Curling, Olympic and Milan Cortina Games
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The 25th Winter Olympics will soon be underway. That includes curling. WYSO's Jerry Kenney caught up with a local group, Curl Troy, which is working to boost the sport.
Discover the basics of Olympic curling — learn about all events (men’s, women’s, and mixed doubles), rules of play, how matches are scored, and how teams win medals at the Winter Games, including Milan Cortina 2026.
As a kid, you’re taught not to throw things indoors, but at Granite Curling Club (GCC) in Seattle, you’re actually encouraged to throw rocks in the house.
The weather has an impact on many sports, especially in the summer. But did you know it can also affect winter sports, like curling?
Here's everything you need to know about curling ahead of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, including the rules, regulations and what to watch for.
Curling has been around since the 1500s, but after appearing once in the 1924 Games, didn't become an official Olympic sport until 1998.
The 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics officially begin on Friday, February 6. And with them come the deceptively exciting sport of curling.
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Fun facts about curling
The game of curling is much more than shuffleboard on ice. Learn all about this winter sport with these fun facts about curling.
As the rock is arriving, it clips the yellow and is spinning and settling on the side of the button. Sturmay runs out to sweep the rock, which she is allowed to do once the stone crosses the hog line, but Skrlik’s lead – her sister Ashton – was still trying to sweep to get the rock to spin back to the button.
Two young curling teams consisting of players mostly from the Okanagan have qualified for the 2027 Canada Winter Games. On the boys' side, team Jaeger went undefeated at the BC Canada Winter Games Curling Qualifier, held January 23–25 at the Chilliwack Curling Club.