It’s that time again: when viewers become entranced by a sport that many do not understand. Here’s an introduction to the Olympic sport of curling. THE HISTORY OF CURLING The exact origins of the game are unclear,

When the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games come around every four years, there are many sports which compete to grab the attention of viewers around the world. However, there is one in particular that seems to capture the hearts and minds of many every time: curling.

All eyes are on the Cortina Olympic Curling Stadium as Team GB go for gold in the men's curling final against Canada, and you can follow it all here with ESPN.

Why does curling become so popular at the Olympics? And how does it even work? Time to actually learn about this popular Winter Olympics sport.

Global interest in curling surged when a cheating controversy erupted at the Winter Olympics. It rocked a staid sport known for its etiquette, manners and friendliness.

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Luca Eze, who plays the bagpipes, says he started his career on the zampogna, a type of instrument common in central and southern Italy. In the Veneto region, it’s sometimes called a “piva,” and is played on Christmas and during other festivities.

Brad ⁠Jacobs led Canada to their first Olympic men's curling gold since 2014 after beating Britain 9-6 in a hard-fought final ⁠at the Winter Games on Saturday that went down to the wire.

The most troubling aspect of the Olympic curling cheating accusations is that it could mark the official end of the hobbyist foundations of the sport.

The skill of curling is really in understanding what your opponent can and can’t do. Execution of your own game is important, clearly, but the matrix that you can almost see Mouat decoding in real time is a baffling web of “what ifs” and “will theys”.