Kronman: The Curling Documentary Is An Excellent Olympic Download

Scotland is a complex and difficult small country and curling is a complex and difficult little sport. It makes sense, says one of the voices initially in the Scottish documentary Curling’s Wonderful Story (Discovery), “the story of one of Scotland’s greatest moments as a sporting nation.

It’s the perfect Olympic loadout.

The Curling was born in Scotland, and at the beginning of the movie there are some great movies in the magazines, including when 3,000 Scots, mostly kilt-clad, settle down to star on a large frozen lake sometime in the early 1900s. It’s a great little introduction and we’ll soon understand what it’s all about: the origin.

But not only the origin of curling, you can easily say or write the origin of athletic achievement or the origin of dreaming. We love a story, which at a certain point in time, and under certain conditions, becomes larger than life itself. Rona, Margaret, Janice, Fiona and Debbie grew up with a passion for curling, but it’s also an important social activity, they play on weekends and evenings, take care of jobs, family and young children.

The team is doing well, They play in the major tournaments, the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics dream come true. “Five housewives, how do we fix it,” Rona says as she reflects on the past.

“Mother could be out for a month, then she prepared lunch boxes for everyone for the next month, wrote the names, and the day was planned,” Rona’s son says in the film.

There was no money in curling at that time (the late 1990s), with the exception of countries such as Canada and the United States. “No, we did, but we won many lasagna molds and crystal vases,” continues Rona, the team leader.

It’s going to be a long day’s trip into the night at first, they’ve been chosen to represent Great Britain (not Scotland, not at the Olympics), but they play a totally misguided role, there are personal splits in the team, a psychiatrist is called and you end up in a situation where one has to vote on what If the fifth player really should be allowed to continue.

It’s a wounded team that comes to USA and Salt Lake, captain Rona also (of course) has stomach issues, recharge for cash and they don’t play any more. They’ve become so dependent on other teams’ results to keep it up, and it seems hopeless, they miraculously get a chance in their two knockout matches, win and win, and then suddenly stand in the final against Switzerland after beating tournament favorites Canada. The semi-finals. In England and Scotland there is curling fever, the British are glued to the midnight broadcast, and the housewives of Scotland are on everyone’s lips. They absolutely do not know anything about this during the competition, they are in the bubble and in the “zone”.

This is so sad And history is traditionally told, but once you start watching, you’re stuck – it’s a fairy tale about an Olympic goldfish and the fairy tale is true.

To many, 2002 seems like a very long time, to many of us, it’s like yesterday, and even if you’re not crazy about time or date, you can do it for what I mentioned in the introduction: the original. We still love when you win for the right reason, when Scottish Housewives take on Canadian superstars, brimming with confidence, utterly convinced they’re unbeatable — shocking multimillionaires and transporting them to the backyard of history with the last stone in the final round.

against all enemies. Like I said, we’ve never had enough of that Olympic story.

On the other hand, we are tired of the fact that the Olympic Games and other major tournaments are allowed to be organized by countries that commit crimes against their own populations and persecute and imprison dissidents and opponents. He feels rightfully rejected from the start, and one always hopes for the victory of sports and the failure of politicians. But how do things usually go? And what do we say to watch? Do you feel good?