Press Clippings from the Olympic News Wire: 19 February 2014. The news you need before tomorrow’s competitions. American Ted Ligety wins gold in Giant Slalom. U.S. Hockey Team beats Czechs, moves into Semis. Russians out of hockey tournament. Gulag next? Kim leads women skaters after short program. Gold clocks in as highest ranked U.S. Skater in …
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Olympic Briefing: Curling
Press Clippings: Curling is–surprise–one of the most popular Olympic sports, even though it may not be one of the most widely or instantly understood. The best analogy for curling is shuffleboard. The idea is simple: slide a highly polished stone (known as a “rock”) across a sheet of ice and into a target area. But …