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Our Ask Me Anything team explain how the Winter Olympic sport of curling works.

Accuracy, precision and teamwork are the pillars of curling. First played in late medieval Scotland, the sport has taken center stage at the Winter Olympics since its debut at the 1924 Winter Games. Great Britain won the inaugural three-team Olympic ...

Olympic competition begins Wednesday with curling. Here’s a breakdown of the sport’s history, rules and strategy.

Scoring an End: Matches are split into rounds termed ends, usually eight or 10 per game. After all 16 stones (eight per side) have been delivered, the team whose stone sits nearest the button earns one point for each stone positioned closer to the centre than their rivals' closest stone.