Larway steals a point in the sixth and has a the hammer in the seventh. Probably too little, too late.

"It’s 42 pounds of polished granite, with a beveled underbelly and a handle a human being can hold. And it may have no practical purpose in and of itself, but it is a repository of human possibility and if it’s handled just right it will exact a kind of poetry …"

– Paul Gross, the clearly Canadian star, director and writer of the 2002 curling comedy “Men with Brooms.”

Did you know in my old job I used to get paid to attend Rose Bowls and Final Fours? I willing walked away from that job for this one and now I’m following curling online on a Friday evening. If you were thinking of contacting me for career guidance, you might want to think again.

In any event, I do have an unnatural love for curling (although I’ve only played once). That said, Larway was only able to pick up one shot in the fifth end with the benefit of the hammer (the last shot). Not looking good for

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Birr all but sealed victory in the fourth end. With the benefit of the hammer, Birr out manuevered Larway to get three pins closest to the button.

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Jason Larway’s Seattle team just scored two points in the third end to cut its defecit to 6-2. Still, a big hole to climb out of, but not impossible.

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Jason Larway’s Seattle Curling team is in poor shape two ends in the national semifinals. He is down 6-0 to Todd Birr, but is in position to score in the third. Birr beat Larway in pool play yesterday.

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FROM THE US SKI TEAM:
Crystal Mountain trained ski racer Scott Macartney finished 13th in the downhill this morning in the first World Cup race since the world championships. Teammate Steven Nyman of Utah was the top American finisher, one spot ahead of Macartney.
Andrej Jerman won the race giving Slovenia its first downhill World Cup gold. Bode Miller, who hurt his knee at worlds last week, finished 28th almost 2.5 seconds off Jerman’s pace.

RESULTS BELOW:

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FROM US NORDIC TEAM:
Andy Newell of Vermont earned the best U.S. sprint finish at the Worlds or Olympic level Thursday night, finishing fifth in the 1.4K classic technique to open the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.

Torin Koos of Leavenworth was the second best American, finishing 22nd. Laura Valaa of Wenatchee was 24th in the women’s race.

Newell celebrates after the race with his parents. (Photo: usskiing.com)

Result below:

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For some reason the international bobsled and skeleton federations decided they needed music videos to promote their sports.

What they’ve given the world is some interesting Euro rock packed with cheesy lines like "Get your kicks from being quick" and "with blades of steel they leave their fear behind."

Oslo sings "Gold Kicks," the skeleton video. While Mink Rock handles the bobsled video "Racing on the Edge" (Which sounds a lot like a Mentos commercial).

Check out Oslo’s skeleton video below or the bobsleigh video at bobsleigh.com.

The final

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