Curling: Your New Olympic Addiction, Explained  Why are those
people screaming at the little round things? Why are those other
people sweeping the ice? Why have you been glued to the TV for
three hours? Brett Singer explains curling.  During the Winter
Olympics, viewers can count on seeing plenty of figure skating,
ski-jumping (this year with women!) and ice hockey in primetime.
But here is the first in an occasional series of articles about
some of the weirder, Winter Olympics events primetime may
overlook.  Sport: Curling  Weirdness Factor If You've Never Seen
It Before: High.  Reason To Watch: Curling is fun to watch
because it seems like something you could do if you practiced.
Many Olympic curlers have full-time jobs; the Skip (team
captain) of Denmark's women's curling team is a risk analyst in
Copenhagen who practices after work. That's not going to cut it
with figure skating.  When I started researching this article, I
was interested in curling. Now I'm setting my Tivo so I don't
miss a single stone.