Ice Technician Explains Process of Preparing for Olympic Curling

Olympic ice technician Mark Callan is sharing how he prepares the ice for athletes to glide down the surface they call a ...

The science behind curling ice, and how it differs from skating ice

Meteorologist Christian Bridges got to check out a local curling club, and they explained what makes curling ice different from skating ice ...

Here’s how Cortina’s ice tech, dubbed curling’s Michael Jackson, prepares the Olympic ice

Mark Callan is the head ice technician for curling at the Milan Cortina Olympics. And social media users have dubbed him “the Michael Jackson of curling” for his moonwalk-like shuffle across the ice.
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What is 'double-touching' in curling? Explaining Olympic infractions

A controversy brewed on Friday when Sweden’s men’s curling team accused Canada’s Marc Kennedy of breaking rules for how he ...

Winter Olympics 2026: To create the perfect curling surface, ice makers need focus, precision

Creating an ice surface for curling isn't as simple as flooding an area with water and allowing it to freeze. The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina features some of the best ice technicians in the ...

Meet the Winter Olympics curling ice technician who moonwalks on the job

Social media users have dubbed Mark Callan “the Michael Jackson of curling.” That’s after official Olympic accounts pushed ...

Curling Olympian talks ICE in Minnesota: 'There's no shades of grey'

Six of the 11 U.S. athletes in Cortina for Curling hail from Minnesota. Rich Ruohonen used the Olympic platform to speak on ...
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Curling without the ice in South Dakota

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The Winter Games are currently underway in Italy, but Sioux Falls Parks and Recreation is bringing ...

Pots, mop buckets, even babies: Anything can be a curling stone if you get creative

Even if pots, pans, hair products — and even babies — can do the trick in a pinch, they're nothing like the curling stones on ...