U.S. Curling team exhausted after going 2-7 in the Olympics

Fresh off an incredibly disappointing run at the Olympic games that saw the U.S. curling team finish in last place, the team has decided to withdraw from from next week’s nationals citing emotional and physical exhaustion.

Lead John Benton said he brought up the idea after the team’s disappointing performance in Vancouver but insists it had nothing to do with the Americans’ last-place finish at 2-7.

The lineup already was to be without vice skip Jason Smith, with Olympic alternate Chris Plys set to replace him.

“We all underestimated the drain that this would be,” Benton said. “It’s kind of convenient to say based on our results that we might have pulled out. I can’t say that even if we had done well we wouldn’t have made the same decision. It’s just so physically and emotionally taxing. I think it’s just a relief to everybody to be done and put it to bed.”

Um, in other news, every single NHL player that participated in the Olympics will return to play by Wednesday. Apparently, they’re slightly more conditioned than choker extraordinaire John Shuster.

I can maybe understand the emotionally taxing part of getting bent over for two weeks. Even the gimp from Pulp Fiction needed a break every once in awhile.

But physically drained from sliding a stone on the ice and sweeping? The fat asses on the Biggest Loser don’t even think that’s exercise.

This screams of mediocrity, something the curling team knows all too well. Because of their absence from the tournament, they will not be eligible to compete at the World Championships in April. Considering their recent performance, that might not be such a bad idea.

CURLING U.S. men exhausted, drop out of nationals {GoErie.com}

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