Curling
Team GB finally takes the gold at Winter Olympics

Team GB finally takes the gold at Winter Olympics

This was the first victory in the sport in 20 years Team GB’s curling team, headed by Eve Muirhead, has taken the gold for the first time since Rhona Martin’s historic victory in 2002. After dominating Japan 10-3 on February 20, Eve Muirhead, Vicky Wright, Jennifer Dodds, Hailey Duff and Mili Smith secured the biggest […]

4 years ago

British men’s curling team lose final as wait for Team GB gold continues

British men’s curling team lose final as wait for Team GB gold continues

On the penultimate day of the Games, GB has its first medal Team GB has its first medal of the Winter Olympics but their wait for a gold continues after the men’s curling team lost to Sweden in the final on Saturday morning. In a nervy match that went to an extra end, Bruce Mouat’s […]

4 years ago

A brief history of curling, and why the internet absolutely loves it

A brief history of curling, and why the internet absolutely loves it

Every four years, it grows in popularity – so why does the internet go crazy for curling? What is curling? In layman’s terms, the World Curling Federation defines curling as a “team sport, played on ice, where two teams take it in turns to slide stones made of granite towards a target – known as […]

4 years ago

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