Curlers challenging pudgy stereotype
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Bad">Bad</span> <span word="raps">raps</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reverse">reverse</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Brad">Brad</span> <span word="Jacobs">Jacobs</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stereotype">stereotype</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chain">chain</span>-<span word="smoking">smoking</span>, <span word="beer">beer</span>-<span word="bellied">bellied</span> <span word="curler">curler</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="spends">spends</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bar">bar</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="fine">fine</span>-<span word="tuning">tuning</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="craft">craft</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ice">ice</span>.</p><p><span word="Jacobs">Jacobs</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="era">era</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="athleticism">athleticism</span> <span word="emerging">emerging</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="curling">curling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="crew">crew</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="edge">edge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fitness">fitness</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="transform">transform</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="debuted">debuted</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1988 <span word="Calgary">Calgary</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="identity">identity</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="guys">guys</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Jacobs">Jacobs</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ice">Ice</span> <span word="Cube">Cube</span> <span word="curling">curling</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>. "<span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="curled">curled</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gym">gym</span>."</p><p><span word="Jacobs">Jacobs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="teammates">teammates</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 10 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gym">gym</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="cardio">cardio</span>, <span word="stretching">stretching</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="core">core</span> <span word="exercises">exercises</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="curling">curling</span> <span word="bashers">bashers</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="project">project</span> - <span word="balding">balding</span> <span word="overweight">overweight</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="toast">toast</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pub">pub</span> - <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="applies">applies</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Denmark">Denmark</span> <span word="skip">skip</span> <span word="Rasmus">Rasmus</span> <span word="Stjerne">Stjerne</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="those">those</span> (<span word="critics">critics</span>) <span word="could">could</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Stjerne">Stjerne</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Copenhagen">Copenhagen</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1988 <span word="Calgary">Calgary</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>, <span word="curling">curling</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="demonstration">demonstration</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>. <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fitness">fitness</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="curlers">curlers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dismal">dismal</span> <span word="shape">shape</span>.</p>
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