The Pants, Again

In the media scrum after Norway's narrow victory over the US in Draw 10, I mentioned to Ulsrud, "You know, you've won every game wearing those pants...."

He clapped me on the shoulder, smiled broadly, and said, "I know. Which pants do you think we're wearing tomorrow?!" and laughed.

The Pants: Inquiring Minds Want to Know....

Which pants will the Norwegians wear this morning in the 9th draw of the 2011 Men's World Curling Championship?

Will they wear the red & white pants with the repeating motif that is reminiscent of some of the creative artistry of M.C. Escher [e.g. see below]? The only time the team has won has been while wearing those pants.

Or will they wear the recently debuted pants based on the Norwegian flag?

Or will they wear the blue argyle pants they wore last night (which is unlikely, since they presumably rotate through their outfits, having them laundered in the meantime)?

And the answer is....

The flag motif, which is consistent with a three-way rotation through their outfits.

An example of M.C. Escher's recursions:

Pants (redux)

After the Norwegian team defeated Sweden this afternoon wearing their old(er) pants that had a design that looked like something from M. C. Escher, I wondered if they would show up in their newer, flag-motif pants or maybe just keep wearing the pants they were wearing when they won the two games they have won so far at the 2011 Men's World Championship.

The answer? Neither:



Now to try to remember to see how the curlers wear their shirts.

The New Pants have been Previewed!

Doc and I missed the opening day banquet, so we missed what The Curling News (@curling) kindly tweeted this morning. You can check the new pants out here.

A little less the Harlequins, a little more the nationalists.