Curlers make mark in Olympic debut A sport of stones and sliding, of strategy on ice, made its debut in Nagano to some raised eyebrows, lots of quizzical looks and one major upset. FULL STORY

The first Olympic curling gold medal went to the Canadian women led by Sandra Schmirler (right)   AP

Curling rocks into global conscience It's not as sexy as beach volleyball or as in-your-face as snowboarding, but curling made a successful debut as an Olympic sport. FULL STORY Stone gold for Canadian women It was a day of firsts on Sunday at the Kazakoshi Park Arena as curling wrapped up its debut appearance as an Olympic medal sport. FULL STORY U.S. men lose bronze-medal match No more miracles for the United States men in Olympic curling. No medal, either. FULL STORY

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MORE STORIES FEBRUARY 15   • Canada wins women's curling gold • Swiss are golden in men's curling FEBRUARY 14   • Denmark sure to paw 1st Winter Olympics medal ever • U.S. men lose curling semifinals to Canada FEBRUARY 13   • U.S. women finish 2-5 in Olympic curling • U.S. stuns Japan on Somerville's perfect last shot FEBRUARY 12   • Canadian women continue to roll in curling • Fifth loss puts U.S. women out of curling medal contention FEBRUARY 11   • U.S. men, women still losing in Olympic curling • Canada, Switzerland stay perfect in curling FEBRUARY 10   • USA wins twice in Olympic curling • U.S. finally gets win in Olympic curling • Hurry Hard! Sign me up for the Legion of Broom • U.S. curling teams struggling to crack win column • Host Japan upends Sweden 6-5 in men's curling • Transplant must wait as U.S. curler romances the stone FEBRUARY 9   • Unfurling the mystery of curling • U.S. loses in men's, women's curling debuts JANUARY 31   • Curling to make sweeping Olympic debut • With big names gone, U.S. medal hopes X-tremely tight