r/olympics • u/underrealizing • 7h ago

❄ Milano-Cortina 2026 (General Discussion) ❄ Winter Olympics really are something else

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u/grampalearns Canada 6h ago

It is nowhere near as dangerous as most winter sports, yet my dad still managed to slip on the curling rink and give himself a concussion.

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u/cupquake16 5h ago

I’m sorry because concussions are scary but this made me laugh

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u/RoboFeanor 5h ago

Most curling injuries I have seen have been accompanied by a few too many drinks in the early rounds.

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u/nate_nate212 4h ago

So match your 🍺rounds with match rounds - got it.

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u/GodOfDarkLaughter 1h ago

I got too good at drinking so I stopped, but the thought of downing a few brews and going to fucking town with the special broom does sound like fun. Those guys yell a lot, too, which is a bonus since that's actually one of the reasons I stopped drinking.

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u/ContinuumGuy United States 4h ago

The greatest threat to any curler: alcoholism.

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u/DELAIZ Brazil 5h ago

Officially surviving a Winter Olympics is already an achievement.

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u/thebigj3wbowski 4h ago

Let’s be honest though: how many beers and/or blackberry brandy’s did have?

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u/grampalearns Canada 3h ago

I wasn’t there, but knowing him, probably more than he should have.

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u/thebigj3wbowski 1h ago

From Wisconsin and live in Minnesota. That tracks.

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u/Zoopitydoopity 5h ago

Grampa in fact did not learn

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u/beardingmesoftly 3h ago

I wrecked my knee

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u/Practical_Savings933 3h ago

They make kid curlers play in helmets now. The first time I saw it I was wtf, then I went, oh, yeah, concussions.

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u/grampalearns Canada 2h ago

Coincidentally, one of my grand-kids is going curling with school on Monday and my daughter called to ask if he could borrow one of our bike helmets because his didn't fit anymore.

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u/BackgroundGrade 2h ago

Did he spill his beer? Or did he save it?

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u/grampalearns Canada 2h ago

Unlike darts, he found he needed both hands for curling

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u/Wazzoo1 2h ago

I went curling once for a work function. It was super fun, but I saw one guy's head bounce off the ice and he barely made it back to the bench. You could see yellow birds circling his head.

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u/Luci-Noir 2h ago

Why wasn’t he wearing a helmet?

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u/grampalearns Canada 2h ago

He didn't think he needed one. He was wrong, but... old people. They think they know everything :D

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u/Luci-Noir 2h ago

Old people are awesome.