Five Years a Writer

I know many people who live for curling season and I now understand why: It's a game of supreme skill. I was on the edge of my seat watching some of the matches, especially the medal games.  It doesn’t seem right, really, but I enjoyed it all while still in my pyjamas; tea, then coffee, in hand, while winter athletes gave it their all, in uniforms suited for every sport. I watched, mesmerized as much by their power and endurance as their strategy (curling!) and their skill (every sport). Winners decided by milliseconds or millimetres Those taking big air Those making rocks curl Those doing laps on blades Lungs heaving Bodies straining Hearts pounding Amazing — them Amazed — me I don’t understand much (any) of it, but I can appreciate what I am seeing Years of training Oceans of sacrifice Country-big yearnings It was all on the line at the 2026 Olympics, the Milano Cortina Games in Italy My seat was front-row via my screen, the CBC commentary outstanding, explaining just enough for ...