One of my favorite sports to watch in the Winter Olympics is curling. While many people find curling to be boring, I find it to be quite fascinating. Each game consists of 10 "Ends," which are pretty similar to innings in baseball. Curling can be pretty slow paced and there is a lot of strategy involved, which is also similar to baseball. The basic goal of curling is to have more "stones" closer to the "house" than your opponent when each "End" concludes. You receive a point for every stone that is closer to the house than your opponent, so if your team ends up with 3 stones closer than your opponent, you get 3 points for that end.
Since I am also an athletic trainer, I find the injury aspect of these different sports to be interesting as well. As you can read in this article here, the United States men's and women's curling teams have their own certified athletic trainer. Now, it may seem like curlers do not need an athletic trainer, but if you have ever watched a game, you will see that these athletes place a lot of stress on their knees, hips, and low backs if they are throwing the stone, and the sweepers put a lot of stress on their shoulders, arms, and upper backs. While there is rarely a traumatic injury in curling when compared to a sport like hockey, there are many potential injuries and issues that will keep an athletic trainer busy.
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