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Curling may only grab national attention every four years during the Winter Olympics, but in Wisconsin, players say the sport has been part of winter life for generations. The game traces its roots back to Scotland and took hold in Wisconsin in the 1800s,

Did you know all Olympic curling stones come from a tiny Scottish island? Why the granite sourced at Ailsa Craig is crucial to this unique sport. (Photo: AP)

As the Winter Olympics get underway, folks are curious about the sport of curling, and they want to know how using brooms affect the stone’s path.

Stefania Constantini and Amos Mosaner won mixed doubles in 2022, giving Italy its first Olympic curling championship. Constantini is from Cortina, so she and Mosaner will draw huge crowds as they try to win gold at home.

He found the Detroit Curling Club, which celebrated its 140th Anniversary in 2025. "The oldest recorded curling in the United States is in the Detroit area, dating back to 1832, and so curling has been around for quite a while here in the Detroit area," said Mike Grudzinski, vice president of Detroit Curling Club.

While the official start to the Olympics is Friday with the opening ceremonies, the U.S. mixed curling team was in action Thursday in Italy, winning the first two matches of

A Wauwatosa Curling Club member is heading to Italy, and he says it all started with watching the 2006 Olympics. Dave Traut explains how that moment changed everything.

The opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics doesn’t take place until Friday at Milan’s San Siro Stadium, but some of the world’s top athletes are already competing in Italy. That includes in the sport of curling,