That's what Curling is all aboot. The sport there the winner has to buy the loser a beer!

no contest. THE best shot every made

It's amazing that this isn't going viral, but it's because non-curlers can't grasp what's unique about the shot. To them it's totally unremarkable.

Curling; The sport so complex that it's most impossible shot can't be understood by non-curlers, and is mistakenly laughed at by an audience who travelled around the world to spectate.

​@@ProHumanitycan u tell me I'm a non curler

​@@PHALANGE1931 Sure, I can explain it briefly, but for a more complete explanation, search for a youtube video called "Chess on Ice - Niklas Edin Super Spinner: Breaking Down the Best Curling Shot Ever Made"

Thanks for the heads up...I know about putting English in Pool. I guess Edin knows/understands the physics behind this shot on theory (and now reality).

Honestly, as a pool player, it weirded me out that this was considered the best shot in the history of curling. Obviously, I'm not a curler and I know the physics differs tremendously, but if the video title wasn't what it was and the people hadn't said it was the best shot in the history of curling, then my response would have been merely, "Wow, that was impressive." It seems crazy to me they say they've never even seen it done in practice. But obviously, I trust the people who know curling when they say it is the best shot ever. I would really like to understand more about why it was more than just merely impressive and was in fact the greatest shot in the history of the sport.

I think @@snoski that it is impressive because it has to travel down the ice, and the condition of the ice changes during a match, perhaps a bit more than the cloth on a pool/billiard table, and why we dont see that many trying a shot like this

And an incredible measuring (that didn´t really surprise me)!

I love seeing such reactions to curling! True passion!

He dared not put more spin on it lest he might lose a sweeper.🌀

I think physics very much didn't take a holiday but we had somebody who gives lessons in physics.

Well, actually not sp risky since it's the last stone. Either he makes it or not. Really nothing to lose.

@@Kvarnheden That can be said for pretty much anything, so your comment is just simply pointless. There are several ways to look at what is "risky", not only in terms of score standing...

Was it filmed? Is it here on youtube somewhere?

@@ProHumanity I’m sure it was filmed, but I wasn’t able to find any clips on KZfaq.

@@damhnaitcockburn2970 Okay well thanks for looking! Someday it will show up here on youtube!

@@ProHumanity it was from the late 90’s, back before digital, so you never know.

@@damhnaitcockburn2970 Sure, but those VHS to DVD burners cost like $150, so very easy to convert to digital.

haha! thanks for that. That's some great context I wouldn't have had otherwise. So not only is he excellent at curling, he has a sense of humor, too.

Curlerns normally rotate the stone they release fairly lightly so it makes about 3-6 rotations in all. That way the curl of the stone steers its trajectory so the stone ends up where they want it. Edin released a stone spun so heavily it made about 50(!) rotations. That way the rotation didn't just steer his stone's trajectory - it ALSO meant the strong rotatoon caused the stone he hit to spin too! That was groundbreaking, elite curlers haven't played like that before. It also takes a lot of practice to be able to make that shot because the extra spin completely changes the trajectory and how far the stone goes. So it's a lot of extra work for a kind of shot you'd only do once in many games.

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It is basically the same written language (as are Danish), but pronounced a bit different. Swedish and Norwegian are quite easy to understand each other, but Danish are pronounced very different (Danes understands Swedes/Norwegians, but maybe not the other way around)

Norway scored in the extra end to win 8-7.

Yeah Swedes/Norwegians understand each other with some effort. Before the shot the Norwegian player said "My bet is on 22 spins"

Norway understanbd each other more what they understand Danish

Because the stone had to travel 140 feet, be thrown with precise weight to allow the spin to activate at the precise distance from the object stone, armed with a spin that defies accurate calculation, miss the guard stone out front and curve a ridiculous trajectory to contact the object stone at the precise point to knock it back, not disturb the yellow stones' position and stay in the rings for second shot. Achieving success defies probability - perhaps one in a million to get it right and Edin did!

Utan tvekan. Men 100% trevligt på en andra skärm medans man gör något vettigt på den första.

No one will remember that...

No one answered your question. So a little late, all I can say is that making a stone traveling 140 feet on ice, moving in an exact curve to do EXACTLY what you need it to do, was almost a miracle in this situation. The stones higher up was "guards" that made it "humanly impossible" to get to Norways red stone, it was so well protected. So making 1 point was all that seemed possible for team Sweden with that last stone of the round. That would not have been enough (it was the last 10'th round and Norway was in the lead with two points). And to get down to only touch the red stone enough to move it outwards, and NOT move your own yellow stone so close behind, looked to everyone like there was absolutly no way to do it. AND to have the stone in motion come to a stop better that your opponents best, to make those two points to get to play an 11'th round, and give yourself a chance to win the game, made it even more unlikely. So the position of the stones on the ice, the pressure of "do or die", the mere physics of heavy stones gliding on ice. It needed a perfect pace to move in so perfectly, and get a perfect result. And to create such a spinn to get it to move up towards the red stone at the exact right point.... It blew peoples minds! The fact that it all looks so easy says it all really. 😊

Try watching. Beats 💤bashitball!🏀

Yes, yes it is. Curling is a sport.

Sorry I tried to watch this but it's horrible. I dont think it should be legally a sport. I am curious what their salary is

Koe has never shot a more difficult shot than this in his life.

Jarod, I understand what you are saying, but a fluke miss thrown shot is just that, a fluke. It is not a great shot if the attempt was not a called intentional shot IMO. This shot was a called intentional attempt that was made with virtually no room for error and it was made with just a few .001 of a inch to spare!

Totally agree. Admittedly I have never ever curled but tbh how hard can it be? Just slide a stone along some ice and sooner or later you'll get an Olympic Gold! Kinda like when Hendrix plays guitar, he just sort of moves his hands along the neck of a guitar in a random order and people say it's extrordinary, what's so hard moving your hands up and down on a wooden stick?! My 3 year old kid can do it and he doesn't get any recognition (especially from me).