They¡¯ve come too far, for far too long, to mess it all up now.
And so the eight members of the Canadian men¡¯s curling team are spending the three weeks before the Winter Olympics sequestered in a rental home in Vancouver, British Columbia. They train only when the rink nearby is empty and otherwise pass the time shooting pool, sitting in a hot tub and thinking about their families back home.
¡°It¡¯s like a frat house without the booze,¡± said Marc Kennedy, a 2010 gold medalist and an alternate on this year¡¯s team, who is dealing with the disappointment of missing one of his daughters¡¯ dance recitals. ¡°Everybody here has pretty wonderful spouses.¡±
With your current subscription plan you can comment on stories. However, before writing your first comment, please create a display name in the Profile section of your subscriber account page.