Monthly Archives: February 2026

Team Gim looks to return Korea to the Olympic medal stand

2026 Olympic Curling

The Korean has had a tumultuous eight years since “The Garlic Girls” burst on the scene to win silver at the 2018 Olympics. Despite this, women’s curling in Korea as flourished and four teams are in the Top 15 of the world rankings. Melvin Lee, a curling consultant and president of the Korean Canadian Curling Federation, tells us how things have improved for the Korean Curling Federation and the prospects for Team Gim, currently third in the world rankings, at the upcoming Olympics in Italy.

Our ebook: Welcome to Curling!: The Rock Across the Pond Guide to the Roaring Game
Our original Welcome to Curling series (2022)
The Remarkable Return of Korea’s Team Kim (2020)
Korea’s Team Kim makes triumphant Olympic return (2022)
Curling DEI initiatives in action with Melvin Lee (2023)

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REAIR Welcome to Curling: The Supercut

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Don’t be intimidated by the length of this episode. It’s a supercut of four of the shows from our Welcome to Curling series. We have also taken that series and turned it into an ebook! It’s perfect for those getting into curling for the first time during the 2026 Olympics or need a refresher from four years ago. We are excited to share our love for this great game with all of the new curling fans.

Times – (2:20): Rules and how the game is played; (52:58): Jargon and what you’ll hear during the game; (1:39:42): Strategy, tactics and what you’ll see during the game; (2:29:51): How you can start curling

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