Overview
- On the Show Me Something podcast, the Indiana Fever guard asked who decides what counts as a sport versus a hobby and why curling is an Olympic event.
- She emphasized she did not intend to disparage curlers and acknowledged she could not do what they do.
- Curling has been contested at the Winter Olympics for men and women since Nagano 1998, with teams sliding granite stones toward a target circle.
- The United States has posted notable results in recent years, including men’s gold in 2018 and mixed-doubles silver in 2026.
- Dirk Hannawald of Curling in Berlin defended curling as “chess on the ice,” citing its demands in athleticism, concentration, and strategy.