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John Morris, of Canada, throws a rock during the mixed doubles curling match against Britain at the Beijing Winter Olympics Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) ** FILE**

COVID-19 robs Olympic curlers of beloved social culture

By Kristen Gelineau - Associated Press

Bing Dwen Dwen, the Beijing Winter Olympics mascot practices at the Curling venue ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Shuster to become 1st curler to carry US flag at Olympics

By Bernie Wilson - Associated Press

USA Curling chief executive Jeff Plush, left, shakes hands with Team Shuster's John Shuster following his team's victory over Team Dropkin during the third night of finals at the U.S. Olympic Curling Team Trials at Baxter Arena in Omaha, Neb., Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021. Curling, among the “nichiest” of niche sports in the United States, took its place in the national spotlight after the American men won the gold medal at the Pyeongchang Olympics. USA Curling chief executive Jeff Plush was hired two years ago to build off the momentum and develop a program that will move the sport closer to the forefront and make appearances on the medal stand an expectation rather than an aberration.(AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)

Keeping curling cool goal for sport’s chief in US after gold

By Eric Olson - Associated Press

FILE - Team Shuster's John Shuster slides the stone while competing against Team Dropkin at the U.S. Olympic Curling Team Trials at Baxter Arena in Omaha, Neb., Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. The five-time Olympian is back to defend his curling gold medal in Beijing, and the target on his back will be almost as big as the one on the ice. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz, File)

Gold means confidence, less pressure for US curler Shuster

By Jimmy Golen - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2018, file photo, United States's skip John Shuster looks on during a men's curling match against Sweden at the Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea. Curling is a 500-year-old sport that pairs chess-like strategy with furious sweeping and shouts of “Hurry Hard,” and is considering radical rule changes as it tries to balance centuries of tradition with the modern need to move things along. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)

Curling considers new rules to speed up the sport

By JIMMY GOLEN - Associated Press

In this Jan. 3, 2019 photo, former Minnesota Vikings football player Jared Allen practices with his curling team for a competition in Blaine, Minn. Allen retired from the NFL in 2015 and wasn't ready to give up on the competition he'd come to enjoy as a five-time All-Pro in a 12-year career. His solution: Make it to the 2022 Olympics _ in curling. Less than a year later, he and three other former NFL players who have never curled before will attempt to qualify for the U.S. championships against curlers who have been throwing stones for most of their lives. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Former NFL Pro Bowl Players try curling with Olympic goal

By Jimmy Golen - Associated Press

Minnesota curling club aims to recruit new members

By DAN GREENWOOD - Associated Press

U.S. Olympic gold medalists in curling John Landsteiner, Matt Hamilton, Joe Polo and Tyler George, left to right, demonstrate their sport on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, before ringing the opening bell, Friday, March 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Fargo or New York? Easy call for gold medal US curling team

By DAVE KOLPACK - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2018, file photo, a South Korea supporter holds a picture of South Korea's skip Kim Eunjung as she watches her team during a women's semi-final curling match against Japan at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea. The five-member team captured hearts in a country that hardly knew curling before. They have become sought-after models for commercials and inspired countless online memes and catch-phrases. The signs read: &quot; Yeong-mi, Ya (meaning Hey, Yeong-mi). Yeong-mi is the first name of the lead sweeper for the women’s curling team that won an unexpected silver medal at the Olympics (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)

Curling craze sweeps up companies too after South Korean win

By YOUKYUNG LEE - Associated Press

Crowd gathers to welcome curling Olympians home

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Former Connecticut basketball player Steve Emt practices his curling at the Norfolk Curling Club in Norfolk, Conn., Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. Emt, who was paralyzed in a drunk driving accident in 1995, is the vice skip on the U.S. team that will participate in next month's Paralympic Games in South Korea. At rear is Ray Robitaille, of the Norfolk Curling Club. (AP Photo/Pat Eaton-Robb)

Paralyzed ex-UConn hoops player now a curling Paralympian

By PAT EATON-ROBB - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2018 file photo, Canada's skip Kevin Koe uses his broom to clean the stone during the men's curling match against Switzerland at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea. Koe, works full time as a surface landman for an oil and gas company, liaising with landowners and farmers. He often finds himself working even while on the road for curling competitions, making calls and answering emails in between matches so he can stay on top of things. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

Most Olympians will never get rich, and that’s OK with them

By KRISTEN GELINEAU - Associated Press

United States's skip John Shuster reacts during the men's final curling match against Sweden at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

American men win Olympic curling gold, beat Sweden 10-7

By JIMMY GOLEN - Associated Press

Driver Nadezhda Sergeeva and Anastasia Kocherzhova of the Olympic Athletes of Russia take a curve in their third heat during the women's two-man bobsled final at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

The Latest: Czech star Ledecka secures rare Olympic double

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In this Feb. 21, 2018 photo, South Korea's Kim Seonyeong, left, sweeps ice with teammate during their match against Russian athletes at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea. The team known as the &quot;Garlic Girls&quot; came into the Pyeongchang Games as the underdog who few believed would medal. Now they're No. 1 in the rankings. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

The ‘Garlic Girls’: South Korean curlers a global sensation

By KRISTEN GELINEAU and HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

United States' skip John Shuster reacts after defeating Canada during the men's curling semi-final match at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018. United States won. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

US curlers to play for Olympic gold after upsetting Canada

By KRISTEN GELINEAU - Associated Press

United States's skip John Shuster makes a call during a men's semi-final curling match against Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

U.S. men’s curling team upsets Canada, will play for gold medal despite doubters

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

Alina Zagitova of the Olympic Athletes of Russia performs during the women's short program figure skating in the Gangneung Ice Arena at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

The Latest: Zagitova gives Russians 1st gold in Pyeongchang

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Canada's skip Rachel Homan during the women's curling match against Britain at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. Britain beat Canada during the game. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Canada’s world champion women slump out of medal contention

By KRISTEN GELINEAU - Associated Press

In this Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018 photo, Shawn Oleson, an assistant ice technician for the U.S. Curling Association, works on the ice at the curling center in Gangneung, South Korea. Curling is the busiest sport at the Olympics, with 18 straight days of competition and as many as three sessions with four concurrent matches per day. And between each game, the ice needs to be repaired and prepared with a new layer of pebbles, which reduce the friction on the 42-pound curling stones as they slide down the ice on the bending route that gives the sport its name. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Before the curling, icemasters go to work on Olympic surface

By JIMMY GOLEN - Associated Press