Danish for Breakfast

Draw 7 has started with the USA facing the Danish men; the women are having Danish in the next draw as well.

The men's game yesterday for Switzerland was bizarre; of the 11 ends played, 8 ends were "stolen," meaning the team without the hammer scored. Shuster got down 4-0 early then came roaring back to go up 6-4. The Swiss had some good shoots in the 9th but only got one point. So Team USA looked good with hammer and up one in the 10th. Unfortunately, his last rock "draw" shot (draw means throwing the rock and intending for it to come to rest in play without hitting another rock) was just short giving the Swiss a point and forcing the extra end.

At that point I had to leave to go live on the radio in Missoula, Montana with Curling at Curly's.  (Apparently Curly's is a local yet rowdy tavern that has really gotten into Curling.  Thank you Curly's patrons!). I wasn't worried as Team USA still had the hammer in the extra end. I got back from the interview just in time to see Shuster's last rock. Having missed the draw in the 10th, he tried a "run-back" which is a shot where one stone is hit and used in place of the thrown stone. In this case he was trying to run back the stone and hit a Swiss stone which was "shot rock," meaning in first position. He did all of that but his own stone rolled too far and just past the Swiss rock that was in 2nd position.

It was a tough loss.

I thought my Annie "The Sun Will Come out Tomorrow" philosphy was going to work magic for the US yesterday.....it didn't.

Truth is I never liked Annie anyway.

We just need to eat Danish for breakfast today and get this ship righted.

I don't know who won the other men's games yesterday. I was so occupied with the US game. All I know is that Canada wasn't playing.....it was easy to tell with the full, but much quieter, crowd.

I didn't attend Draw 6 as the US Women weren't playing. 

Danish time.

USA!