By Aadi Nair CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Yannick Schwaller's Switzerland won the Olympic bronze medal in the men's curling competition by thumping Norway 9-1 on Friday, ensuring they would not go empty-handed after missing out on gold despite an incredible round-robin campaign.

Luca Eze, who plays the bagpipes, says he started his career on the zampogna, a type of instrument common in central and southern Italy. In the Veneto region, it’s sometimes called a “piva,” and is played on Christmas and during other festivities.

Sam Rothschild, the NHL’s first Jewish player, was also a curler. The CCA president and Northern Ontario booster once took an unknown Olympic shot

The Summer Olympics simply doesn't need basketball, but the Winter Games could use the star power. The U.S. women's team pulled off a thrilling rally, thanks to a mistake by China and a deft throw from Tabitha Peterson in the final end.

With the media acting like civilian umpires during the Olympic curling tournament, the sport’s governing body is increasingly finding itself in a bind. World Curling is trying to balance what

By Aadi Nair CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Heavy snowfall in Cortina turned Olympic curlers into hikers on Thursday, as some teams abandoned their transport and trudged through the snow to reach the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium after traffic ground to a halt in the Dolomite town.

Bruce Mouat is the out gay skipper of Team GB in men's curling at the Milan Winter Olympics, headed to the gold medal match. The post Gay captain Bruce Mouat’s genius shot sends Team GB to Olympic curling final appeared first on Outsports.