With round robin play completed in women's curling, the story has to be the exceptional play of host nation, Korea. Cruising to an 8-1 record, the team was able to get their alternate Kim Choci into two games in the lead position (curling at 87%). The crew is nicknamed the
Even the most optimistic observer of the US Women's National Team in the gold medal game last night against Canada was probably realizing by the end of the second period that the Americans were not going to win this game 5-on-5...
...or even 5-on-4. Despite an early power play goal
In this episode, Zoë talks with Nicole and Kirsten about tomorrow's Olympic gold medal game, and the state of women's hockey in general. Themes include: existential fear, cultural crises, and also Things We Like About Hockey, too.
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Team USA and Team Canada earned a pair of 5-0 victories in the semifinals to punch their tickets to the Olympic gold medal game. Team USA triumphed easily over Finland, who committed some early defensive lapses. Team Canada went up 1-0 and then 2-0 over the Olympic athletes from Russia
The women's curling event at the Olympics is worth following for new and old fans alike. For those who have watched curling for years, names like Homan, Muirhead, and Hasselborg need no introduction and the team game is as familiar as shouts of "hard!" But for curling fans
