Downhill Skiing? Nope ..... Speed Skating? Nope ..... Ski Jumping? No way .....
Figure Skating? Gag ..... Hockey? No (The USA has consistently underperformed since the Miracle on Ice) .....
My vote for the most interesting sport? Curling (and I'm not talking about women working on their hairdos) .....
Curling is a sport popular in Canada and other countries where you can step out of your house and ice skate on the front lawn for most of the year. Curling is basically shiffleboard on ice using huge stones and brooms. Laugh away ... until you watch a competitve match.
The folks who participate in this sport at this level are dead serious about what they do. It can be funny to watch the intensity, especially with the women's teams, with which they slide 'rocks' and sweep ice. I find it easy to get wrapped up in it, kind of like watching a slow motion train wreck ... you just can't turn away.
Give it a look on TV. There will be plenty of matches televised on the 'off' channels. If you don't find yourself attracted to it, then you can (and probably will) call me crazy.
Now, watch this video and tell me if you don't see the incredible skill, intensity, and drama playing out. Beats the heck out of the Superbowl!
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