star2city Posted February 20, 2004 Share Posted February 20, 2004 In Tuesday's USA Today, there was this article: Curlers play nice and leave no stone unturned . The author almost seemed to have been reading these forums, as he included this quote: Although one North Dakota curler told Sports Illustrated last month that the sport was "a cross between shuffleboard, bowling and New Year's Eve," don't say that to curling aficionados. "Don't say the b-word in a curling club," Dexter says. "There's a lot more skill to being a good league curler than a bowler. A lot more thinking is involved."and this: Curlers concede that the social part, the drinking, was almost all of the sport in the early years. But the game has become more co-ed, more family-oriented, more of a game of skill and less of an excuse to just drink yourself silly on a cold Minnesota night. Surprisingly, the TV ratings for curling have been quite good. NBC's Ice 2003 program, which included curling's Continental Cup tournament, drew about 7 million viewers. The figure, posted the same day as Saddam Hussein's capture and a full slate of NFL games, was higher than many NHL telecasts that weekend. With curling's popularity on the rise, with NBC televising the US National Curling finals in Grand Forks in two weeks, and with the Ralph and Grand Forks bidding on the 2008 World Curling Championships who would have thought that GF and ND would be at the forefront ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cratter Posted February 21, 2004 Share Posted February 21, 2004 I believe the Curling finals can be seen on NBC March 13th at 2 pm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cratter Posted March 13, 2004 Share Posted March 13, 2004 I was wrong it's at 1 pm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoteauRinkRat Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 I was wrong it's at 1 pm. Did you watch? Did anyone watch? How was the coverage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U2Bad1 Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 who would have thought that GF and ND would be at the forefront ? This isn't new. Bismarck I believe hosted the national and world tournament not too long ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelbird Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 This isn't new. Bismarck I believe hosted the national and world tournament not too long ago. Yeah we did, last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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