Fencing

[VinceHung]

Is the curling of the summer olympics.

It sucks.

 

[LITNIN HORN]

It may suck, but we swept the medals in the women's sabre class. Nothing wrong with that.

 

[HornOnTheBayou]

And for the record, curling does not suck. I got really sucked into it during the last olympics.

 

[FAST FRED]

Sucking only "sucks" when a particular type or method of suction doesn't suck you in, sucker.

 

[dfw75201]

I watched our women fencing today. It looks like a robot battle. Even their big suits light up when they get touched (I think). The whole thing looks weird to me.

I do like curling, though. I went to the matched in SLC and had a great time with the Swiss.

 

[halsteadfrost]

I think any sport can be interesting if you give it a chance. If you learn the rules, and pick a person to root for, etc. That being said I watched women's fencing this morning, and it was a hell of a lot more entertaining than Equestrian.

 

[YChang]

I think there's now a curling club in Houston. Who woulda thunk it?

 

[falloutboy]

first of all, curling is awesome. just have to be ripped to enjoy it to its fullest.

also, as fencer, i will tell you that sabre blows as a spectator sport unless you've done it. the action is too fast and the right-of-way rules are unclear to the casual observer. epee on the other hand is completely objective and easy to follow. i will be watching the epee competition in full, because it kicks ***. fencing is very similar to boxing in principle, but without all of the head smashing.

 

[LITNIN HORN]

Bob Costas described Sabre as the "punk rock of fencing".