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Ben 🥌 @hoppecurls.bsky.social · 21h

Looking forward to this iteration of the rule. I had heard this thrown around last year, and it makes the blank a strategic tool.

Two teams tied in the 7th end, where one desperately wants to blank and the other wants to force while create chaos.

And we love chaos.

Grand Slam of Curling @grandslamofcurling.bsky.social · 21h

🚨 New GSOC Rule Alert:

Starting at the CO-OP Tour Challenge in Nisku, teams will now be limited to one blank end per game — a move to make curling more exciting.

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#GSOC #Curling #LetsRock

How the Grand Slam of Curling is working to curtail blank ends

Unless you’re the ultimate curling purist, you probably don’t like blank ends. We can all think of at least one time we sat down to watch a curling game — live or on television — and had to wait close...

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Ben 🥌 @hoppecurls.bsky.social · 1d

It's not even mid October and I'm already in the "stay up until 130 making curling spreadsheets" mode.

a man in a leather jacket and tie is saying cool cool cool cool cool cool cool

ALT: a man in a leather jacket and tie is saying cool cool cool cool cool cool cool

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Aweglib @aweglib.bsky.social · 1d

happy yankees eliminated from the playoffs day to all who celebrate

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Ben 🥌 @hoppecurls.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you, Blue Jays.

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Ben 🥌 @hoppecurls.bsky.social · 3d

I hate having a lot of browser tabs open in general. I should track how many I keep open when I'm working on these previews. Currently at 34, and I don't think that was the max.

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Ben 🥌 @hoppecurls.bsky.social · 3d

About as strong of a field as I can remember seeing in recent years for this weekend's St. Paul Cashspiel

Women's side has all 4 US Olympic Trials teams as well as Korea's Eunjung Kim. Men's side has 3 of the 4 Trials teams (no Dropkin) and Nothern Ontario's Trevor Bonot.

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Ben 🥌 @hoppecurls.bsky.social · 3d

Coming at the end of the week to your inbox!

If you're not subscribed yet, sign up for free with your email at curlingintheusa.substack.com and both the women's and men's previews will be delivered straight to your inbox as soon as they go live!

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Ben 🥌 @hoppecurls.bsky.social · 4d

Gonna take what I can get

Ben 🥌 @hoppecurls.bsky.social · 5d

Learned the meaning of the term snowliage today

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Ben 🥌 @hoppecurls.bsky.social · 5d

Louie 🥲

MLB (Bot) @mlbbot.bsky.social · 5d

The @BlueJays escape the jam with the lead intact!

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Ben 🥌 @hoppecurls.bsky.social · 5d

With that type of HM time, she is gonna be just fine finishing!

If she wants to hear it, with the warmer temps, I would highly recommend purposefully slowing herself for the first 13-15 miles and then checking how she feels at that point before deciding to speed up or not.

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Ben 🥌 @hoppecurls.bsky.social · 5d

Yeah that's not a great starting temp for a marathon. Electrolytes/salts are her friend

Hopefully she can just enjoy the experience and not worry about time. The TC marathon is one of my favorites that I've done.

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Ben 🥌 @hoppecurls.bsky.social · 5d

Hopefully our cooler air is headed your way. Mountains here getting a fair bit of snow.

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Ben 🥌 @hoppecurls.bsky.social · 5d

Surprised they don't have anything embedded in the grass. Or on the players. Or in the strike zone box.

Missed opportunities.

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Ben 🥌 @hoppecurls.bsky.social · 5d

I am regretting turning it on for many reasons, camera angles included.

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Ben 🥌 @hoppecurls.bsky.social · 5d

Mercy rule?

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Ben 🥌 @hoppecurls.bsky.social · 5d

TNT giving us a wildly off-center camera angle so they can fit another ad into the frame.

Greed strikes again

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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 6d

Solidarity, brothers and sisters

jay
@jayythewave
bro wake up penguin strike 😭

(quote post)

King Sukuna
@King_Sukunaaa . Oct 2
An aquarium in Japan has changed the diet of its penguins and otters due to rising costs, and the animals are refusing to eat the cheaper fish

(image of hand of keeper with fish extended and penguin turning away)

10:10 AM . Oct 3, 2025

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Ben 🥌 @hoppecurls.bsky.social · 5d

I do tend to undersell things from time to time...

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Ben 🥌 @hoppecurls.bsky.social · 5d

That feeling was very correct.

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Rock Channel @rockchannelcurl.bsky.social · 6d

Part 3 of our “Get to Know Our Rock Channel Writers” series features Min Lee, a Vancouver–Winnipeg-based writer, commentator, and secretary general of the Korean Canadian Curling Federation. 🇰🇷🇨🇦

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#RockChannel | #Curling | #LetsRock

Get to know our Rock Channel writers: Min Lee

You have heard of K-pop and K-drama, and now in curling there is 'K-urling' and it is starting to take over. As the season begins, let’s take a look at some of the teams competing on the Grand Slam of...

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Rock Channel @rockchannelcurl.bsky.social · 7d

Part 2 of our “Get to Know Our Rock Channel Writers” with Kevin Snow — a veteran journalist whose career spans TV Guide, the Buffalo Sabres, and four published books.

Now he’s bringing that passion with a focus on Europe’s biggest stars.

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https://bit.ly/3Kxqhpy

Get to know our Rock Channel writers: Kevin Snow

I've always been fascinated by curling. It must be one of those birthright things as a Canadian citizen. So when the opportunity presented itself to join The Curling Group’s editorial team, I jumped a...

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Ben 🥌 @hoppecurls.bsky.social · 8d

Excoted to officially share I will be covering US curling this season for @grandslamofcurling.bsky.social

It's already been a fun start, and I can't wait to share more stories of American curlers throughout what is guaranteed to be a wild year.

www.thegrandslamofcurling.com/news/get-to-...

Get to know our Rock Channel writers: Ben Hoppe

I want to give back to you, the curling community, to help you stay connected to the best of the best in the U.S. From their performances on the pebbled ice to their successes and challenges off the…

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Rock Channel @rockchannelcurl.bsky.social · 8d

Part 1 of our “Get to Know Our Writers” series features Ben Hoppe — whose journey into curling began the day Team Shuster struck gold in 2018.

Ben has been telling the stories that keep the U.S. curling community connected.

Read his full story ⬇️
https://bit.ly/4876cju

Get to know our Rock Channel writers: Ben Hoppe

I want to give back to you, the curling community, to help you stay connected to the best of the best in the U.S. From their performances on the pebbled ice to their successes and challenges off the i...

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Ben 🥌 @hoppecurls.bsky.social · 8d

10/10

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