18-02-2026 16:00 via spectrum.ieee.org

Tech Is Taking Over Olympic Curling

At this year’s Winter Olympics in Italy, the controversy began with a fingertip.A disputed double-touch—whether a curler had brushed a moving stone twice—sparked protests, profanity-laced exchanges, and heated debate about sportsmanship. In a game that prides itself on mutual trust and the idea of competition as a shared test of skill, even the suggestion of impropriety can ripple far beyond a single end.But if a double-touch can shake the sport, what happens when the controver
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