Willmar is the center of the American curling world this week and the rocks are roaring. The curling centers on that 42-pound stone and a lot of strategy at the USA Curling Mixed National Championship ...

A curling team is made up of four players. The player that shoots first is known as the lead, the player who goes next is the second, the next player is the third and the final player to shoot is the ...

BEIJING — The smooth, glistening ice on which curlers play — it is called a “sheet” — looks pristine, perfectly flat, to casual observers. Chris Plys sees something different as he crouches, squinting ...

Minnesota winters are long, dark, and generally hostile to human happiness. It is perhaps no surprise then that Minnesotans have developed an impressive range of diversions. In fact, we are world ...

The Winter Olympics has two sports that compete for the honor of being the Games’ weirdest event: biathlon and curling. The former involves cross-country skiing with occasional breathers to shoot a ...

Uncover the strategic depth of Olympic curling, where precision, teamwork, and mental toughness determine gold. Learn about core tactics, sweeping techniques, team roles, game plans, and how elite ...