What Does Winning an Olympic Gold Medal in Curling Do? Crazy Things

By SCOTT CACCIOLA from NYT Sports “It is the world’s greatest coaster,’’ and other insights from the United States men’s curling team’s monthslong, wacky tour after the Pyeongchang Games in February.https://nyti.ms/2LHdcY5

South Korea’s ‘Garlic Girls’ Fall to Sweden in Olympic Curling

By KAREN CROUSE from NYT Sports The women’s curling team from a garlic-growing region had become an international sensation with a strong showing, but could not overcome Sweden.http://nyti.ms/2oxhcz9

Curling Gold Medal Live Results: U.S.A. vs. Sweden

By SCOTT CACCIOLA from NYT Sports The United States takes on Sweden for the gold medal in men’s curling. Stay here for live updates and analysis.http://nyti.ms/2ENT9qT

U.S. Curling Team, Once Called ‘Rejects,’ Beats Canada to Advance to Final

By SCOTT CACCIOLA from NYT Sports The United States had never beaten Canada in Olympic competition. Now it has done it twice in four days.http://nyti.ms/2oobIGW

Garlic Girls Take Over the Olympics, and Their Hometown Is Loving It

By SCOTT CACCIOLA and CHANG W. LEE from NYT Sports How to explain the sudden dominance of the bespectacled South Korean women’s curling team? “It’s definitely the power of the garlic.”http://nyti.ms/2BI1Tf5

Olympic Curlers Are Buff Now, and Have the Calendars to Prove It

By SCOTT CACCIOLA from NYT Sports A (sculpted) arms race has erupted as athletes in the ice sport with the brooms seek any competitive advantage. Oh, and there is a Men of Curling calendar now.http://nyti.ms/2C4OxuK

Let’s Go to the Mall ... Today!

By SCOTT CACCIOLA from NYT Sports After we wrote about his ragged curling shoes last week, Tyler George took us up on our offer to take him shopping for some new Olympic kicks. http://nyti.ms/2EA8YRD

Olympic Curler’s Shoes Are Revolting, Other Olympians Say

By SCOTT CACCIOLA from NYT Sports Tyler George competes in shoes he has used for eight years. “They’re a mess,’’ says a teammate. Did we mention George might win gold?http://nyti.ms/2HeRIPu