Sorry I haven't updated in a while. Friday was not a good day. Our first game against Russia did not go well. Blake and I were struggling pretty bad. I sat out the second half and Calvin went in to try to shake things up, but still no good. Our second game against Sweden went better, down to the last rock, but no win.

Yesterday we had one game, which was against Japan. Another close one and played a bit better, but again lost.

Today's game against Switzerland, I sat out and Calvin played. The guys played well and we had them beat until the last rock. Stephen had an open hit to win, but it over curled and flashed to lose 7-8.

We have one more game today, Great Britain at 7pm (2pm CST). We have to win this to have a chance to make the playoffs. GBR has been playing pretty good and beat Sweden this morning. We just need to come out fighting!

Wish us luck!

Beat Canada 6-5!!

Nothing like beating Canada in the first game here at the Winter University Games! It was a tight the whole game, but ended with a steal for the win. I did happen to fall while sweeping Stephen's last stone in the 3rd end to let Canada draw for 4, but we didn't let that hinder us. We have room for improvement and know we can play better.

Just dinner and practice tonight left for the day. We have two games tomorrow. First one is against Russia at 9am (2am CST) and the second one is against Sweden at 7pm (2pm CST). Hopefully we can keep it up and even play a bit better. USA!

First game against Canada today!

Our first game is today at 2pm (7am CST) and it happens to be against Canada's Matt Dunstone! I'm excited to get on the ice and play and not really nervous at all! If we can win this game, I think it would be a huge weight off of our shoulders as we continue on into the competition.  Wish us luck!!

The girls team had their first game this morning at 9am (2am CST) against Russia, but did not win. Their next game is this evening at 7pm (2pm CST) against Great Britain.

Results and hopefully live scoring can be found here.

Practice went pretty well today. Ice is a bit slow with a ton of curl. Hopefully it will speed and straighten up a bit. Just going to run to the store to get some snacks for our 5th end breaks and then chill before we leave for the Opening Ceremonies!

Alhambra

Today we spent the morning/early afternoon touring the Alhambra. I remembered my camera and took a ton of pictures although I've only uploaded a couple again due to the slow internet.

 Other than that, we had a meeting with all the other curling teams and officials to go over the rules for the competition and we are having a team meeting before dinner and that is all that is planned.

Exploring Downtown Granada

Today is one of the only days we don't have anything planned, so the girls and us decided to go explore down town Granada. We got some coffee at a local café and walked down the river that flows through the city. I will post more pictures at some point, but it takes a long time to upload each picture on this slow wifi. I'm lad there is wifi though!!

We got some lunch and now the rest of the guys are napping. Not sure what we might do the rest of the day, but there is talk of going to see a hockey exhibition game this evening, USA vs Spain.

Late night snack

Went and got a durum and a local shop! And now watching the Super Bowl.

Hotel Genada Center

Finally made it to our hotel in Grenada time for a shower and some good sleep after 24 hrs of traveling. Its been a hell of a day though. After our first flight being delayed 4 hours and missing out connecting flight we got some time to see Paris and still made it to our destination with our luggage!

Oh and the hotel room has a bidet!

Malaga

We have landed in Malaga, Spain. Just need to get out luggage and find our ride to Granada!

Paris

So we don't fly out until 8:40 so we decided to head into Paris. We didn't get to Le Tour Eiffel, but we did make it to Le Louvré and got to experience some French culture. Now time to find some food prior to our flight to Malaga!

Also the Blogger app keeps failing to publish a post when I try to add photos so I will post some pictures later.

Missed Connections...

Since we missed out connecting flight to Malaga, we now have to find the next flight out.

Free Beers & Cards

Flight delayed again until 9ish... They tried a new part in the plane but it didn't work. So now they are flying in a new part.

We decided to take advantage of free beer in the Sky Club and play some Presidents and Assholes.

Nothing like starting a trip off with a delayed flight due to an oil leak in the engine. However, we did get to spend some quality time in the Delta Sky Club for some food and drink. Hopefully we will get out of the US in time to make our connecting flight from Paris to Malaga.

That is all for now!

-Evan

Hello Everyone.

Welcome to my first blog ever. Since I am losing my blog virginity, please let me know if there is anything I can do different to make your time reading this more enjoyable.


For those of you who don't know, my curling team and I are traveling to Granada, Spain to represent the US at the 2015 Winter World University Games! The team consists of our skip Stephen Dropkin, third Blake Morton, second Kyle Kalela, myself at lead, fifth Calvin Weber, and coach Keith Dropkin. Stephen, Blake, and Calvin have competed in this event before. For Kyle and I, it will be our first time. The Winter World University Games is basically a winter Olympics for college athletes. Check the link for more info on the event.

Today is the day we fly out and start our journey to Granada! We will arrive some time tomorrow and then have a few days before the competition actually starts.  Our first game isn't until Thursday, so we have a couple days to get acclimated. The full schedule can be found here, just click 'Curling' in the list of sports.

I'm not sure how often I will be able to or want to post, but I'll see what I can do! I will also be posting on Facebook and/or Twitter so follow along!

Time to finish packing and eat some breakfast.


You stay classy USA!
Evan