Curling

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,…

Justine Braisaz-Bouchet moved to the front with strong, patient shooting and stayed there with her cross-country skiing to win the women’s biathlon mass start race at the Olympics.A bitter…

The U.S. broadcast coverage of the 2022 Winter Games continues on Thursday with medals in skiing, speedskating and figure skating up for grabs. All times are Eastern.FREESTYLE SKIING USA…

The U.S. men’s curling team advanced to the semifinals on Thursday with a 7-5 victory over Denmark. The win comes after a shaky run that left the outcome of the team's Olympic run…

BEIJING — Ice might just seem to be ice.But not in curling.The frozen sheets created for elite competitions like the Olympics are the product of a painstaking process under the direction of…

The U.S. broadcast coverage of the 2022 Winter Games continues on Tuesday with skiing, curling and figure skating. All times are in Eastern.FREESTYLE SKIING Watch Eileen Gu of China go for…

Follow our latest coverage of the 2022 Winter Olympics.BEIJING — In the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, which has sweltering temperatures for much of the year, children are ditching…

For generations, the stones used in Olympic curling events have been forged from granite mined from a quarry on an uninhabited volcanic island off the Scottish coast, employing the same…

This is an updated version of an article originally published in 2018.Ever since the International Olympic Committee added curling to its official list of winter sports in time for the 1998…

Tucked in the shadows of Vernon, home to king-size warehouses and smoke-belching factories that produce hot dogs, hot sauce and hot pants, is a place aspiring to be the coolest hang in Los…