Even This Ylvis Parody Can't Explain Olympic Curling

 By 
Annie Colbert
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Even This Ylvis Parody Can't Explain Olympic Curling

Every four years, jokes about the Olympics use curling as the punchline.

Curling, with its brooms and wacky pants, doesn't have the mainstream appeal of hockey or figure skating. But the American women's curling team hopes to at least give people a better understanding of the sport by answering the question, "What does the skip say?" in an on-ice parody of Ylvis' hit song.

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Women's 2014 team members Erika Brown, Debbie McCormick, Jessica Schultz, Ann Swisshelm and Allison Pottinger wear animal onesies while singing words often yelled by the team skip.

The video probably won't teach you anything about curling, but perhaps you'll gain a better appreciation for this underrated Olympic sport.

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