BEAVERTON, Ore. — When Lauren Rich first picked up a curling stone in 2018, she was just looking for something new to try after watching the Winter Olympics on TV. Seven years later, she’s headed to ...

Thanks to advances in the art and science of ice making, curlers at bonspiels such as the one at the Winter Games in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, rarely expect Albertville-level ice drama — even in an ...