Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Just how difficult is the Olmpic Sport of Curling?

A CANADIAN CURLER IS FIVE AND A HALF MONTHS PREGNANT:


KRISTIE MOORE is an Olympic Athlete. Sort of. She's an alternate for the Canadian women's curling team. That's the sport that looks like shuffleboard on ice.


--And if you're wondering how challenging the sport of curling really is, consider this: Kristie is FIVE AND A HALF MONTHS PREGNANT.


--But the team's captain said they chose her anyway because, quote, "She is young and fit."


--Kristie is definitely showing, but she doesn't think her condition will affect her performance. She says, quote, "In the eighth month or so, that might be an issue."


(--Believe it or not, Kristie is the THIRD pregnant Olympian in history. Swedish figure skater MAGDA JULIN won a gold medal in 1920 in her first trimester, and knocked-up German skeleton racer DIANA SARTOR finished fourth in 2006.)


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