“I just get emotional talking about it because it just shows perseverance — and a little luck,” said Olympic curler Rich Ruohonen, 54.

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Spectators trekking through heavy snow to the Cortina Olympic curling stadium were delighted to be greeted by a traditional Scottish bagpipe performance from a group of high sock-wearing,

The Summer Olympics simply doesn't need basketball, but the Winter Games could use the star power. The U.S. women's team pulled off a thrilling rally, thanks to a mistake by China and a deft throw from Tabitha Peterson in the final end.

Sam Rothschild, the NHL’s first Jewish player, was also a curler. The CCA president and Northern Ontario booster once took an unknown Olympic shot

Great Britain’s men scraped into the curling semi-finals on Thursday to keep their medal hopes alive, but the women fell agonisingly short after the curling round robin stage at the Winter Olympics 2026.

If you’ve gotten tired of watching curling, imagine how the athletes feel. By the end of the Milan Cortina Olympic Games, there will have been a total of 147 curling matches crammed into 18 days.

"Milan has been very nice, and the people have been very hospitable. I'm walking everywhere, some people recognize me as the world's greatest curler, and some people have no idea who I am," said Shaq, laughing. When asked which winter sport he would compete in, the Big Diesel had two picks in mind.

Curling, which piques viewers' curiosity every four years at the Winter Olympics, is expanding its audience even more at the Milan Cortina Games.