Curling is a team sport played on a strip of ice 45 meters long and five meters wide, where two opposing teams battle to see who can slide granite stones toward a target, or house as defined by the World Curling Federation. Each house consists of four rings which help define which curling stones are closest to the center, known as the button.

Social media now shapes how the Olympics are remembered. Fans no longer wait for highlight reels on TV. They watch history unfold through short clips, memes, and reaction posts. During the Winter Olympics 2026 in Milan and Cortina,

Canada beat United States of America in Saturday afternoon’s game by 10-7, to claim the women’s Olympic bronze medals. United States of America started the game with last stone advantage and opened the scoring in the first end when skip Tabitha Peterson played a tap-back off a Canadian stone sitting on the button.

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Controversy is swirling in curling at the Winter Olympics. The Canadian men's and women's teams, as well as the British men's team, have been accused of the same infraction: double-touching the curling stone after it is released.

Team Canada defeated Team GB 9-6 to claim gold in the men's curling event at the Winter Olympics.

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10 most viral moments from the Winter Olympics, from Norwegian cheater and French 'Penisgate' to Canada curling scandal originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. When it came to storylines, the 2026 Winter Olympics certainly delivered.