How curling sweeps up Olympic fans every four years

There is something about curling and the Olympics that captures fans’ imagination every Winter Games. Olympics.com curling reporter Chloe Merrell joins host Nick McCarvel from Cortina to help explain the phenomenon - and set the scene from the historic Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium. Chloe breaks down each of the three curling events, including the mixed doubles, where Swedish siblings Isabella and Rasmus Wranaa surprised for gold. The men and women are underway, and we hear exclusively from three top stars: Reigning men’s Olympic champion Niklas Edin of Sweden; veteran Alina Paetz, a multi-time world champion from Switzerland who is looking for her first Olympic medal; and 2018 Olympic champion Anna Hasselborg, another Swede. Plus, Nick gives a medal count update, and discusses emotional podium finishes for Federica Brignone, the Italian Alpine skier, and American snowboarder Chloe Kim.

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How curling sweeps up Olympic fans every four years is an episode from Olympic Channel Podcast by Olympics.com.

This episode is 00:30:52 long.

This episode was published on Feb 13, 2026.

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