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Thats right: Im talking about curling.
Since youve caught me at a good time, heres a primer.
I take them at their word.
The way competitors glide smoothly across the ice.
The elegant curve of a well-thrown stone.
The satisfyingplonkas one stone collides with another.
Games last over an hour, and the sum of the experience is not unlikeScandinavian slow TV.
As inBake Off, everyone in curling seems to get along.
Even a near-miss broom accident during a USA-China game only resulted in someaffectionate ribbing.
The most controversial curling story at Pyeongchang so far is American team member Tyler Georgesterrible shoes.
Mixed-doubles curling was new this year, and thoughnot everyone was a fan, I dug it.
(A little more to the left!)
Itll give a whole new meaning to the term sweeps week.
