I thought this was hilarious.  My wife and I were discussing the virtues of Olympic curling while watching the Vancouver Winter Olympics over the weekend.  Clearly, these are not fine tuned athletic machines participating (have you seen them?)*.  Also, their prime age rises well above their ’20s.  In fact, I would argue bowling is even MORE of a sport than curling. 

However, when I just read that now a Danish curler is complaining that she screwed up due to wicked crazy Canadian fans distracting her, that was the last straw! 

Denmark skip Madeleine Dupont missed two potentially game-winning shots and tearfully blamed the fans for it afterward. Canada won the match 5-4 in an extra end.

I’m so tired of athletes who blame everyone but themselves.  First of all, it’s a freaking competition!  It’s not the end of the world.  I get that it’s the olympics.  I get that it only happens every four years.  But it drives me insane when I hear about this young lady, or even the Russian figure skater who blames the judges and says you can’t have a figure skating gold medalist (referring to the US skater who won gold this year) who doesn’t perform the “quad”. 

Lesson for life.  Take it like a man…don’t take it like a curler. 

*Granted, you could argue that some of the bobsledders have beer guts.