Curling is a sport built around closeness
Bye-bye, broomstacking.
On the ice, the coronavirus also forced changes, Millikin said. Training sessions were adjusted to limit the number of sweepers to one at a time, instead of the usual two. While curlers typically cluster around the house — the bullseye-shaped target at the end of the ice sheet — they had to stand apart. And some curling clubs required players to practice in masks, which is difficult given the vigorous sweeping and frequent shouting the game requires, Millikin said.
For the U.S. Olympic curling teams, the cancellation of crucial competitions was the biggest stressor, said Dean Gemmell, director of curling development at USA Curling. For long stretches, all they could do was practice, and even that was tough. Players from Minnesota and Wisconsin had to travel long distances to find open rinks, on top of juggling their jobs and families.
Tahli Gill, a member of Australia’s first curling team to make it to the Olympics, got seven games into the Olympics before returning a series of positive tests. She and teammate Dean Hewitt were forced to withdraw and finished 0-7 in round-robin play.
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