Shuhei Yokoyama / AP 14 février 2022 The slippery science of Olympic curling: we still don’t know how it works Shane Keating, UNSW Sydney The game of curling is centuries old, but exactly what makes the stones curl as they slide over the ice is still a mystery.
Russian curler Aleksandr Krushelnitckii faces being stripped of his bronze medal from Pyeongchang. EPA/Javier Etxezarreta 21 février 2018 Explainer: the doping case against Russian curler Aleksandr Krushelnitckii Jack Anderson, The University of Melbourne Athletes have, on occasion, mounted successful defences of sabotage in doping cases.
Team GB’s Kyle Smith in action in PyeongChang. David Davies/PA Wire 15 février 2018 Why curling is so gripping to watch John Harris, Glasgow Caledonian University It’s slow, precise, emotional – and made for television.
Team GB’s gold medal hopes are pinned on the Scottish curling team. Benson Kua 10 février 2014 Curling: how the Scots keep Team GB medal hopes on ice Grant Jarvie, The University of Edinburgh Jenny Jones’ bronze medal in the women’s snowboard slopestyle has rekindled excitement in Britain for the Sochi games following much controversy over the cost and human rights and security fears in Russia…