And what fans get is a uniquely intimate view of the athletes as all their banter, bickering and baffling strategy-talk is carried across the airwaves to viewers worldwide. Even when no one is fighting, half the fun of listening to curlers is trying to decipher what they’re talking about. “WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA! HARD, HARD, HAAAAAARD!”If you watch curling, you need to know these ubiquitous terms: “Whoa” means to stop sweeping. And “HARD” means sweep as vigorously as you can.

Source: thestar February 11, 2018 22:30 UTC