Curling Explained

A few days ago we confessed our love of curling as an Olympic sport. It turns out some people have no idea what curling is. Far be it for us to judge -- we just want to bring you into the fold. You're missing out!

According to Wikipedia curling is

a team Olympic sport in which stones are slid across a sheet of carefully prepared ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard.

Bowls? Boule? Shuffleboard? Were guessing you've never heard of those sports. If you need a crib sheet for curling, check this graphic out, designed by Ciaran Hughes: