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Brett Gallant of Team Canada sweeps the stone during a training session Wednesday in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Carmen Mandato / Getty Images Curling is one of the Winter Olympics’ most beloved sports, ...

The Winter Olympics are officially underway, and that means it’s time for more curling. One of the most unique and oldest sports in the world, curling has a rich history that dates all the way back to ...

Let’s be honest with each other. Every four years at the Olympic Games, we collectively enter a fugue state, becoming deeply, passionately invested in a sport that involves shouting at ice. We watch ...

WASHINGTON — The curling events are underway at the Winter Olympics, bringing the uniquely captivating winter sport to the mainstream once more. Curling in Cortina—eight teams in mixed doubles—started ...