While the Olympics welcomed curling back to the fold as a full-medal sport in the past decade, it's been over the past 10 years that the Games has taken over as the brass ring for curlers.
The hunt is on for more curlers. Not only for recreation rookies to show interest, but for some talented players to sign up to compete for the green and gold… in Australia, mate!
Scottish curling skip David Murdoch shares a common bond with Canada's athletes in alpine sports. He may be the best in the world, but like Canada's best skiers, he can't prove that by staying at home.
IT WAS to be a once-in-a-lifetime event, organised in defiance of the all-pervasive health and safety culture. In the end, though, the weather got the upper hand.
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