Certainly, curling has a bigger following than most of the other sports on the Olympic menu. There's close to a million curlers in Canada. A lot of that depends on how well it's accepted by the Olympic community and the world community - what impact it has,'' said Hansen. It's a game of faces. You identify with the players very quickly.
Players are miked, people are right in the heat of it.
You can compare curling to the CFL or the Canadian golf tour,'' he said. We don't have the economic base or the television rate scenario that can support major-league sport. For curling to reach a status like the PGA, the U.S. has got to be part of it. In a city that considers itself the greatest American city in Canada, that may be a breakthrough worth watching. We welcome your feedback.