Women's curling: Favored Canadians win opener
The Canadian women's curling team, favored to win the gold medal, opened the Olympics with a 5-4 victory over Sweden Monday.

Curling: United States upsets world champion Sweden, then loses to Canada
The U.S. men split their opening day curling matches Monday, including a 10-5 upset of world champion Sweden. In women's play, the favored Canadians defeated Sweden 5-4.

United States upsets world champion Sweden in opening curling match
American curlers opened the Olympic tournament with a 10-5 upset of world champion Sweden on Monday thanks to a difficult shot by skip Tim Somerville.

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Curling The sport that boasts the odd mix of ice, stones and brooms actually dates back to 16th century Scotland, as river rocks were sent gliding atop frozen lochs and ponds toward a target some distance away.

Ins, outs of curling Becoming a medal sport changes the nature of the beast. Or at least sharpens its fangs. Nearly 10 years ago during the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville, France, curlers playing demonstration games were competitive, but they never tasted gold.

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Curling medalists in Nagano