Kong Curling

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In curling everything is about

being able to predict the millimeters.

You have to be able to predict on the

millimeter the speed of the stone -

- to land exactly

on the deciding millimeter.

Truls Paulsen

was the champion of millimeters.

Truls knew exactly how much

he had to brush the stone, -

- for it to be smooth enough

in relation to the ice.

Truls, it is smooth now.

Yes!

He didn't release the stone!

He didn't release it before the line!

For Truls Paulsen a victory

wasn't good enough on its own, -

- if the stone wasn't precisely on

the millimeter where he'd planned it.

You see, Truls!

Details! Details, Truls!

For Truls these details

was more important than for others.

In the 90s the country's top curling-team

was called Team Paulsen.

And consisted of,

skip Truls Paulsen himself, -

- the number one Marcus Blume.

Marcus was the team's Casanova,

with his own philosophy -

- that there wasn't a woman

not worth going for.

You're f***-ing-ly beautiful!

Flemming Haug was the number two on

Team Paulsen and an eager outdoorsman.

Flemming was currently

very engaged in birding.

You can lie all night,

and the adrenalin is pumping, -

- And suddenly they are here!

Maximum ten seconds before they disappear.

- Isn't it a really short amount of time?

- It's very short!

That's what makes it

so incredibly intense!

Espen Williamsen was vice skip

on Team Paulsen.

He was at times

very negatively oriented.

Very ok cabaret.

Good.

I think it looks f***ing shitty.

Sigrid had always been

the popular girl in the scene.

She was now the girlfriend of the

country's reigning champion.

My friend's boyfriend

plays in Dance With A Stranger.

In the beginning

there was so much interest from other women.

So she let him date them.

So he knew what he had at home.

Do you know what I mean?

You've told that story before.

- He was allowed to date others.

- Yes, that's what you just told me!

- And then you continue telling me?

- Yeah, did you understand it, then?

That he got to f*** other women?

Yes!

Truls Paulsen biggest challenger

was Stefan Ravndal.

Gordon was the team's coach and

Truls' soulmate since the 70s.

Truls' parents was preoccupied.

So it was natural that Gordon took

care of the contact-seeking boy.

He taught Truls about not

leaving anything to chance.

There's no point in having the zipper all the

way up if it can't be drawn all the way up.

Then I'll buy another jacket

that does not have a zipper.

A robe, for example!

No, all the way up.

Truls realized early that sloppiness

does not belong in curling.

He became more and more focused on

everything being in balance.

The zipper!

It's got to go all the way up!

For the boss of Team Paulsen the

millimeters was the most important in life.

The brushing was not good enough

on the last one.

It curled too soon.

It should go in between.

We won! Or did the details

become more important than winning?

Espen was right in his suspicions.

Brush!

It turned out that the

exaggerated focus on millimeters -

- Had developed to become

fatal compulsion neuroses.

It is rough! The ice is ...!

It's rough ice!

It's rough!

Look! Come and feel!

Rough ice!

It is rough!

Come! The ice is rough!

Come here, then!

Look!

Rough ice!

It's rough!

Truls was found

a few days later -

- unable to

to account for himself

And in the process of sending a signal

to higher powers.

And later entered

at a home for mentally ill -

- Where he was put

on strong medication.

Are you ready for this, Truls?

Ready?

Yes.

Are you ready to be discharged?

Yes...

Yes, I am ready.

That's good.

Very good.

Then I decide

that we create a guardian for you -

- until we are completely sure.

Guardian?

What does that mean in practice?

It means in fact that you are

deprived control over your own life -

- until we see that you are healthy.

Together we will find a person

which can be fit for the task.

Do you have any suggestions?

Gordon.

Gordon? We can't have anyone associated

with that competitive environment.

Can I just ask you something?

Would it have been possible

I could have been...

A guardian?

What do you say to that, Truls?

Then it will be you.

Get up!

Pelle needs to urinate.

Look at him!

Can you sit on the chair?

You are so clever.

Learned to sit on the chair!

Drink water, then.

And swallow.

And swallow.

Let me see.

At 2 you're going to therapy. And don't

talk with anyone from the old scene.

Therapy at 2. Don't talk

with anyone of the old scene. Ok.

And then Pelle.

No...

Come on.

We can't discuss this every time.

Give him a kiss.

It's perfectly normal.

There you go.

He notices when you don't mean it.

Come on.

- Like this?

- There you go.

Ok.

Hello!

Hello, Truls.

These needs to be sorted, punched

and put into the new housing directories.

Sort, punch, put.

200 pieces.

You're doing an excellent job!

- Great atmosphere!

- Great atmosphere.

"You're doing a great job, Truls.

You know it. Keep it up."

"Great atmosphere."

And then thumbs up.

And how are you, Harald?

With me? Well, now I

long walks in the woods every day -

- Along with my better half...

Well, my wife.

It's very nice.

And I really would like to force my

meat whistle up your letterbox!

Breathe normally.

Just breathe very normally.

Can you talk a little more about that

pleasant trip. Did you fed the ducks?

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