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Sports Illustrated
Andy Nesbitt

Why Olympic Curling Stones Have Two Small, But Very Important, Lights on Them

Curling becomes a fan-favorite event every four years at the Winter Olympics and that's no different year at the Milan Cortina Games. The stakes are high for Team USA on Tuesday as Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin will be facing Sweden in the mixed doubles gold medal match. A win would give America its first-ever gold in this event, which started in the 2018 Games.

If you're new to curling you'll want to catch up on how the scoring works. Also, you might see two little lights on the stones during play and we're here to let you know the important meaning of those lights and what they do.

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