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  • In the U.S., we get a reminder about the awesomeness of curling every four years, when we get to see the Olympians show how it's done on primetime television. However, there is a small but growing group of Americans that don't wait until Olympic years to see the stone glide down the ice.

    Curling is gaining popularity across the U.S. USA Curling has 154 registered clubs, in both the expected places, like Casper, Wy. and the unexpected, like Wake Forest, N.C. The Chicago Tribune reports that the four clubs in the Chicago area are expecting a surge in membership with the Olympics.

    The appeal of curling is that a person doesn't have to be an amazing athlete to try it. You don't have to be young, or in perfect shape, or a hulk of a man. Curlers with knee problems can modify the sport so that they continue to play, attracting curlers of all ages.

    But that's not the only reason people like it. SB Nation's Spencer Hall tried it, and he was hooked.

    Curling is mesmerizing for one reason: it's

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  • Video: This should be the new Olympics theme song

    By Trey Kerby | Fourth-Place Medal – Sat, Feb 6, 2010 5:05 AM AEDT

    The current Olympics theme song is so outdated. Who even plays timpani any more? No one, that's who. We need to make an update, and I have the perfect suggestion.

    Hot fire, son. Outside of having to record a new version every two years, I think this is the perfect anthem for Olympic glory.

    On second thought, I like the timpani. It sounds regal. But I will agree with Blake that N*sync is superior to Backstreet. Everybody knows that.

  • Faces of Skaters: One week left!

    By Trey Kerby | Fourth-Place Medal – Sat, Feb 6, 2010 4:40 AM AEDT

    Competitive ice skating is a delicate mix of astounding athleticism, intricate costumes, and excessive showmanship. And of course, spinning. Lots and lots of spinning. Put those ingredients in a giant blender and you have Faces of Skaters. Today's pictures come from the recently completed Four Continents and U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

    Evan Lysacek - The Sinatra

    "Heeeeyyyyy. I'm skatin' here. Ol' Brown Eyes is doin' it his way. Fugeddaboudit."

    Mao Asada - The Yawn

    Skating is exhausting, and Mao is just getting a little sleepy, that's all. Must have been something in the air...

    Akiko Suzuki - The Actually Sleeping

    I knew there was something in the air. Wake up, Akiko! You have more skating to do!

    Meagan Duhamel - The Sonic

    Meagan is celebrating the release of Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games for the iPhone. She's a huge fan of the Sega Genesis console.

    Adam Rippon - The "I Did It!"

    You did it, Adam. You somehow managed to completely replicate my high school hairstyle.

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  • To Tweet or not to Tweet.

    That's the question Lindsey Vonn and other Olympic athletes are asking themselves one week before the Winter Games begin in Vancouver. And the answer isn't as simple as you might think.

    Vonn, who's expected to contend for five medals at this month's Olympics, posted a pre-Games farewell message on her Twitter page Thursday, evidently because she believed IOC regulations forbid athletes from using social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook during competition.

    She wrote:

    because of the Olympic rules (blackout period) I will not be able to post any updates from now until march 3rd. Sorry, it bums me out too!

    But Wired Magazine spoke with a USOC official who says that there is no Olympic blackout and athletes are free to post messages during the Games. There are certain restrictions in place though. Athletes can't double as journalists, which means all posts/Tweets have to be written in first person. (I'm not sure why that matters at all. Was there

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  • Add Roberto Carcelén to your list of favorite Olympians

    By Trey Kerby | Fourth-Place Medal – Sat, Feb 6, 2010 3:15 AM AEDT

    We love warm weather Winter Olympians here at Fourth-Place Medal. You already know about the Snow Leopard and Shiva Keshavan. Now, courtesy of Deadspin, comes the story of Roberto Carcelén who definitely deserves to be added to the list.

    Carcelén is from Peru, a country whose only other Winter Olympics experience is a group of four snowboarders who didn't register for their events, and his backstory is pretty amazing. And not just the first Winter Olympian from Peru part either. How he got to that point is even more surprising.

    It starts with Carcelén deciding to run a marathon in America. Hoping to meet some people in the States, he takes to the Internet, where he strikes up a long-distance instant messaging relationship with an American woman. Soon enough, the marathon plan was history. Carcelén and his future wife Kate finally met in person in March of 2003 and were married by July. Then she introduced him to skiing.

    An avid surfer and runner in Peru, Carcelén had never skied

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Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States 46 29 29 104
2 China 38 27 23 88
3 Great Britain 29 17 19 65
4 Russia 24 26 32 82
5 South Korea 13 8 7 28
6 Germany 11 19 14 44
7 France 11 11 12 34
10 Australia 7 16 12 35
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