Two-time world champion Ed Werenich couldn't even do a single sit-up and was asked to shape up - which he did by dropping 18 pounds.
"It used to be bad, the smoking and drinking," said Norway skip Thomas Ulsrud. "So I guess the bad reputation we had 10 years ago was true.
"But now I would say the curling athletes are fit. Look at the Canadian and Scottish teams, they work out all the time.
About the broadcaster:
Anne Ruisi is an editor at China Daily online with more than 30 years of experience as a newspaper editor and reporter. She has worked at newspapers in the U.S., including The Birmingham News in Alabama and City Newspaper of Rochester, N.Y.
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