ᴮᵉⁿ ᴿᵒʸᶜᵉVOTE IN THE PRIMARIESMar 9

#Paralympics #Paralympics2026

Check out this insane curl by #Canada's #JonThurston against #Norway

If you don't know #curling the goal is to get your stones closer to the center than your opponent. The strategy is to knock your opponent's stones out, avoiding (or knocking closer) your own stones

His precision is stunning

There are no sweepers in #wheelchair curling, no adjustments to the shot after it is made. Instead his teammates hold his wheelchair steady

https://paralympic.ca/news/canada-erupts-for-six-in-sixth-to-remain-undefeated-in-wheelchair-curling-at-the-paralympic-winter-games/

#sports

Show threadJoe (TBA)Mar 9
@benroyce That's threading the needle. Wow. Imagine being able to visualize that interaction from a distance. It's easy to see from above, but on the ice it's nowhere near as clear.
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@RegGuy

right? like the final scenario, where he knocks out two yellow stones is hard enough

but he *also* has to deal with that swarm of stones lying beforehand, and as you say, thread the needle. stunning work!

Show threadJoe (TBA)Mar 9

@benroyce And the perfection of tapping the one stone to then tap the other one without TOUCHING any of his stones in the target area. YES!

I used to bowl before arthritis in my thumb stopped me, and making tough splits by tapping a pin across the deck is just the ultimate thrill.

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@RegGuy 😁
Mar 9 at 1:24pmWeb