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(Olympics) Women's curling team takes aim at history
The sport of curling burst into the national consciousness in 2018, when the women's team led by Kim Eun-jung claimed the silver medal at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, South Korea's first medal in the sport.
Curling has been around since the 1500s, but after appearing once in the 1924 Games, didn't become an official Olympic sport until 1998.
American curlers Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse may be polar opposites on the ice, but they feel their contrasting personalities could create the perfect mix as they head into the mixed doubles competition at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.
The Pickwick is a comfortable, popular restaurant in Duluth that has been in operation since 1914. The Wright family has owned and run the place since 2010, and they are curling fans. Gold medalist curler John Shuster,
It might seem inelegant to yeet an iron skillet across an ice rink. But this spinoff sport has its own techniques and lingo: You can throw a turtle at the bacon, for instance.