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(NPR)   USA Curling is revolting   (npr.org) divider line
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    More: Facepalm, Curling, USA Curling, Chief executive officer, Chief Executive Officer Jeff Plush, Corporate governance, Canadian Mixed Curling Championship, Winter Olympic Games, USA Curling's board  
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OdradekRex [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-10-21 6:46:35 PM  
You said it - they stink on ice.
 
wademh
2022-10-21 9:11:02 PM  
Bureaucrats that run sports societies are, by their very nature, petty. They are one of the few sets of creatures that are worse than parents in youth sports --- worse than soccer Moms, worse than little league Dads, even worse than hockey Dads. They are self-important hangers on, lickspittles. In summary, FIFA.
 
MaudlinMutantMollusk [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-10-21 9:15:43 PM  

OdradekRex: You said it - they stink on ice.


Bet no one saw that one coming
 
kkinnison [OhFark]
2022-10-22 12:26:38 AM  
FYI typical curling dues for one member a season is around $250 to $500 depending on the club. some do per a night, or all inclusive, which also includes access to free beer taps for the season.

the Madison Curling club which allows for self serve beer taps as part of the dues typically spends around $15000 a year on beer. as a member I considered it a personal challenge to drink my dues in beer.

the dispute with the GNCC of members to pay $34 per a member in dues, includes a subscription to USA curling magazine, club listing in the directory, and bonspiel listings in all publications

they are just greedy misers
 
desertgeek
2022-10-22 1:32:41 AM  
The curlers speaking out are right: that dipshiat CEO of theirs Plush shouldn't have a job.
 
grimlock1972
2022-10-22 1:44:38 AM  
WTF? why hire the guy if he was facing allegations like that ? better to avoid bad press that hiring him would in variably lead to. but here we are.
 
Joe_diGriz [BareFark]
2022-10-22 2:12:50 AM  

grimlock1972: WTF? why hire the guy if he was facing allegations like that ? better to avoid bad press that hiring him would in variably lead to. but here we are.


Because every single "USA <sport>" organization is rotten from the inside out. Remember that a few years ago, USA Gymnastics tried to appoint someone who had ties to Larry Nassar, and then tried to hand-wave it away when when people complained, until it became clear that even Simone Biles was probably just going to quit. I believe it was USA Swimming that was forced to have its "Safe Sport" (hah!) director step down when it was revealed she had a previous relationship with one of the first coaches that was investigated for sexual abuse.

I mean, the US obviously isn't alone in this - witness the mess that is Hockey Canada right now - but people on the boards of major sports organizations truly believe that they are gods, and anyone (even athletes) criticizing them are just being super-sensitive crybabies.
 
Stud Gerbil
2022-10-22 4:37:53 AM  
I just know Shuster is involved with this somehow.
 
Trocadero
2022-10-22 11:34:07 AM  

kkinnison: the Madison Curling club which allows for self serve beer taps as part of the dues typically spends around $15000 a year on beer. as a member I considered it a personal challenge to drink my dues in beer.


Jesus, does anybody actually keep score by the end of the night?
 
dywed88
2022-10-22 6:17:51 PM  

OdradekRex: You said it - they stink on ice.


It is US curling after all.
 
dywed88
2022-10-22 6:19:50 PM  

Trocadero: kkinnison: the Madison Curling club which allows for self serve beer taps as part of the dues typically spends around $15000 a year on beer. as a member I considered it a personal challenge to drink my dues in beer.

Jesus, does anybody actually keep score by the end of the night?


Why bother? The only point of having a winning team is so they can pay for the beers after.
 
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