I have to give it a hand to the Edward Norton look-alike, Mr. Dad-Stache, Mr. Not-to-be-confused-with-the-creator-of-Superman, and John Landsteiner (I couldn't think of something creative for you, sorry). That epic final move in the eighth end was increadible. I fantasized that they would pull something like that off, but man, I thought I was only fantasizing. Congratulations to those guys. People all across my birthstate of Minnesota are celebrating right now. Was pretty good to see the whole thing live, and the airwaves have rightfully been replaying that game-winning moment over and over again.

The other best part of curling has been the Korean women's team, the Garlic Group. They have the most amazing Steve Urkle nerdiness, and I love their nicknames: Pancake, Sunny, Steak, and Yogurt. How can you not adore that? They have been a pleasure to watch, and I wholly root for them in the final match. Not that I want the Swedes to get kicked back to silver twice in a row (I'm part Swedish and I'm partial), but it's so difficult to not fall in love with this Korean team.

In other news...did you know that there are only sixteen luge courses in the world, and four of those are in Germany? No wonder they dominate it so much. Perhaps some American cities could start building them.