Every single curling stone in the Winter Olympics is crafted from a special granite found only on Ailsa Craig, a small uninhabited island off the coast of Scotland.

Here is an updated look at the standings, results and schedule for men's curling at the 2026 Winter Games.

The 2026 Winter Olympics are well under way, and this year everyone’s talking about one thing: Curling. That’s right. This sport, which involves sweeping a stone onto a target, is taking the internet by storm,

Japan’s women’s teams took home silver at the 2022 Olympics, and bronze in 2018, but those were completely different teams than the one that will play in Cortina. The two players on the team who are competing at their second Olympics, Kaho Onodera and Anna Ohmiya, played in the 2014 and 2010 Games.

The men's curling competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics opened on Wednesday with four games, including Team USA opening against Czechia. Here's a look at all four games, and the schedule for Thursday's games.

Halfway between chess and bocce, curling is experiencing an evolution thanks to technology. From brooms to stones to footwear, here’s everything you need to know about the game’s gadgets.

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Curling powerhouse Canada began its bid to reclaim the men’s title at the Winter Olympics by needing an extra end to beat Germany 7-6 on Wednesday. Canada skip Brad Jacobs returned to the Olympic stage for the first time since leading the team to men’s gold in Sochi in 2014 and was faced with a pressure shot to clinch victory on the opening night of round-robin play.

Live updates from the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Tuesday. Get the latest news, results, medal count, TV schedules and highlights from Italy.

A full breakdown of how the men’s, women’s and mixed doubles curling tournaments work at the 2026 Olympics. The post How Do the Curling Tournaments Work at the 2026 Winter Olympics? appeared first on Heavy Sports.

Mark Callan is the head ice technician for curling at the Milan Cortina Olympics. And social media users have dubbed him “the Michael Jackson of curling” for his moonwalk-like shuffle.