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When you imagine Eugenie Bouchard, you see her on the tennis court. However, the Canadian once revealed that the simplicity of tennis is not the only sporting experience that she has experienced in her life.

In fact, she has indulged in one crazy sport too. While many would not call it a crazy sport as it is played in the Winter Olympics, that’s how Eugenie Bouchard chose to describe it. We are talking about the sport of curling.

Eugenie Bouchard was asked about the craziest sport that she has ever played. She chose curling as her answer. Let’s find out more about the sport and why Bouchard calls it the craziest out there.

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What did Eugenie Bouchard say about curling? 

Eugenie Bouchard chose the sport of curling as the craziest one she had engaged in. This is what she had to say –

“I did curling once and I thought it was pretty crazy. I did sweeping and stuff, it was pretty intense.”

There might be some of you who don’t know what the sport is about. Well, the sport is not very famous with it mainly being concentrated in Canada which is a pioneer of the sport. It’s not as weird as it might seem to you after watching a match.

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It actually requires a great deal of skill and practice to be able to participate in the sport. Teams usually consist of four players each. One player targets the polished graphite stone towards a target consisting of four concentric circles. Other players can help it through their brooms but the catch is that they are not allowed to touch the stone along its way. They can just reduce the friction in its path by clearing the snow in front of it. It’s easy to understand why some people might not be wired to play the sport. Have you ever tried your hand at curling?