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Curling 2020 - 2021 Discussion Thread


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13 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

More importantly, was Poland kicked out?

Unfortunately, only the suspension was extended, although the Polish Curling Association stands that in 5 years curling will stop existing because all the ice rinks will have to be closed due to global warming and energy crisis.

WCF wants to have really hard evidence, which means either the court decision about the liquidation of PCA or the opinion of the Polish NOC, which doesn't really seem to care :/

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Curling this weekend

 

Women’s from Basel

Mixed Doubles from Tallinn.

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-AwENzQbvCHPQW5X9ZD2TQ

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An artificial intelligence-equipped robot named 'Curly' beat one of the world's best curling teams by quickly adapting to changes in the ice, its developers claim.


 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8788915/Robot-named-Curly-uses-AI-beat-one-worlds-best-curling-teams-game.html

 

Also, more curling on YouTube this weekend, a mixed doubles tournament from St Gallen, Switzerland.

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2021 Men’s and Women’s World Championships expanded to 14 teams.

“Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela

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3 hours ago, Olympian1010 said:

2021 Men’s and Women’s World Championships expanded to 14 teams.

Is this permanent or only because of COVID-19?

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19 minutes ago, NearPup said:

Is this permanent or only because of COVID-19?

I believe this had to do with qualification complications due to Covid-19.

“Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela

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32 minutes ago, NearPup said:

Is this permanent or only because of COVID-19?

Italian Federation won an appeal against Curling Federation, so it should be a 13 teams tournament.

 

For have a better format, WCF decide to improve the WC to 14 teams

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