Post by P@ul on Feb 24, 2006 17:59:39 GMT -5
Curling: Canada crush Finland 10-4 to take gold
PINEROLO, Italy, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Canada crushed Finland 10-4 in the final of the Winter Olympic men's curling on Friday, effetively sealing the title in a massive sixth end.
Canada, the world's largest curling nation, came to the Turin Games the favourites and showed why in the final where they put together the biggest end of the Olympics with six of their stones ending up in the house.
As stone by stone slid into place, the Finns looked ever more dejected and a troop of their fans left the match.
Two ends later, Finland conceded and the Canadians threw their brooms in the air in celebration.
PINEROLO, Italy, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Canada crushed Finland 10-4 in the final of the Winter Olympic men's curling on Friday, effetively sealing the title in a massive sixth end.
Canada, the world's largest curling nation, came to the Turin Games the favourites and showed why in the final where they put together the biggest end of the Olympics with six of their stones ending up in the house.
As stone by stone slid into place, the Finns looked ever more dejected and a troop of their fans left the match.
Two ends later, Finland conceded and the Canadians threw their brooms in the air in celebration.
I am a huge curling buff and was extremely excited when my forth period teacher told me about the win.
