Curling Bronze

Switzlerand’s veterans managed to overcome the young and talented team from Sweden with a 5-4 victory in the Bronze medal game. In a well played game that featured one of the best shots of the Olympics, Swiss fourth Ralph Stoeckli…

February 28, 2010 at 1:30 pm in Canada / World

Martin exorcises demons on way to Curling Gold

Eight years later, Canada’s Kevin Martin finally has redemption for his missed opportunity at Gold in 2002. The Canadian team dominated the competition during the Olympic tournament becoming the first team ever to go undefeated winning the second Gold medal…

February 28, 2010 at 11:01 am in Canada / News / World

It’s not easy to make curling sexy

She is so smooth.

She is so skilled.

And to so many, Cheryl Bernard, the Canadian curling queen, is so, so sexy.

Yes, that kind of talk takes…

February 28, 2010 at 10:57 am in News / World

On Wall Street, a Romance With the Curling Stone

Wall Street trading is often described as a blood sport. But inside the great investment houses, the sport of the moment is, of all things, curling — that oddball of the Olympics that is sort…

February 28, 2010 at 10:52 am in Canada / News / World

Martin elevated to Canadian sporting royalty after curling gold

As the Canadian men’s curling team neared victory in the gold medal match against Norway on Saturday, the crowd in the Vancouver Olympic Centre stood and began singing “O, Canada.”

When Canadian skip Kevin Martin threw the last stone, ensuring…

February 28, 2010 at 10:50 am in Canada / News / World

Canada Wins Men’s Olympic Curling Gold

The men’s curling gold medal match started with noise: foot-stomping, head-splitting, ground-shaking noise.

The bagpipes came next. Then the pants. Not just any pants, but checkered pants, Rodney Dangerfield meets argyle meets the jack of diamonds. They belonged to the…

January 25, 2010 at 2:22 pm in World

Curling destroys the monster in BBC Olympic commercial

The BBC has come up with a stunning commercial for the upcoming Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. The commercial involves five Olympic sports, fantastic graphics, great music and a curling rock destroying the monster. The promo makes you wonder when…